FIRST - Timber Slide - Gatineau, Québec
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The first timber slide in Canada wide enough for the passage of entire "crib" of square timber was built by Philemon Wright and Sons on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River in 1829.
Waymark Code: WMYBPC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/26/2018
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To avoid the treacherous Chaudière Falls, the firm of Philemon Wright and Sons built a timber slide in 1829 along the Ottawa River's north shore near the waterfall known as the Little Kettle. This inclined wooden bypass channel, the first in Canada wide enough for the passage of an entire "crib" of square timber, revolutionized the trade by preventing costly delays and reducing the dangers faced by raftsmen. The Hull slide and other like it intensified the exploitation of the rich forests of the Ottawa Valley and helped establish the region as an important centre of the Canadian Timber industry.
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