Corse Eclaire Tirage Reel 2 (1930 1939)

Reel 2: French intertitle. The village of Catastage ( ) Views of the forest landscape. Men travel through the landscape on horseback and in a cart pulled by tractors. Logs are sent down a hillside. A large log travels very fast downhill. Men at the top of the hill push the logs down. They use levering tools to set them on their way. C, U of the tools used and of a man s feet as he walks along a log. A chute constructed from logs is illustrated. A man walks down the chute throwing something on the logs to make them slippery. Shot of log travelling down a very long chute. It eventually gathers enough momentum to travel uphill and then down again effectively turning a corner. Top shots of men moving logs with hand tools, pulleys, winches etc. A large log is transported through the air on cables. A moving shot of the cable system from the point of view of the log Logs being transported through the air on cable system. High shots of the lumber works piles of logs everywhere. Men use saws to