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Record 1 1993-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • History of Technology
DEF

A horse-drawn vehicle used to ice logging roads in order to facilitate the transportation of timber in flowing water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Histoire des techniques
DEF

Véhicule servant à glacer les chemins en forêt.

OBS

[Le "toucheron" ou "teamster", c'est-à-dire le charretier] [...] devait en outre participer à l'entretien des chemins en passant la "charrue" ou encore tirer les réservoirs d'eau [à l'aide de chevaux] pour glacer les ornières au temps du transbordement du bois jusqu'à la rivière.

OBS

Source de la première observation : "Le bois et les camps de bûcherons" de Georges-Pierre Léonidoff, cahier no 24 de la série Présence du passée, diffusée en 1979 à Radio-Canada FM.

Spanish

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