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was built S to 10 feet in width. Work was done with picks 

 and shovels as teams could not be used because of the great 

 amount of rocks. The crew consisted of Mexican labor at 

 $1.50 per day and American labor at $3.00 per day. It took 

 about one month to build the road and the crew varied from 

 1 to 10 men. 60 pounds of powder at 15 cents, 400 feet of fuse 

 at $1.50, and 2 boxes of caps at 75 cents were used, totaling 

 $18.50. 



Total cost ............................................................................................................ $700.00 



Cost per mile ................................ . ................................................................. $466.66 



The cost of upkeep when logs are being hauled is from 

 $30.00 to $40.00 per mile per year. 



The Grand Central Mine Road is 23 miles in length. It 

 was built on an easy grade in the foothills of the Black Range. 

 It is extremely long because it heads up many canyons. In 

 many places it W'as cut out of solid rock. It was built in 1903. 



Total cost .................................................................................................. $69,000.00 



Cost per mile ........................................................ . m ................................. $ 3,000.00 



Alabama. 



No figures were obtained for roads used for logging pur- 

 poses in this region. The roads are built with an average 

 width of crown of 10 feet and a grade of from 1 to 16 per cent. 

 Colored labor at an average of $1.75 per day is used almost 

 entirely. The tools used are turning plows and wheel and 

 drag scrapers. 



Adirondacks of New York. 



The cost of logging roads built by the Brooklyn Cooperage 

 Company vary from $100.00 to $1,200.00 per mile. The cost is 

 high in the swamps. 



Wisconsin State Forest Reserve. 



Fire lines here are occasionally used for roads. Some 

 fire lines are made along old railroad grades while others are 

 cut through the timber. Many old lines of logging railroads 

 have been abandoned and are easily cleared. 



