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Logging took place in the winter, and the logging horses were brought down to the landing and kept there during the summer months. Some were badly crippled from the rough winter work and were destroyed. A horse graveyard was established near the junction of Highways 65 and 200. Accidents while logging were common and at times fatal.
3.2 Accidents. 3.3 Deforestation. 3.4 ... Underwater logging is the ... The vehicle is controlled by a cable that sends electricity and control inputs to the vessel ...
Ax Men is an American reality television series that premiered on March 9, 2008 on History.The program follows the work of several logging crews in the second-growth forests of Northwestern Oregon, Washington and Montana and the rivers of Louisiana and Florida.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain that provides raw material for many products societies worldwide use for housing, construction, energy, and consumer paper products. Logging systems are also used to manage forests, reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore ecosystem functions, [2] though their efficiency for these purposes has been ...
Englewood Railway was a logging railroad on northern Vancouver Island, Canada. Headquartered in Woss, British Columbia, the line ran 90 km (56 mi) from Vernon Lake, through Woss, and past Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park to Beaver Cove. It was the last operating logging railroad in North America.
In Canada, "The Log Driver's Waltz" is a popular folk song which boasts about a log driver's dancing skills. The version of the Canadian one-dollar bank note issued in 1974 and withdrawn in 1989 featured a view of the Ottawa River with log driving taking place in the foreground and Parliament Hill rising in the background.
A 14-year-old girl was standing on a log with friends at a beach in Bandon, Oregon, to pose for photos, possibly including selfies. She fell off and was fatally pinned underwater by the log due to the receding tide. According to the girl's mother, when this occurred it was not a selfie; rather her picture was being taken by a friend. [158] [159]
Choker setters at work attaching a log to a skyline in Cowlitz County, Washington (October 1941). A choker setter or choke setter is a logger who attaches cables to logs for retrieval by skidders or skylines.