Canadian Heritage

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Log Drive
Booms Used to Hold Back the Logs
Booms Used to Hold Back the Logs

Date: 195-
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies, Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Doris Hébert

Description: On the Madawaska River, a boom was used to retain pulpwood. Booms were aligned upstream from the square wooden cages. Those cages were filled with stone and held the boom in place.

Subject: New Brunswick,Forests, Logging, Log Driving, Madawaska River