The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-14

yenfiy spying her sfsps. moved. The
og half rolled over. siid three feet aud
menaced a stump.
"GeeT' cried Laveque.
Molly stepped twice directly side.
wise. planted her forefoot on a root
she had seen and pulled sharply The
end OF the log slid around the stump.
"Ailezg' commanded Laveque.
And Molly started gingcrly down the
hill She pulled the timber, heavy as
an iron safe, here and there through
the brush. missing no steps. making
40 false moves. backing and hnnlly
getting out OF the way of an mex.
pccted roll with the ease and intelli.
gencc OF Laveque himself. In hve
minutes the burden lay by the travoy
road. In two minutes more one end
OF II had been rolled on the little tiat
wooden slcdgc and. the other end drag
giug. II was winding majesucally down
through the ancient forest.
when Molly and Fabian had travoy-
cd the log 20 the skldway they drew
II with bump across the two parallel
skids and left IL there TO be rolled to
the top OF the pile.
Then Mike McGoycrn aud Bob STRAIT
ton and Jim Gladys took charge OF II.
Mike and Bob were running the cant
hooks. while Jim stood on top OF the
great pile OF logs already deckcd A
slender, pllable steel chain like gray
snake ran over the top OF the pile and
disappeared through a pulley 20 an
invisible horse-Jenny, the mate OF
Molly. Jim threw the end OF this
chain down. Bob passed il over and
under the log and returned Il TO Jim,
who reached down after IL with the
hook Of his implement Thus the
stick OF timber rested IN a long loop.
one end OF which led 10 the invisible
horse. and the other Jim made fast TO
the top OF the pile. He did 50 by jam.
ming into another log the steel swamp
hook with which the chain was armed,
when all was made fast the horse
started.
"She's a bumper" said Bob. Look
out, Mixer
The log slid 10 the foot OF the two
parallel poles laid slanting up the face
OF the pile. Then Il trcmblcd on the
ascent But one end stuck FOR an in
slant. and az once the log took on a
dangerous slant. Quick as light Bob
and Mike sprang forward. gripped the
hooks OF the cant hooks like great
thumbs and forenngers, and. while one
held with all his power. the other
gave sharp twist upward The log
Strengthened. II was a master feat OF
! power aud the knnck OF applying
strength justly,
At the top 81 the little incline the
timber lowered FOR a second.
zone morcw sang out Jim To the
driver lie poised, stepped lightly mp
and over ana avoided 10y the safe
| halrbrcadth being crushed when the
log rolled But II did not lie quite
straight or even So Mike cut n short.
| thick block and all three stirred the
heavy timber sufficiently TO admit OF
! the billcts insertion.
Then the chain was thrown down for
another.
Jenny, harnesscd only 10 q short.
| straight bar with hook IN II, leaned
TO her collar and dug her hoofs az the
word OF command. The driver. close
| TO her tail held fast the slender steel
chain Of an ingenious hitch about the
ever useful swamp hook. When Jim
shouted "Whoar" from the top OF the
skidway the driver did not trouble 10
stop the horse. he merely let go the
| hook. SO the power was shut OF sud-
denly. as Is meet and proper In such
ticklish business lie turned and walk
cd back. and Jenny. like dog. without
| the necessity OF command, followed
/ him In slow patience.
Now came Dyer. scaler, rnpldly
down the logging road. a small, slender
man with little. turned up mustache
/ The men disliked him because Of his
/ affcctation OF city smartness and be-
\ cause be never ate with them. even
when there was plenty OF room, The
scalcr's duty at present was 20 measure
/ the diameter ~ the logs Ia each skid.