Log drivers posing next to the Grasse River in Canton
Log drivers on the Grasse River. Circa 1900. Canton, NY.
Type of Work: Logging
Old log chute and construction site at the Grasse Paper Company Mill in Pyrites
Over the old log chute at the Grasse Paper Company Mill steam engine powered log booms are positioned to lift materials for the wall into place. The “chute” may have been an old power tube. Circa 1905. Pyrites, NY.
Loggers breaking up a log jam on the Grasse River in Pyrites
Men work together using pikes to break up a log jam on the Grasse River. Circa 1910s. Pyrites, NY.
Teamster with a large load of pulpwood pulled by team of horses in Canton
This large load of pulpwood, pulled by a team of horses, includes the teamster on top of the load, as well as two other workers and two professional men on ground beside the wagon. This was a posed photograph. Note the special decorative harness on the horses. Circa 1890s. Canton, NY.
Logger seated on log pile below a cleared hillside in Canton
Logger is seated on log load in front of a cleared, stumpy hillside. Circa 1900-1910. Canton, NY.
Trio of loggers at log yard in Canton
Loggers with peaveys atop logs piled at head of skid way, which is where logs brought out of the woods were aggregated. Note the two logs placed underneath the log pile, used to keep harvested logs from freezing to the ground during the wait for transport loading. Circa 1900-1915. Canton, NY.
Loggers sitting atop pile of logs in Canton
Men with load of logs on bobsled. Circa 1900-1915. Canton, NY.
Men with logs on a horse-drawn bobsled in Canton
Three men stand atop a bobsled of logs, drawn by two horses. Circa 1900-1915. Canton, NY.
Loading logs onto a bobsled in Canton
Four loggers roll logs onto a bobsled during winter. Circa 1900-1915. Canton, NY.
Above the ‘sorting gap’ in Pyrites
Above the dam on the Grasse River where the DeGrasse Paper Company, informally known as the Pyrites Paper Plant, sorted all the logs for the paper-making process. Circa 1900-1910. Pyrites, NY.