LOGGING IN THE DOUGLAS FIR REGION. 185 



The diameters of the stumps were as follows : 

 N'umber of stumps (hemlock) : inT^hes^ 



7 16 



2 17 



4 24 



2 32 



2 42 



4 1 48 



3 60 



{d) The cost of blowing 8 stumps on 200 feet of right of way 

 amounted to $31.25, as follows: 



5 boxes of powder, at $0.11 per pound $27. 50 



40 caps . . 55 



50 feet of fuse . 20 



Labor 3.25 



Total 3L50 



This is at the rate of $836 per mile. If, however, there were fills, 

 all the stumps would not have to be blown out. The diameters of 

 the stumps were as follows : 

 Number of stumps (hemlock) : infn^hll! 



2 16 



1 -. 17 



1 24 



1 32 



1 42 



1 48 



1 ■- 60 



{e) The labor cost of swamping and blowing the stumps from 500 

 feet of right of way amounted to $75.48. The cost of felling is not 

 included in this, neither is the cost of moving the logging engine or 

 extending the water system. Common labor dug the holes under the 

 stumps and the chunking crew loaded and shot them. The size and 

 wages of the chunking crew were as follows : 



Per day. 

 Hook tender $4. 50 



Engineer 3. .50 



Fireman 3. 00 



Wood buck 2. 75 



4 rigging men, at $3.25 13. 00 



Total 26.75 



The common labor was paid $2.75 per day. 



(/) The labor cost of clearing 13,350 feet of right of way was 

 $2,454. This is at the rate of $977 per mile. The stand of timber 

 through which the right of way ran was cutting out about 50,000 

 feet per acre, consisting of Douglas fir and hemlock. It averaged 

 about 32 inches in diameter, breast high. The chance from the 



