Times were great for many years and the lumberjacks made a great deal of money and were
celebrated by many people. But in the years of 1883-1900 the number of trees dropped dramatically. This plummet in the tree population around the Eau Claire area caused many of the mills to fail to meet the demands for cut lumber and many people lost their jobs.

The Half Moon Mill was one of the wealthiest mills because it was right in the middle of three lumbering territories. This mill was one of the last to shut down. Lumberjacking came back into fairly big business in the 1950s after World War II. It isn't as big of a job as it used to be and the lumberjacks aren't praised as much as before but it is still a good job.
 

Sources Used: Chippewa Valley Museum