The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-02

might have some just grounds 10
complaint after all. That is grea
trait of the lumber jack
But Dyer, the scaler, finally caused
the outbreak. Dyer was an efficient
enough man in his way, but he loved
his own ease. His habit was to stay
in his bunk of mornings until well after
daylight To this there could be ne
objection-except on the part of the
cook, who was supposed to attend tC
his business himself-for the scaler was
active in his work, when once he be
skidding. But now he displayed q
strong antipathy to the north wind or
the plains
Il don't pose for no tough son-of-a-
gum" said he to Roadway, land I've
got some respect for my ears and feet
She'll warm UP a little by tomorrow
and perhaps the wind'li die. | car
little, so l guess I'll stay IN and work
on the books today"
''AH right" Railway assented, a lit
tie doubtfully.
This happened perhaps two days out
of the week. Finally Dyer hung out a
thermometer, which he used to con-
suit The men saw it, and consulted
it, too. At once they felt much colder
'She was stan ten below" sputtereo
Baptiste Teller, the Frenchman, who
played the fiddle He freeze t'rou To
hees eenside. Dat is too cole for max
in de work"
Them plains is sure holy fright, -
assented Purdy.
"Th' old man knows it himself, y
agreed big Nolan; did you see him
rammin' around yesterday askin' US if
we found her too cold? He knows
damn we'll he ought not to keep man
ont that sort O. WPat her .
You'd SILVER like a dog in a briar
path on a warm day in July" said
Jackson Hines, contemporary
shut up" said they. You're barn
boss. You don't have to be out in tn
cold
This was true. So Jackson's inter
vention went for a little worse than
nothing.
1T amt lax he has muffin besides. -
went on Baptiste. He can max de
cut in de NEEDLE of de fores'''
That's right" agreed Bob Stratton,
"they's the west half of eight amt
been cut yet"
they sent a delegation to Railway.
Big Nolan was the spokesman.
Boss said he bluntly, shes too
cold to work on them plains today
She's the coolest day we had"
Railway was too old a hand at the
business to make any promises on the
spot.
IN see, boys said he.
- When the breakfast was over the
crew were set to making sideways and
travoying roads on eight. This was a
precedent In time the work on the
plains was gr'lmblingly done in any
weather. However, as to this Railway
proved firm enough. He was a good
lgnIer when he knew he was being i'm
posed upon.
And as the days slipped by, he tight
ened the reins. Christmas was ap-
preaching. An easy mathematical
computation reduced the question Of
completing his contract with Morrison
& Daily to a certain weekly quota In
fact, he was surprised at the size Of it,
He would have to work diligently and
steadily during the rest of the winter
Having thus a definite task to ac-
complish in a definite number of days,
Railway grew to be more of a task
master. Thus he regained to a small
degree the respect Of his men. Then
he lost it again.
= One morning he came in from talk
with the supply teamster, and woke
Dyer, who was not up yet.
I'm going down home for two or
three weeks, he announced to Dyer,
you know my address. You'll have to
take charge. and I guess you'd better
let the scaling go. We can get the
tally at the banking grounds when we
begin to haul. Now we amt got all
the time there is so you want to keep
the boys at it pretty we'll"
Dyer twisted the little points Of his
mustache. "Au right, sir" said he,
with his smile so inscrutably insolent