Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-10

Look at it now"
shes pretty near the water line,
that's right" admitted Carpenter.
About an hour later the younger mar
in his turn made n discovery.
"She's been rising right along" he
submitted. "Your marks are nearer
the water. and. do you know. I believ.
the logs are beginning to feel It, See.
they've closed up the little openings
between them, and they are beginning
to crowd down to the lower end of tho
pond"
II don't know anything about this
business" haEarded the journalist, but
should think there was good deal Of
pressure on that same lower end. BY
Jove. look here! See those logs up-end.
believe you're going to have jam
right here in your own booms."
Il don't know" hesitnted Wallace.
II never heard Of its happening"
You'd better let some one know"
II hate to bother Hurry or any Of
the river men. I'll just step down to
the mill. Mason-he's our mill fore
man-he'll know"
Mason came to the edge Of the high
trestlc and took one look.
Jumping fishhooks" he cried. "Why.
the rivers up six inches und still
a-om.n'! Here you, Tom! he called
to one of the yard hands "You tell
SOlly to get steam on that tug dou-
BILE quick and have Dave hustle to-
gether his driver crew.!
what are you going to dor asked
Wallace.
IL got to strengthen the booms." ex-
planned the mill foreman. "Wc'll drive
some piles across the cribs"
rs there any dangcrT
"Ch. no. The river would have to
rise good deal higher than she Is now
to make current enough TO hurt.
They've had hard rain up above.
This Will go down In n few hours"
After time the tug puffed up to the
booms. escorting the pile driver. The
latter towcd little raft Of long shnrp-
cnod piles. which 1t ut once began to
drive in such positions as would most
efTcctually strengthen the booms In
the meantime tho thunder heads had
slyly climbed the heavens, so that
sudden dcuGc Of rain surprised the
workmen. For an hour 1t poured down
in torrents. then settled to steady
gray beat. Immediately the aspect
had changed.
Solly, the tug captain. looked at his
mooring hawsers aud then at the near.
est crib.
"Shc's rlz two inches in tn last two
hours" he announced land she's run
min like a mill race" Soly was
typical north country tug captain. short
and broad. with n brown, clear faco
nnd the stcadlest and calmest Of steel
blue eyes. when she begins TO feel
tn pressure behind" he went on.
there's gon' to be trouble"
Toward dusk she began to feel that
pressure Through the rainy twilight
the logs could be seen raising their
ghostly arms of protest. Slowly. with
out t,Imult. the jam formed In the
rear they pressed In. were sucked nn-
utT Ill tUe SN NutCi hih toh'N w
rest at the bottom Of the river. The
current of the river began to protest.
pressing its hydraulics through the mar.
rowing crevices. The situation dcmand-
cd attention.
A breeze began to pull offshorc In
the body Of rain. Little by little 1t in
creased. sending the water by In gusts.
ruiliing the already hmrrying river into
greater haste. raising far from the
shore dimly perceived whitccaps. Be
tween the roaring OF the wind. the
dash Of rain and the rush Of the stream
men had to shout to make themselves
heard.
Guess you'd better rout out tho
boss" screamed Solly to Wallace Car
pentcr. "This waters comm up an,
inch an hour right along. When she
backs up once she'll push this jam out
sure"
iContiunpd on II TN mage.