The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18

Gnnfy c6mmenNara4s WITH ~ character
q tAe tisnbes - he HANDLED and are there
9us0 iA Home pAsgiculAxD quite diRerent
from thA manner of operating In other To-
caiitiss In tho ara plaza but iissIs Of this
Immense body Of timer was accessible to
tatton was solved by tia construction Of
railroads through II. f0r II must be remem-
bered thAs where the average logs scale
9rom Lea TO L5O feet. they cannot be
pllsd On log sleighs nor can they b. econ
cmlcAlH handled On skSd roads for any
coun 6gabls diseaaca
oDas Tracks aaA skid Reads.
The long. narrow lane Of the righs-oe-
way 0f the Seattle q International Rail-
way Companys main limo threads this
oeesn4ngiy tntesuinaAie forest norfhward
from ths city Of Seattle TO the fns~rne.
tionA boundary hna = distance OF rs
miles. whise 20 tho southwest a branch
lfne YAerccs for = distance OF sixty miles
tia same great frelt cf Douslaa Ar and
rcd cedar Out from the main line and
into the RANKING timber on either side
stretch. at frequent intervals the spur
tracks and skid roads reaching 70 the
1ox3tng campo. the xAngiionic centers as
n werA of. the industry. The construction
at these skid roads requires far more skill
than ono would ordinarily SUPPOSE. for
carefully. Tho skids sre made from small
trees ranging from twelve to eighteen
inches in diameter. cut into lengths OF
about ten feet. which are placed across
the rad about SEVEN feet apart They
must 10 set solid and IN Tire. These roads
terminate ~ landings constructed along
side the track ana from fhesr tire legs
ara loadet onto thu cars. OF Late years
the donkey engine has largely superseded
tho horse and the ox as the motive power
IN pulling ngs 90 she landing
Tho ordinary lnxxfrg crew consists of a
'g~aier" and his Aeipers sawyers swamp
ers. BARRIERS. hook tender hand sksdier
and Ereaser. After the skid roads land.
ings ana camp buildings are constructed
tho actual work ~ logging commences.
Naturally the seiier and his hen>vr are
pioneers ard only BY issg experience
does the feller acquire the ability 10 hrsnr
these enormous trees tc the ground with
cat breaking them w and IN the best POI
sts:on with references 20 stfhsenurr, hand
ling. Tho sree IL first una~rcus on the
side the TELLER wsshes 20 '.shrowH ~. and
then sawed from the opssesi, side. ard
Whea nearly through savc>s in tie right
cir~stior by driving steel wedges into tho
''s~rs' os the saw. After the tree IL Down
the sswyers fe8aw. ART saw the trunk
Into the lsSEtss required. Here again ~x-
p.rtence tells sar the task 81 saving Il, q
straight line ,n q leg five ey AK feet in 81
asaeseE H~Se from the pays4cai ~xextfon
In the work. - rot easy "a IL looka
rwepsri~x the Iex..
When the savysrs have rassh@f with q
tree the s~amn@T takes a hand II - Ria
business e. clear Way frora tha leg 80
the skid road After him essys,e the bark
~rs. II il absolutely nsScsxmrv - bark
fr sess. he bark - So rough and thick
that they could not ne dragged without
removing ~ TAss Is sase ey t~~t cutting
into the bark wsth an axe ard 1Avw using
q erowsar with . slightly bart chisss ey,s,
In camp paEianee knawn az bark.
ins iren"-s tool rather large than the
'spa3" 81 shs A.astern bark peele-
When tsss sAtarlng fsrSscwss Is s-erSsgIste e.
tho hook tenGsr lakes eAArxe ~ tAa log
arS engineers to movements - TIE Skis,
read. hss trained ~y. s~aeesirx ,h. ..ss
81 the leg thar Viii eyer Tire sesst resist
snse 20 TIE sisasnG progress I, IL about ~
r.axe. After eeSsssrx the erS ~ ,as 'nx
- rrevvas catching axainSz sS5s.s. ~ al.
.nSss his heak sna starts TIRE sax tST snr
roaS. THE hsna sktssNr In the rnsaatlrs~
arranF.ns small sStds. urssa ~hisA the
LOG travels on sss ~sy 30 tAe Trasa sata
rsst. where the eshie A-a th~ donkey -.
Gire sosse ssssasa IL t0 tire sanaiGx IAe
ereAses Is . scxt az persoa&i attendant far
each sos He prec~ass IL Ana verssAaly
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