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CHAPTER 9:
Deforestation and the Rise of Modern Recreation (continued)

boat
Figure 30. Paddle boat of Smalley Tie and Lumber Company that took crews upriver to bring down ties, c. 1920. Photographer unknown. Mrs. Ray Randolph Collection. Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

tie raft
Figure 31. Tie rafting down the Current River by the Smalley Tie and Lumber Company. Note johnboat on raft, c. 1920. Photographer unknown. Mrs. Ray Randolph Collection. Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

loading ties in a shoot
Figure 32. Men loading ties in a shoot with an endless chain to pull them out of the river. The Smalley Tie and Lumber Company shipped approximately 200,000 ties or more each year, c. 1920. Mrs. Ray Randolph Collection. Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

tie yard
Figure 33. Tie yard of the Smalley Tie and Lumber Company, Chicopee, Missouri, c. 1920. Photographer unknown. Mrs. Ray Randolph Collection. Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

hauling logs
Figure 34. Current River residents hauling logs. Might be from the Nichols farm, c. 1910? Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

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