Natural resources
What were rivers used for?
Transportation.
Why did people make new machines?
To make the business more efficient.
What did the lumber industry do during the winter?
They hauled them anyway
what is the tree climbers job?
specializes in the care, maintenance, and removal of trees
What kind of tree was prized?
The White pine tree.
What was the first piece of lumber empire that eventually spread across of the northwest United states?
Sawmill in Illinois
What did the lumber industry do during the spring?
logs were transported to the sawmills
What was the job of the log scaler?
measuring and assessing logs to determine their volume, quality, and value
How were the logs collected when they were sent to the Mill?
the logs were collected into a boom,and a section of the river was blocked off to contain the logs.
What are at least two tools that have been important of the lumber trade?
Crosscut saws, axes, logging chains, and hooks
Where did the lumber industry employ lumberjacks?
in forests
what is the job of the choker setter
cable attachment
When the logs were packed up where were they sent to?
The Milling Industry.
What helped increase lumber production?
Fast steam-powered saws with circular blades.
What towns did the workers float the logs to sawmills?
Minneapolis, Redwing, Winona, and Stillwater
what is the bucket's job?
tree trimmer
What covered Minnesota for hundreds of years?
Vast forests of white pine.
By the 1900's how many lumber companies were operating in the state?
400
Why was it dangerous to work as a lumberjack?
They could fall in the water, get crushed, and they can hit themselves by accident with an axe or a saw.
What was the job of the faller?
the Faller is the tree cutter.