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Tumult on the Mountains Lumbering in WV 1770-1920 by Roy Clarkson Dust Jacket For Sale
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Tumult on the Mountains Lumbering in WV 1770-1920 by Roy Clarkson Dust Jacket:
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RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Tumult on the Mountains Lumbering in WV 1770-1920 by Roy Clarkson Dust Jacket Tumult on the Mountains Lumbering in WV 1770-1920 by Roy Clarkson. LOOSE FOLD OUT MAP. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket CopyrightCopyright 1964. EIGHTH printing 1988. Drawings by William Lunk. 410 pages.
CONTENTSI. THE FOREST PRIMEVAL 1General Description and Forest Types 1Animals of the Primeval Forest 11II. THE PIONEER VS. THE FOREST 13Settling the Land 13The Whip Saw 14The Water Sawmills 15Clearing More Land 17III. THE CIRCULAR SAW 19The Operation of a Circular Sawmill 19Extent of Operations of Circular Sawmills in West Virginia 21IV. THE BAND SAW 23The Operation of a Band Sawmill 23Extent of Operations of Band Sawmills in West Virginia 30The Amount of Lumber Cut 37Industries Closely Associated with the Lumbering Industry 41V. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FOREST BY FIRE 42VI. THE TRANSPORT OF LOGS ANDLUMBER BEFORE THE RAILROAD 45Tramroads 45Log Slides 46Rafts 48Log Drives 50VII. THE LOGGING RAILROAD 55VIII. LIFE IN THE WOODS 62The Logging Camp 62Life in Camp 62Methods of Work, Types of Jobs, Wages and Tools 67IX. BLOWING \'ER IN 78X. BOOM TOWNS 82Davis, Tucker County 82Cass, Pocahontas County 86Rainelle, Greenbrier County92Richwood, Nicholas County 93Evenwood, Randolph County 95Laneville, Tucker County 95Maben, Wyoming County 96ILLUSTRATIONS (Figs. 1-256) 98MAP SHOWING MAJOR RAILROADS (1917) AND LOCATIONS OF BAND MILLS IN WEST VIRGINIA, 1875-1920354LOGGER\'S WORDS 355BIBLIOGRAPHY 376APPENDICES:A. List of Shay Locomotives used in lumbering operations in West Virginia386B. List of Climax locomotives used in lumbering operations in West Virginia395C. List of Heisler locomotives used in lumbering operations in West Virginia401INDEX 402The forest primeval, the Pioneer vs the forest, the circular saw, the band saw, the destruction of the forest by fire, the transport of logs and lumber before the railroad, the logging camp, boom towns, list of shays locomotives used in lumbering operations in West Virginia, more. Some photos. All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us.
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