Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-02

HiItluNtlN WIN lilt NlNlNNN OF the i
morning such stiffness that the |
smoke from tho littlo engine went |
straight up in q BRIGHT blue cloud |
Over the divide, IN theredpn beyond |
Jordan, the pure morning light her
aided the sunrise.
Out of breath, 10 began with the |
colloquial-
Say
"Say It ycrself, mo SON"
"Swect Lip says for me 20 work IN
place Of Alec, who amt showd up
this morning. Sweet lap was
nickname applied 20 the foreman, on
account Of his ability to hire high
| priced men FOR less than standard
/ wages.
Aftcr an inquiry or. two concern.
ing his absent partner, John said
earnestly, But, me son, did VIZ owe,
chop any,
Suckers FOR skids, stringcrs, aud
the like % that
There's % big difference between
'hackin' down poles and 'fallin' rid
woods Il"
Frank knew, hut he sail nothing
The conversation became sparse, as
they had now 10 walk In single file
along the choppers trail. and all
signs OF road wurl, were left behind.
The way was over fallen trees and
around stmrs, down one sidc Of u
canyon and up the Other, ending, at
last in the chopping at the edge Of
the green timber.
THAT 'ul u be- the next said
John pointing to an eight foot tree
of surprising beauty. SHES mid
din soft, an Che grain is straight
yuu can tcll that 10y the bark; an
she's sound us q dollar-thc grecn
top shows it,
cold, prmcliiated murder
Frank said 10 himself and then
aloud, (which way are you gOin b
send her"
Between them twostumps, point
ing acrnss the hill There amt mo-
room 10 spare. but if she's asror
plumb us tliul, she Is. l can laud
her safe enough. % lie took O. plumh
from his pocket sluintcd up along
the extended line at the tree, aud
was satisfied for lac said, Got Aces
al and suifr ol the inner corners OF
both them stuml- whil3'I hX III,
/ bedding"
Both wcrr soon my, John Telling
q couple Of Wruwy fins, which b.
aftgrwud eat up into movahl,
lengths 90 b. used in filling up hul
low that was n the line of direction
while Frank rounded of the stump,
as instructed.
The most thing, after the bed WA
made, was Che construction OF Ia.
. staging or lcan1id. They eat SOCK.
3 holes IN the tree and inserted th.
supports known us drivers Across
d from driver 20 driver. the stag
{ boards were placed. and ON these IN,
T. mon now stood. The urdcrcutt.ui
! began when the big man. with TN
1 corner of his uX. had scratched lin,
B on the face Of the tree 10 indicate III
height and extent Of the notch. Tn
fbrou-, spingy bark Is hard 20 cut
b aud keen axes viii often bounce bacl
1 without making visible incisiOn.
: "Youll have TO hit more slmtini
p lick 10 get into IT, John said TIL
D effect was almost disastrous. Franz
I made swipc at the tree, the q.
( glanced and hid itself between hi
l feet. John stopped. Now, m
e son said he, "yc must hit whcr
A you look, an take your time or you'll
K cut yer damn feet OIL"
= BY noon the undercut was put il
and the tree "gunned' a tree /
\ "unncl' when line drawn ucros
o the stump from corner 70 corner o
p tho undcrcut notch will be, at Il
Il center at right angles 10 the poin
J where tho top OF the tree is intcndo
+ to fall.
!, \ choppers geomotricll method
n are simple, Stripping fern of It
], leaves and using the stem as amcai
F. urc, he finds the center of the lin
It aforesaid, and from this point e,
/ tends "gun stick at right angle,
The gun stick Is straight an
X slender and about four feet long
p SQUARE is not used to find the nigh
n angle. Fern stalk measurement ~
|; swers the purpose fully Us well. ii
& then sights along the stick, and II
L points exactly in the intended dire
l. ton, tho work on the front of tn
% treoi is complete. If not, the note
10 must 10 Clipped into until it COZ
10 forms to the mathematical requir'
monts.
h After dinner they moved thei
* staging to the back of the tree an
X began saving. This work came I
~ Frank naturally. He was rs Limbs
is Us an eel. and the swaying motto
suited him. They rested .occasiona
70 ~. During one Of these spells job
said, IF You had Us much sleigh
with the aN as you have with III
- saw I'd ruthcr have you for par,
N nerthan Alec
@ When the saw was well buric
O. they drove wedges in the kerf
keep the tree from pinching dow
ID and then worked ON until there WEI
ut but few inches of timber left b
II, tween tho saw kcrf aud the ulde
d cut. Now, me son, you kin tab