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They would be hungry after a long, back-breaking day in the woods. Someclearly recall the sights and sounds of the cookhouse:There was lamps then to eat by, and people was not able to see whatthey was eatin'. In the cookhouse there was a bucket that the cookwould fill up with water. This bucket would be hung up on a nail, with anold enamel mug beside 'en. When the men came in, they would catch themug hold and dip 'en in for a drink. Everyone drank out of that samecup. The once, someone would go get a fresh bucket of water. I don'tknow why more people didn't get sick, with all hands drinking out of thesame bucket! There was no such thing as catching stuff because we alllived rough. My God, it would turn your stomach!Cutting trees using the bucksaw was difficult, but the hard work did not endwhen the trees were on the ground. The trees had to be limbed, cut into fouror five foot lengths and put in a pile called a 'landing'. Later, the wood was puton tractor or horse sleds and taken to the lake. This was called the 'pull-off. Itwould remain there until spring.When the wood was cut, we would roll it out to the 'road' for the horses.That was a hard scote - tear yer guts out then, moving them big, heavylogs. The 'arses was the big black and red ones. The 'company' wouldhave them come down from the States and Ontario.One man remembers how using a horse in the woods meant extra dailychores:I liked working with horses. I'd get out of the bunk at five in the marning,go up through the snow and feed me 'arse. I'd heave in a few oats and adrink to 'en and come back to the cookhouse until six-thirty or seveno'clock. After I got some breakfast, I'd go put the 'arness and all the gearon 'en and go for the day. I don't spose it was too bad, unless you got astubborn one. All he would do is make you swear!
A group of men in "the woods" with horses.Notice the men sitting on horseback.Another man remembered the 'good side' to caring for the horses. He wouldhelp shoe the horses and repair equipment:Some fellers did not like shoeing horses, but I always offered to do it. Iwould earn extra 'Target' or 'Beaver' tobacco by nailing on horse shoes.When the trucks and plows come in, that all come to an end.When the ice melted and the logs went into the water, 'the drive' would begin.The company used dams to control the water level in the lakes. To float thelogs downstream to the mill, they would open the dams. Some lumbermenworked on the drive every year. This was dangerous, especially when therewas a log jam. One man remembers working on the drive:I worked on the main drive. I cleared up jams or 'plugs' on the river.When there was a big jam we would get out there and pick at it with stickpoles. A stick pole was a stick with a dart on the end. When that jam letgo, look out! Run for your life!We used pulp hooks for lugging logs to the water. The men also usedthese when they was piling wood on the landings. The beachcomberswas said to be working 'on the rear'. They pushed logs off the beach andinto the water. Every single log had to go down the river.
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- Page 28 and 29: The man believed he could make it t
- Page 30 and 31: Schooner LifeBefore roads connected
- Page 32 and 33: days. Coming back was the same way.
- Page 34 and 35: the name of Saunders up in Herring
- Page 36 and 37: The McKenna family business has sto
- Page 38 and 39: southern end of Change Islands. Dur
- Page 40 and 41: The Newfoundland PonyWhen people ta
- Page 42 and 43: "Prince" poses for a photo while ta
- Page 44 and 45: The original St. Patrick's Church,
- Page 46 and 47: group would go over the hills behin
- Page 48 and 49: There were also special remedies fo
- Page 50 and 51: Green ribbon around neck: Believed
- Page 52 and 53: Removing the soundbone,or "splittin
- Page 54 and 55: Yaffling and piling dry cod.Lifting
- Page 56 and 57: 'Number Two' fish was not as good.
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- Page 60 and 61: ShipwrecksWhen a schooner or other
- Page 62 and 63: The Wreck Commissioner was StoneyFo
- Page 64 and 65: The Dominion and AlarmMany sealing
- Page 66 and 67: Tragedy at the IceThe seal hunt is
- Page 68 and 69: time they made it, they found nothi
- Page 70 and 71: Jumping Ship on Fogo IslandOn Octob
- Page 72 and 73: Year's Eve, some of the men became
- Page 74 and 75: The Lumber WoodsMany local men fish
- Page 78 and 79: Loading the Tractor Sleds Up With F
- Page 80 and 81: Lumber Woods TravelWhen on their wa
- Page 82 and 83: They did not have one thing dry to
- Page 84 and 85: true as I'm here! That was the firs
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- Page 88 and 89: Man's Best FriendToday, most dogs a
- Page 90 and 91: Retriever or the 'Landseer'. The La
- Page 92 and 93: Strange EventsThe Ghost ShipA young
- Page 94 and 95: The Light in the BightOne evening i
- Page 96 and 97: BoatsBefore the days of long liners
- Page 98 and 99: The first 50 foot long liner of Fog
- Page 100 and 101: the loss of his wife and his daught
- Page 102 and 103: could hear strange noises. These so
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- Page 106 and 107: Mr. William Donahue and his family
- Page 108 and 109: Anglican Church Indian Islands, 196
- Page 110 and 111: The Beheading of Michael TurpinDuri
- Page 112 and 113: Bringing WaterYears ago, people did
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They would be hungry after a long, back-breaking day in the woods. Someclearly recall the sights and sounds <strong>of</strong> the cookhouse:There was lamps then to eat by, and people was not able to see whatthey was eatin'. In the cookhouse there was a bucket that the cookwould fill up with water. This bucket would be hung up on a nail, with anold enamel mug beside 'en. When the men came in, they would catch themug hold and dip 'en in for a drink. Everyone drank out <strong>of</strong> that samecup. The once, someone would go get a fresh bucket <strong>of</strong> water. I don'tknow why more people didn't get sick, with all hands drinking out <strong>of</strong> thesame bucket! There was no such thing as catching stuff because we alllived rough. My God, it would turn your stomach!Cutting trees using the bucksaw was difficult, but the hard work did not endwhen the trees were on the ground. The trees had to be limbed, cut into fouror five foot lengths and put in a pile called a 'landing'. Later, the wood was puton tractor or horse sleds and taken to the lake. This was called the 'pull-<strong>of</strong>f. Itwould remain there until spring.When the wood was cut, we would roll it out to the 'road' for the horses.That was a hard scote - tear yer guts out then, moving them big, heavylogs. The 'arses was the big black and red ones. The 'company' wouldhave them come down from the States and Ontario.One man remembers how using a horse in the woods meant extra dailychores:I liked working with horses. I'd get out <strong>of</strong> the bunk at five in the marning,go up through the snow and feed me 'arse. I'd heave in a few oats and adrink to 'en and come back to the cookhouse until six-thirty or seveno'clock. After I got some breakfast, I'd go put the 'arness and all the gearon 'en and go for the day. I don't spose it was too bad, unless you got astubborn one. All he would do is make you swear!
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