The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23

J rrearransed Immediately above the first
ro.isgays va lam Three with#its two
wide sltsices through which a Nerlta bic
AGED cot1.d ne looscned Al VIII: then four.
e miles further lay the tp!Nag Of Sadler
& Smith the Up-river firm; and ABOVE
Them tii1nbeG over forty+ftge foot ledge
Tie be:iutlfli Siscoe Falls: these first ioii-
WAYS of I'liorpe's--spread in the broad
8 mash fat feSow the dan-contained
abasst eight millions; the rest Of Inc sea
y cons cut was scattered for thirty miles
.4ioag the bed Of tho river.
Already the ice crmen,ing the logs TO-
getRer had begun 10 weaAerl. he ice
latl wf;enched aDd tngsed savagely. at
The Locked tiIabei,s until they had with
mighty effort snapped asunder the bonds
Of black rushing water oie.ced the rolf
.yeays. to boil and efd;t IN the consequent
Jam l1Eee miles besow.
10 the forencn Thorpe assigned their
TASKS.
.Noiones-.'' said he to the hig Irir1a-
man. rake ynnr crew and break mat
.iarn. Then scatter Your mon down to
within a rifle Of The pond At Dam !, NO,
ard see that the river runs clear. You.
cam Il MT for a day orr so at West Bend
OF some other point about ilatf way
down: ard after that yolistlad better, camp
nj the darn. lust as soon as yen get
LEGS enough in the pond. start to siuie ms
them tisaueil the da:n. ot, won't need
more tEan four men there. if yon keep
cool head. 1ou can keep your sa5es
oI,en FIVE or six hours And, Moieneg
Yes. SIR
too bong There is a bar lust below the
dam. and If you try TO 9slaice with the
water. TOO low voul centre and Jam
there. as sure Is sllootiHg
Bryan Molonev turned on his heel and
began Is pick Ills WAY down steam oyer.
tllf so'id3y backed logs. Without Viii
ing the c0inpaaiid aadozer men followed
tisn. The little 5roup ho,i5ed away u
regularly into the distance spffngirgI
4 lightly from one timber to&@the ofhar,
f0afipg tleir aaiairtl.-fashi5ned= peaAeys5
M the manner of a TotaSdancer's halanc-.
. i,,rcs poe the ioHefrnost limit OF the
railways! escll nan priea log into the
water and. standing g,ts cntnlly y elsc On
his unstable craft. iioate1 out down the.
ctzrrent.sto tie scene Of his dangerous
labor.
Ilerlae.. vert on Thorpe. your crew
can break roi!ways With the rest Qntiis
we 81, the river fairly filed. and then
von can mora On down stream as Ia 7
~ yoli are needed. scottN-. yosIs will lEaEe
,i,a istr TIM and VIII boss the II Nelf.
At onee the sigma! Was given to Ellis.
irie dam watcher. Ellis ana his assistants
tiiert13en began TO pry with long iron
bars at the Iatchets of The heavy gates
Tile ellore4b6y bent attcnttselS over the
rachat u. lifting il deIicatefy to permit
a30tller inch or raise. dropping !! accllF-
st1aly 10 enable the mon al The hiif,s 10
seize fresh purchase. The rivers roar
egt.i5ta.ld i lirol;-t1 ifle wide 5slAiee%aYs a
torrent foa1nea and tumbled. Immediate
ly. Ii spread through the brush on either
side toaihs. limits OF the fFest1et banks.
al.a then gathered forts leap against tile
a3i5{ti.lySS roll HaNs.s Along the cage Of
the dra}y channel the face otsthe logs
seemed to clllr9i5le away Farther in
towards the banks where the weight OF
timber still outl1aial the weight ofstfe
flood, the tiers sr{iinbled and stirred Far
down Tile river. wile,e Bryan NGloIey
ana lliss5crhy. We're picking at tine Jam.
Tho water iel eager stiearulets sought the
iilterstiecs betweenstile logs. ga.gling #ex-s
citedly.
. Tte Jam created and groaned in re-
Spouse To ille pressure. From its face a
hundred tcts OF water spodtef into the
lower stream Logs llia-enasli here and
thefe. rising from he bsIs1lllg surface
slowly. like - Iaa1laz arms from the roll
ways. pausea III tie siacNeddlel back
foaining logs shot down from the roll
WAYS. paused al the siacSwater. and, fi-5
naily, hit Will, a hollow ard resonnding
boom. asailiat the tail Of the jam. \ mo-
nenta later tI4e5. tpoaupcnl!eG
The crew We're working desperately.
DOWN in the heap somewhere, Two logs &
were crossed ill such "a manner as to- lock {
the whole They sought those logs.
Thirty feet above Lie bed of the river
six men clanped their r.aavns.s into the
soft pine; jerking. pglliHg lifting. sfid-5
i'm; the great lpgs trdrn tflei, places. 1'llir-
II feet below nl8sler Sc threatening face,
SIX other men eeally picked OUT and set
adtift one bN ole; The ti:Yhersi notfGine