The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-24


Without word he sprang across tn,
shack. seized two bIaded ak from tn,
pile behind the door, swung it arount
his head and cast it full at the now
frightened teamster. The latter lodged
and the swrling steel buried itself II
the snow bank beyond. without an in
stants hesitation Thorpe reached back
for another. The man took to his
heels.
81 don't want to see you around here
again." shouted Thorpe after him.
Then in Il moment he returned to the
Office and sat down. overcome with con.
triton.
at might have been murder" he told
himself. awe stricken.
But. as It happened, nothing could
have turned out better
Thorpe had instinctlvely seized the
only method by which these strong
men could be impressed. Now the en-
tire crew looked with vast admiration
on their boss as man who intended to
nave his own way no matter what diff
/ ticultics or consequences might tend to
deter him. And that is the kind of man
! they liked.
! 1njun Charley. silent and enigmatical
as ever. had constructed log shack
near a little creek in the hard wood.
There he attended diligently to the
| business of trapping. Thorpe rarely
found time TO visit him, but he often
glidcd into the office. smoked pipeful
| nf fln NVlitn a.. tNh H., t,.. Ia.
fashion by the stove and glided out
ngain without having spoken dozen
words.
Wallace made one visit before the
big SHOWS came. and was charmed. He
ate with gusto of the "salt horse"
baked beans, stewed prunes. mince pie
and cakes. He tramped around gayly
In his moccasins or on the fancy snow
shoes he promptly purchased of In!un
Charley. There was nothing new to
report in regard to financial matters.
The loan had been negotiated easily on
the basis of mortgage guaranteed by
Carpenters personal signature. Moth
ing had been heard from Morrison &
DAILY.
ny 'ht tii' VI llle WlnteT some 4,OeV.-
600 feet Of logs We're piled in the bed or
upon the banks of the stream. To un-
derstand what that means you must
imagine pile of solid timber a mile in
length. This tremendous mass lay d.
rectly In the course of the stream.
When the winter broke up It had to be
separated and fioated piecemeal down
the current. The process Is an interest
ing and dangerous one and one of
great delicacy. 1t requires for its sue
cessful completion picked men of skill
and demands as toll its yearly quota of
cripples and dead. While on the drive
men work fourteen hours day up TO
their waists in water filled with float
Ing ice.
On the Ossawinamakee, as has been
stated. three dams had been erected TO
simplify the process of driving. When
the logs were I'm right distribution the
gates were raised. and the proper head
OF water fioated them down.
Now. the river being navigable,
Thorpe was possessed Of certain rights
on 1t. Technically he was entitled to a
normal head Of water whenever he
needed 1t. or a special head. according
to agreement with the parties owning
the dam. Early in the drive he found
that Morrison 4 DAILY intended to cause
MIN trouble. 1t began In narrows Of
the river between high, rocky banks.
drive was floating though
close packed. The situation was tic
klish. Men with spiked boots ran here
and there from one bobbing log to an
other pushing with their peaveys. hur-
rying one log, retarding another, work |
Ing like beavers to keep the whole mass
The entire surface Of the wa
ter was practically covered with the
fioating timbers.
In moment. as though by magic, |
the loose wooden carpet ground toeeth. !
er. log in advance up-ended, another
thrust under 1t. The whole mass ground
together, stopped and began rapidly to
pile up. The men escaped to the shore
IN a marvellous manner of their own.
Tim Shearer found that the gate at
the dam above had been closed. The
man in charge had simply obeyed or.
1ers. He supposed NJ. & ID. wished TO
pack up the water for their own logs.
Tim INDUCED in some picturesque
anguage.
you amt got no right to close off
nore'n enough to leave us tn nat'ral
low unless by agreement" he conclud-
ID, and opened the gates.
linen IN % |
he jam. This had to be done by pull
ng out or chopping through certain
Key logs which locked the whole
mass. Men stood under the face of i'm
ninent ruin-Over them frowning
'heer wall of bristling logs, behind
which pressed the weight of the rising
vaters-and hacked and tugged calmly
Until the mass began to stir. Then
hey escaped. A moment later. with a
oar. the jam vomlted down on the
pot where they had stood. II was
dangerous work. Just one half day
ater 1t had TO be done again and for
he same reason.
This time Thorpe went back with
'hearer. No one was at the dam, but
he gates were closed. The two opened
hem again.
That very evening man rode up on
orseback inquiring for Mr.. Thorpe.
I'm he.' said the young fellow.
The man thereupon dismounted and
erved paper. 1t proved to be an In
JUNCTION issued by Judge Sherman en-
Dining Thorpe against interfering with