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Lumber Camps

Timbering and Logging Section 5 of 16

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Logging camps were set up far from towns and could hold up to 100 men. Food was brought in by train, and cooks made big meals for the workers. Most men stayed for a week or more before going to town, where they often partied hard, making towns like Cass loud and lively.

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