LUMBERING IN PINE REGION OF CALIFORNIA. 7 
Table 1. — Wages paid in the sugar and yellow pine lumbering region of California. 
North (without 
board). 
Central (with board). 
East 
(with 
A. 
B. 
A. 
B. 
board). 
Railroad work. 
Per day. 
$5.00 
4.50 
3.50 
3.00 
2.50 
2.50 
2.25 
3.50 
2.25 
Per day. 
$4.00 
Per month. 
$100. 00 
Per month. 
$80.00 
Per month. 
3.00 
2.50 
45.00 
40.00 
45.00 
40.00 
40.00 
35.00 
70.00 
35.00 
2.25 
3.00 
2.25 
35.00 
75.00 
40.00 
75.00 
65.00 
50.00 
50.00 
65.00 
100.00 
Steam logging crew. 
3.50 
3.00 
2.75 
4.00 
4.50 
3.25 
3.00 
3.00 
2.50 
3.50 
4.25 
65.00 
50.00 
55.00 
$65.00 
60.00 
50.00 
100.00 
100.00 
2.75 
3.00 
2.50 
2.50 
2.25 
2.25 
65.00 
60.00 
60.00 
50.00 
40.00 
40.00 
60.00 
50.00 
50.00 
70.00 
2.75 
2.75 
2.50 
2.25 
60.00 
50.00 
50.00 
40.00 
40.00 
50.00 
65.00 
45.00 
70.00 
50.00 
50.00 
3.25 
2.75 
3.25 
2.75 
3.25 
2.50 
3.00 
2.75 
60.00 
40.00 
60.00 
70.00 
50.00 
75.00 
65.00 
45.00 
2.75 
2.50 
50.00 
40.00 
50.00 
40.00 
50.00 
45.00 
45.00 
90.00 
55.00 
45.00 
80.00 
2.50 
40.00 
50.00 
80.00 
50.00 
40.00 
60.00 
90.00 
Bellhop 
50.00 
40.00 
70.00 
Horse-logging crew. 
3.25 
3.25 
2.75 
2.50 
3.00 
2.25 
2.25 
3.75 
2.75 
3.00 
2.50 
2.30 
2.70 
2.25 
2.25 
4.50 
3.25 
4.00 
3.00 
3.75 
3.00 
Per day. 
2.75 
2.50 
2.25 
1.75 
1.75 
4.00 
2.50 
Train crew. 
5.00 
3.50 
4.00 
3.10 
85.00 
50.00 
65.00 
50.00 
Average for 
region 
(with board). 
Miscellaneous 
Donkey doctor 
Storekeeper 
Timekeeper 
Scaler 
Cook 
Second cook 
Cookhouse helpers 
Per month. 
$75. 00-$80. 00 
75.00 
70.00- 85.00 
60.00- 70.00 
100.00 
60.00 
45.00 
