The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16


I'm this same district we saw the
native method of preparing lumber
for use in bnildiug. At high tide the
logs were brought down the river and
forced up some one Of the estnaries to
the immediate vicinity OF the sheds
that constituted the sawmills, Sunday
was usually the day for shifting the
position of the logs from the mud. II
the tide was out. to the yards where
they usually kept their lumber. The
logs were very long and usually very
heavy, being hard wood. Beginning
about O o'clock in the morning, prob.
ably thirty or forty Cinnamon and a
piece Of thick Manila rope would settle
down to business, Trees in the city
are scarce. SO that they would have no
stationary object ON which they might
fasten the rope, and In its place would
tic about two or three logs that hnd
been previously hauled up. Then,
to slow music, between u grunt and u
groap, the Cinnamon would begin to
tug aud In the course OF probably a
couple Of hours this giant Of the forest
WUulu Db III tGHI' w ~ Nbbpte '" '""
horses IN some one OF these log sheds
another place Of Manila rope and a lit
tie black paint would constitute the
measuring line and then a long saw,
very muck like our ordinary bunksaws,
would be- utilized by the Cinnamon, one
on either side, and u sawmill would be
IN operation, During the time OF the
intense hsat 1t would require ~ little
effort to keep the perspiration from the
body and not to be- troubled by this Q
large piece OF any old rsg would be
wrapped around the chest aud the
waist, thus 0byiating any extra effort
upon their part 10 keep themselves dry,
The remuneration for this kind OF work
was abont fifteen cents u day aud u
bowl OF rice, The c0Goannts that we
saw IN the city were brought down the
river In pretty muah the sans way that
q raft would come, Thousands OF cocoa
nuts were bundled together, q piece 0f
rope surrounded them, aud they would
drift almost any distance,
This same hinnld0 district was she
market plaee for almost MI these DOM :
mOdities, 10 that almost any time i'm
menss quantities OF G0ooanut, hamboo,
rice, sugar, hemp and even tobacco
might be seen mn0Fed between the
bridges, and the noises of the sale could
be heard throughoHt tho land, These
commodities Wara exposed W view,
either IN eas0oes or on the Fafts, and II
sales were dull one could 500 tha ma
tiyss slnmhering peaeefplly In q very
nagliaa costume on tho riae, sugar ol
hemp, and just 80 soon rs posslhle
bayaF might come In sight, M0Hstna
himself from slumher, make the sale
aud again resume his slamher, There
WAS another p0Mm0diW that had
great salei that was ths hatal mt, u
had a very thick husk, the mat itsall
having somewhat NJ the appearance
III our nutmeg, We never discovered
any af tho natives that oheWod tohae'
Oh, bnf In its stead 4 very thin slice nl
this hetel nat, surrounded by the Leaves
N some of the native plants Rpol
which lime had haea smaaFed, made Y
very good substitute far t0happa, and
Young men and maldans, old man and
bags, might baAn seen upon the stPaat'
~ any time, expe0tnratiAg, while thu
month, gums and teeth had tho appear
anpe nf having been painted II Miahl
rad, Vha most lnVelarala smokers, !
may add In passing, Wera tho women,
and " was II very common sight on
market days W 500 lhesa good SISTERS
discussing their purchase between pntfs
nf an immense hamarmada pigaF,
Another article that had M Immense
sala was called the aafNmalla Tho
less said ahnnt lts manufacture tho
better, tho only thing being necessary
that II Was madn by phiNaman IN 4
State NJ nEdnpss, that tho ingredients
were native SUGAR and lhe whites NJ
eggs 4 big pAldr0n and 4 hot plapf
an tho Hnnlr Tho mixture nf sugar
and eggs had some times 4 little water
added, said Watnr hhlAg tbs nalsplrRr
ton falling from thu native workers
shoulders, and after tho atntt had laol
sufficiently we'll ml2ad, wAs AllnWal
10 cool, pnt IN snail squares and plapaf
an tho market fnp aalaf MnnHhE 4
box nf this hRllQapy hams, hnl " Il
needless W say lhat while They Werl
discussing tha dalleaey Of ", that | sall
Nothing about iia manufacture
hIhn Cinnamon hailed with A area
4 deAl NJ delight tho comma NJ the Amnll
! QNH soldier " provided \ way fM Nv
I ahiAlAlna \ TArg valuable Mfllpln with
Z AAt paYlnR anything fm ", namely, wv
\ Vha aAlfama hfal NJ tha tlaplaH madI
II nnlnsaArg fnI NIL Thu food lkhuad n
!, lha s0ldlara IN ha Canned, M thai amnDl
u io,on0 lAan sharu would ha \ nnNl
many empty nanHr Vhns waFa lhpawl
Y nAt npeH tha garbage pilal and Nh
GhlnAmnn did Tho paat ho wnnll
Aatlep them Nh lAkn lham NJ aalnn q
thh lHmef0na ttn Alnna and lheFp spll
y couple NJ baakatfNla tE pVNhahlR AilnNI
" twenty Nanla, and lhnAn Aama III
anna would e0aa back w M in Nh