In the fall of 1881-1882 Ed Herrington had a camp in tents, and skidded, the timber on the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 32, Range 15, very rough and rocky. Logs were hauled by a camp in Gillett's old camp on Gillett Lake. McDougal was foreman, and J. A. Ramsay cook. 

In 1892-1893 we built a camp on McCauslin Brook in Section 36, Township 33, Range 15, where Camp Two was later built. Jim Shed was forman. On account of the panic in 1893 we never finished logging at that Camp, and it burned and rotted down. 

In the fall of 1888 we built a camp on the north side of Waubee Lake, Section 12, Township 33, Range 16, Tini Thomas foreman. The next year we moved Thomas to the Ranch and put William Pettigrew in Camp Four (Waubee Lake). The first camp was built at the place - afterwards the Ranch - by Matheson & Grignon, jobbers, but it was too big a job for them so we put in a camp of our own there. The camp burned in the spring of 1890; we built a new one in, the fall of 1890, afterward the Ranch building. 

In 1894-1895 Sandy Urquhart built Camp Five on the haymarsh, Section 8, Township 33, Range 17. Hauled logs to Sullivan Dam; the Camp ran two years. 

In 1894-1895 Charles Smith built Camp Three in Section 27, Township 33, Range 17, and hauled to Sullivan Pond with four-horse teams. 

One winter O'Neil ran camp in old Oconto Company camp on Sullivan Pond. Robinson ran the same camp one year, and Hans Hansen one year. 

Camp Four, built in the Northwest corner of Section 9, Township 32, Range 17. Jim Herald ran camp. Ed Herald had camp at Holt's Spur. Peeled Hemlock logs in spring dnd summer, hauled logs the following winter and decked at track. In May. all of the rollways and camps burned "slick and clean." 

Ed Herald built camp at the Lynes Dam on McCauslin Brook and hauled with log hauler to Holt's Spur.

One year he had camp at Tar Dam and hauled up hill with stationary engine, and thence to Holt's Spur. One year George Kronk peeled bark in Sections 13, 14, and 24, Township 32, Range 16, and the following winter put Hemlock logs in Tar Dam Pond. 

In 1885 Camp Two was moved from the Waupee to Section 3, Township 33, Range 17, and hauled to the main Peshtigo. The same year Camp Four was built in Section 15, Township 33, Range 17, and hauled to the main Peshtigo. Frank Wheeler was foreman in Camp Two, and Dave Milbury in Camp Four. Afterward William Pettigrew was foreman in Camp Four. 
 
 

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James Urquhart got back from his wedding trip about October 1st and took charge of the Camp and was foreman for two years. 

After we started railroad logging, the camps were larger and operated nearly all the year around, instead of in the winter only, and put in much more than the former winter camps.

We built a long branch connecting with the Lakewood Junction Branch of the C. & N. W. Ry., which ran East across the North Branch of the Oconto River to and beyond our Ranch. To this Branch we hauled logs from Towns 32 and 33, Range 17. 

We also built a long branch from "Holt's Spur" on the C. & N. W. Ry. to Camp Lake, West of Maiden Lake. It was called Bateman's Spur and we operated two camps on it. 

We also built a long branch from Bennett's Spur, North of Townsend, and took out over one hundred million feet of logs. We operated five different camps on that branch. 

We built a branch called William's Spur, North of Townsend, and logged some fine Hemlock in Sections 4 and 9, Town 33, Range 15. 

We built a Camp and a track connecting with Flander's Spur in Section 18, Town 33, Range 15. 

The last railroad which we built on the Oconto River was called Bauer's Spur and covered the land around Archibald Lake. We cut, and hauled over this railroad, twenty-five million feet of Pine, Hemlock, and Hardwood logs. This timber was logged selectively and a considerable amount of Pine and Hemlock was left, especially the "Cathedral Woods" and timber around Archibald Lake. 
 

                 Loading logs with jammer
 

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