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logs are peeled on the inner walls to keep the interior neat as 

 possible, and in some camps are whitewashed. The roof is 

 made of cull lumber and covered with prepared roofing. This 

 is the best constructed building in the camp and special care is 

 taken to secure good ventilation and light. The remaining 

 buildings are much smaller and less care is used in their con- 

 struction. 



A camp of this kind is completed in a short time by experi- 

 enced men. For one man it would take the following length of 

 time to cut the timber, skid the logs to camp and construct the 

 buildings: 80 days for a barn 100 feet by 30 feet; 14 days for a 

 blacksmith shop 20 feet by 18 feet; 12 days for a granary 20 feet 

 by 16 feet; 75 days for the building which contained the cook 

 house, bunk house and store house; 11 days for an office 24 feet 

 by 17 feet; 21 days for a root cellar 16 feet by 12 feet. The 

 costs of these buildings varies with their size and their height. 

 Generally a camp of this size is estimated to cost $1500 to $2000. 

 The crew in Camp No. 2 is composed of the following men: 

 Title . Salary per month 



1 camp boss $100 



1 time keeper 35 



1 blacksmith 75 



1 wood butcher 40 



1 cook 75 



1 cookee 35 



1 assistant cookee 30 



1 barn boss 35 



1 chore boy 30 



1 filer 40 



26 sawyers 30 



13 swampers 25 



13 teamsters 30 



2 loading crews 



2 top loaders 35 



4 send up men 30 



2 tailer down men 25 



2 teamsters 30 



In addition to this crew there is a general woods-foreman 

 who superintends all work in both camps and lays out all ice 

 roads, logging roads, etc. The train crew consists of one engineer 

 who receives $75.00 per month, fireman, $35.00 per month, 

 brakeman, $35.00 and two section men who receive $30.00 per 

 month. When no repairs are necessary on the railroad the 

 section men are compelled to work in the woods. The board 

 furnished to the men is very good and much better than it has 





