Table of Contents
What's in the Woods? by William N. Dennison and Clifford R. Gilbert
Histories
of Diamond Match logging camps 1927-1944 and the kids who grew up there.
Acknowledgements,
About the Authors
Contents
Regional Map
Introduction
The Kids
Chapter I—Logging Camps
The Story Begins
Bums Need Not Apply
Six of Diamond’s Camp Locations Described
Lessons Learned and Consequences
Adults—They Cared
Unforgettable Memories
Chapter II—The Loggers
The Cookhouse
The Cook—Walter St. George
Walter St. George—The Man
What’s in The Woods?
Timing Is Everything—The Logging Season
A Long Haul to the Saw Mill—Railroads and Trucks
Timberrrrr...
Gyppos
Saw Filers—Friends of the Cutting Crew
The Blacksmith—Symbolic of the Loggers’ Strength
Mules, Donkeys, and Cats
The Log Landing
Death and Injuries—Part of the Trade
Fire!
Chapter III—The Feeling Of Community
Our Dear Mothers
Custom Made Cabin Yards
Memories—Use of Our Five Senses
Mrs. Green’s Cabin—A Camp Learning Center
Whooping It Up At a Chivaree!
Baths—A Big Production
Prepare, Preserve, or Pitch
Knowledge Is Power—Gossip Is Fun
Outhouses—Fear and Survival
Camp Life Was Not Complicated
Trips and Treats
Three R’s—One Teacher—One Room
We Listened—Learned—and Prayed
Kids’ Games Galore
Spike—The Camp Dog
Leisure Time For All
Stand Up and Fight
What Was Our Community?
Chapter IV—Fishing And Hunting... Facts Or Myths?
Chapter V—Changes In Our Lives
Epilogue
Glossary
