LOG RAFTS - Revision history

Randylyon at 03:01, 12 June 2014

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	[[Image:lografts.gif\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.		[[Image:lografts.gif\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.

	Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (~~Photo Courtesy~~: http://~~www~~.~~dubuquepostcards~~.com) See: [[RAFTING]].		Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each.

			The largest log raft on the Mississippi was formed at Lynxville in 1896. It was 270 feet wide and 1,550 feet long. It contained 2.25 million board feet of lumber. (1)

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			1. Wisconsin Historical Markers. Online: http://wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.blogspot.com/2013/07/marker-149-rafting-on-mississippi.html



			See: [[RAFTING]].


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Randylyon at 19:29, 6 April 2013

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	[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."		[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]
			[[File:logbrand.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|This axe-like head mounted on a handle was used to mark logs for different companies before the raft was assembled. Later logs could be pulled from the raft by this identification. Photo courtesy-National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.]]
			LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."

	[[Image:lografts.gif\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.		[[Image:lografts.gif\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.

Randylyon at 19:18, 11 March 2010

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	~~[[Image:lografts.gif\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]~~
	[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."		[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."

	The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.		[[Image:lografts.gif\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.

	Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].		Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].

Randylyon at 03:18, 23 January 2010

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	[[Image:lografts.gif\|left\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]		[[Image:lografts.gif\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]
	[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."		[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."

Randylyon at 03:18, 23 January 2010

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	[[Image:lografts.gif\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."		[[Image:lografts.gif\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]
			[[Image:lografting.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."

	The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.		The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.

Randylyon at 04:09, 28 February 2009

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Randylyon at 16:11, 19 December 2008

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	Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].		Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].


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Randylyon at 01:53, 5 August 2008

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	LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using ~~[[SWEEPS]]~~.		[[Image:lografts.gif\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Logs were floated to sawmills.]]LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using "sweeps."

	The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.		The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.

	Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].		Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].

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LOG RAFTS. Picturesque method of transporting timber to mills along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Logs, cut during the winter months in northern forests, were branded with the owner's sign and stacked along the riverbanks to await the spring thaw. Once in the river, the logs were assembled into rafts and guided by men using [[SWEEPS]].

The first rafts arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1840 with an estimated eight hundred thousand feet of lumber. Late in the 1800s, as many as seven hundred rafts, headed for other mills, passed Dubuque annually while untold more ended up at Dubuque.

Raft boats were later used to push the rafts to the mills. Using a crew of eighteen, a raft boat could guide a raft containing as much as three million feet of lumber, an amount roughly equal to seven trains of fifty cars each. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) See: [[RAFTING]].