The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26
fcopwlght. 1902. by Steward Edward
Whlte.J

Michigan and known as the
- Saginaw waters. the great firm
-, Morrison & DAILY had for many
,.ssrs carried on extensive logging OPP
sratIens IN the wilderness.
Now al last. in the early $685. they
cached the end Of their holdings. An
atssr winter would finish the cut.
Al this iuncture Mr.. DAILY called 70
H., T1bn Railway. a man whom ne
-, ro r0ssess extensive experience
ffrtre capital, and a desire Tor more
o. .Ps5wav." said he, when the two
- themselves alone In the mil
-. -. cue axuect 10 cut this year some
90. millions which will finish our pine
,5Jf-.s 81, the Saginaw waters. MOST
.L.. timber lies over in the Crooked
- EisfricI and that we expect 10
b, ourselves. We own, however
~ r,rrion on the Cass branch which
,..,,f5 ike 10 log on contract.
Iyopl9 Won care 10 take the JooF 80.
..tiG.r 7,Irh "A thousand do you give!
asked Railway. -
man. -,,.s -. 4o,bar
p.5yysv got the descriptions
"a UtfIa map divided Into town
rims sections. and quarter sectlohs,
80 1.art out 90 look al II. He searched
,,-,r d. found a blaze" on tree, the
I'm, an which indicated 1t as the
---rsr M a section From this corner
a.. boundary lines were blazed al right
80 i'm either direction. Railway
s1iiova5 the blazed lines. Thus he was
sbra accurately 10 locate Isolated 10Y
-. lf1rfy acres), eighties. quarter
s..,,o1s and sections In a primeval
,,n8arurss The feat however, Fe-
oulrrd considerable woodcraIt' an SA-
an sense Of direction, and a pocAe'
compass. an, s,,r+ha-
These resources were Sun toEeuS'
drawn upon for the next task. i1aG-
nav tramped the woods, hills ana Val,
lavs 40 determine the most practical
route over which 10 build losslns
road from the standing timber 10 'ne
shores OF Cass branch. tie iouhd u -, 20
h. an afair Of some puzzlemenL Inc me
mines stood on country rolilhs VIII
bWs deep with pot-hOles. IL became
necessary 10 dodge in and out heIS :
and there, between the knobs aIO Sl1
and through the sWamps, sim Keeping
however, in the same general dlrectlot,
ana preserving always the requisite
level or down grade. Railway mao 40
santiago point from which 10 survey
the country. 4 city man No Jul
rromptlv have lost himself In the ian
,.ie. mi the woodsman emerged at last
ON the banks Of a stream. leaving be-
a trail nf FlNmnFI
trees.
I'm take H." said he 10 DAILY.
DAILY now proceeded TO drive a snarp
bargain with him.
Customarily a jobber Is paid certain
proportion OF the agreed price as each
stage Of work is completed. DAILY oD-
4ecied 10 this method Of procedure.
You see. Railway" he explained
'it.s our last season in the country
When this lot Is In. We want 70 pull
IN stakes. so we can't take any
chances on not getting that timber in
II YOU don't finish your job. il keeps
US here another season There car
be no doubt. therefore. that you flnisl
YOUR lob. In other words. we can
take any chances. If you start III
thing. you've got to carry II wa!
through"
Il think I can. Mr.. Daily" the Job
Der assured him.
For that reason" went on DAILY
'we object 10 paying you as the worl
progresses. We've got to have guar
antee that you don't quit on us, ant
that those logs viii be driven dow
the branch as far as the river in tim
% catch our drive. Therefore. I'm go
ing 20 make you a good price per thou
sand. but payable only when the log
are delivered 20 our rivermen."
Railway with his usual mental at
tltude OF one anxious TO justify IN
other man. ended by seeing only hi
employers argument. He did not per
ceiye that the latter's proposition In
PRODUCED into the transaction a gam
bling element IL became possible 70
Morrison & DAILY 20 get a certai
amount OF work. short OF absOlut
completion. done for nothing.
An this was In August. Railway
who was a good. practical woodsmar
Set about the job Immediately. II
gathered a crew. established a CAM
and began lt Orce TO cut roads thrOug
The country he had already blaZed o
his former trip.
Railways task was not merely {
level out and ballast the six feet of
road bed already constructed, but [
cut a way for five miles through IN
un0roken wilderness. The way ha
moreover To be- not less than twenty
I'VE tcet wide. needed 10 be absOlutel
level and free from any kind OF oh
S,Factlons. and required In the swamp
Aoeral oal.asting with poles, called COZ
uuroys Not only must the growth
removed, but the roots must be CT
OUT and the inequalities Of the grOun
ENeiel OF filled up. Reflect turtle
v!1l Radway had but a brief time d
ms alsposal-but a few months al mo.
ahd you VIII then be In a position I
gauge The first difficulties OF those n
-AAefltan pioneer expects to encountt
as a matter OF course.
lhe lo1ber OF course. pushed his roa
sS rapidly as possible. but was great
--h+ieapped by lack OF men. Whit,
l % early and surprised him wit
several branches yet 20 finish. tt
MAIN Inc. however. was done.
az intervals squares We're cut on
'-ss.ae. To- them two long timber
AA.Is were laid andironwise for a
.lon oi the piles OF logs while
o--A De arassed from the fane
49,. They We're called skldway
-seA finally the seasons cut began.
me men Who We're 10 fen the tree
l,1d"ay distributed along one boun,
.,y OF q forty" They were Instruct,
20 move forward across the forty In
S-aIsAt Tine. Telling every pine tr
yer eight inches in diameter. Whi
saw gangs three In numbt
.Iais1 90 fell the first trees 9th
,, tgl called 'swampers." were busy en-
ing ana clearing NJ roots narrow n
", Ut.s down through the forest fro
cs lIae io the skidVay az the ed
lnr l"Ssing road. The trail was pe
So. So lhree feet wide and marvels
,-oo'nness, although mo- atfempt M
, r 20 level mere Inequalities Of I
Sound. They We're called rrovov ros
vg,g'A travols)- Down Them the lo
,r .-.l Do dragged and hauled either
s-.2 -s az heavy steel tongs or a sb,
49,, on which one end of the tin,h
",lt be- chained. ''''''
p--s,-aiime the sawyers were b,,.
~. ~" pair Of men selected n tree +
H., llry encountered over tbs Mo-
' OFT their .forfs-