THE WAUPACA COUNTY POST

February 23, 1928

 

AUSTIN TAYLOR TELLS OF DEER, MOON AND LOGS

 

Visit To Sawyer County Replete With Experiences Which Hark of Old Logging Days

 

            Austin Taylor spent several days last week as guest of A. J. Wrolstad at the latter’s logging camp in Sawyer County, a few miles west of Dra_er.  Mr. Wrolstad has a contract to log a large tract of hard maple and birch for Hines Lumber Company.

            Mr. Taylor found many things of interest in a camp where between 5-1/2 and 6 million feet of logs will be cut and hauled to the landing this winter.  Mr. Wrolstad will have enough work to keep a good-sized crew busy another season.

            Mr. Taylor saw a load of green hardwood logs that scaled 22 thousand feet.  Four teams hauled the load after they had been helped to get it started by two men with the use of pinch bars.  This load was about double the size of the average loads that are being hauled, according to Mr. Taylor.

Hundreds of Deer

            The most unusual sight to Mr. Taylor was the number of deer that had congregated in the slashing to feed upon the buds in the hardwood tops.  It was not uncommon to see a herd of 20 deer of all sizes leisurely browsing among the tree tops, and a little farther away another group of similar size.

            Mr. Taylor is certain that he saw 200 of these beautiful animals on a single day, when he was touring the tract that has been logged this season.

Moonshine a Handicap

            Mr. Wrolstad was annoyed by irregularity of some of the men in his crew due to the sale of moonshine.  It is reported that he was one day watching for those engaged in the traffic.  As a big jug was being handed to one of his employees through a partly opened door, Mr. Wrolstad slipped over to the place and took the jug that was almost within the grasp of the employee.  He gave that man “just five minutes to leave the premises.”

            Mr. Wrolstad then placed the jug upon a stump in front of the dining hall.  Then, taking his rifle he aimed at the jug, shattering both the jug and the moonshine business in his camp for the remainder of the season.