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Log Skidding

Timbering and Logging Section 2 of 16

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To move logs out of the forest, horses were used. The teamster fed and groomed the horses then brought them to the skidroad. Workers connected logs into a line using chains called grabs. The horses then pulled the logs to a landing near a stream or railroad.

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