The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-02

n IN a l Hiys yam on nn, the +: sara "a
Baker. of Plattsburg re-
gently. in describing the opera tons of
loGgers in the Adirondacks. "A log
swung across the verge of the last
precipice at High Falls and over 40
ooO pieces became maSSed in solid
formation there is the narrow gorge
We did not use dynamite in those days.
and nothing could he done to break
the jam except TO cut out the log which
held the key to the situation
"A volunteer was called for. and
Henry Martin was the only driver who
offered to chop the offending log away
A large rope was thrown across the
river and held at either end by men.
Martin dashed himself to the rope. was
drawn to the centre of the gorge and
lowered to the verge of the precipice
Martin chopped there for two hours.
during which all of US were in a ter
rible suspense. and then the log
snapped IN TWO. The thousands of
pieces which were thus relea sed pushed
by the great accumulation of wafer.
wen' tumhlins. laundering and groan-
ing like an avalanche over the preci-
pice.
AS the log snapped Martin gave the
signal and the rope was hauled taut
by the watchful men on the banks OF
the river. The logger swung i'll mid
ali and was pulled ashore amid the
welcome plauditS of his comrades"
one of the @reatcSt jams OF the
Great North Woods was that in the
kaQuerte River i'll the late seventies
The logs had been cleared from Long
Lake. beyond the outlet of Cold River.
and Were fast approaching the RAJ
Huette River falls. where there is Il
drop Of 100 feet or more in Il short dis
rance. There are rapids for several
hundred feer above the falls. while
below there is Il sudden bend in the
stream as the water sweeps away with
smoother surface. always tearing ana
grinding away the ledge Of sandstone
one corner of Which forms shelf over
the stream.
In its run To the top of the falls the
fifty feet high, with slipping walls that
mount rapidly to mountainous heights |
Here the logs formed II confused mass |
they We're interviewer and tangled |
and the torrent rushed through and
the rocky banks must surely be shaken |
to their foundations.
The drivers worked for four days
sharing the dangers alike and cleared |
the log jam without accident But the
batteau loaded with the tents. utensils
and food for the men. which was being
moved down the river in the rear of the
logs did not fare sowell. II was in charge
OF some experienced watermen. and !
the passage of the rough water was
always watched with great interest
ny the lo@gerS. II began to RIM through
the rapid water ut III" head of the
falls when the current caught ii and
carried il against u rock. where ii WAS
~ pszed.
One of the men in the boat was an
experienced swimmer and lie told he
other to place his arms about his neck.
so that he could then swim with him
to the shore But the water ran too
swiftly for the swimmer. and both
were cwried rapidly toward the fails
It became necessary Cor ;hv swimmer
to diSen@a@e himself from his compau-
ion. who was hu@ginG him with
death grasp. His effort ut first was
unsuccessful. and. growing desperate
as they approached the brink of the
falls. he pulled his companion partly
around in front of him and struck him
a tremendous blow on the head The
arms relaxed their grasp about the
neck of the struggling swimmer ana
the unfortunate man was carried down
The stream. while the swimmer by Il
violent effort barely escaped the same
Fate. He reached the shore in an ex.
1auSted condition. where he was
pulled from the water by the loggers
The other logger passed over the falls
md under the jam of logs. His body
was recovered some time afterward
and buried Oh the banks of the Ra-
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