Logging Camps and Lumberjacks

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Logging Camps

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Around 1820, many farmers in Lower Canada went to work in logging camps during the winter months when farm work was impossible. This allowed them to earn extra income.

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Setting Up Camps

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Men cleared a trail into the forest, brought tools, food, and draught animals, and set up simple log cabins. About 10 men lived together in one room.

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Draught Animal

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An ox or horse used to pull heavy loads.

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Working as a Lumberjack

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Lumberjacks worked from morning to evening, cutting down large trees with axes or saws. The work was dangerous due to the height of the trees.

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Log Cabins

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Log cabins were simple structures where lumberjacks lived while working in the forest.

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Logging camps were active in the winter because the lumberjacks were also farmers who looked after their farms during the rest of the year.

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Logging camps provided work for lumberjacks during the winter months.

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Around 1820, many farmers in Lower Canada went to work in logging camps during the long winter months to earn extra income.

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Farmers sought additional income through logging work.

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Before cutting down trees, men had to clear a trail into the forest and set up simple log cabin camps.

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Preparation for logging involved clearing trails and building camps.

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Draught animals, such as oxen or horses, were used to pull heavy loads in logging camps.

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Oxen and horses facilitated the transportation of heavy logs.

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Life as a lumberjack was hard, involving cutting down large trees with axes or saws, which was dangerous work.

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Lumberjacks faced significant dangers while working with heavy tools.