Thursday, January 17, 2008

Plus shipping and handling.....

"The following data was submitted by Ranger McFarland covers the packing of a standard lookout house erected on Mt Fuji during the past season:
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Length of pack- 5 miles
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Maximum grade 50%. 0 to 10%, 3 miles. 10% and over, 2 miles.
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8 head of pack stock used.
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2 men, 6 days.
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45 horse loads.
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Maximum load, 190 lbs. Minimum load, 130 lbs. Average load 155 lbs.
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Cost of packing - $125.95
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Condition of stock at end of job: Good"
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This was from the January 1927 issue of the "Six Twenty-Six" listing the packing stats on moving materials to build a D-6 cupola in 1926.