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


Morrison & DAILY bad for many years
carried on extensive logging operations
ia the wilderness
Now az last, IN the early eighties.
they reached the end OF their holdings.
Another winter would finish the cut.
At this Juncture Mr.. Daily called 10
him John Railway, a man whom ho
knew TO possess extensive experience.
a little capital and desire for more OF
both
"Radway." said ho when the two
found themselves alone In the mill OF.
fee, 1--WE expect 10 cut this year some
60OOO,OOO. which will finish our pine
holdings I'm the Saginaw waters. Most
OF this timber lies over In the Crooked
Lake district. and that we expect 10
put In ourselves. We own. however.
100000 on the Cass branch which we
would ike 10 log on contract. Would
you cnre 10 take the Jobr'
How much thousand do you
giveT' asked Radwhy.
-Four dollars" replied the lumber
man.
"I'n look at H." replied the jobber.
SO Railway got the descriptions"
and little map divided into townships,
sections and quarter sections and went
out 10 look AT IL. lie searched until he
found "biaze' on n tree. the marking
on which indicated II as the corner OF
a section. From this corner the bound
airy lines were blazed M right angles
in either direction. Railway followed
the blazed lines. Thus he was able nc
curntely 10 locate Isolated "forties'
(forty ncres). eighties" quarter sec
tions and sections I'm a primcynl wilder
ness. The feat, however, required con
siderable woodcraft. an exact sense OF
direction and a pocket compass.
These resources were still further
dmwn upon for the next task. Rad
way tramped the woods, hills and val
ieys 20 determine the most practical
route over which 90 build logging
road from the standing timber 20 the
shores OF Cnss branch. lie found II
10 be nm affair OF some puzzlement
THE pines stood on country rolling
with hills, deep with pot holes. II
became necessary TO dodge I'm and out
here and there between the knobs
around AMI through the swamps, still
hoeping, however in the same general
direction and preserving always the
requisite level OF down grade. Rad.
way had no vantage point from which
to survey the country. A city man
would promptly have lost himself IN
the tangle, but the woodsman emerged
at last ON the banks OF a stream, lcnv.
Ing behind him meandering trail OF
clipped trees.
ell take H." said he 10 DAILY.
DAILY now proceeded to drive n sharp
bargain with him.
Customarily a jobbcr IL paid n Ger.
tain proportion OF the agreed price ms
each stage OF the work is completed.
DAILY objected TO this method OF pro
,cedure.
You see. Railway" he explained,
ITS our last season In the country.
When this lot IL In we want 20 pull
zip stakes, 80 we can't take any
chances ON not getting that timber in.
1f you don't finish your job. Il keeps
us here another season. There can be-
no doubt. therefore, that you finish
your Job In other words, we can't
take any chances II you start the
thing, you've got 60 carry II way
through"
Il think can, Mr.. DAILY" the Job
Der assured him.
For that reason" went on DAILY,
eve object 90 paying you as the work
progresses. We've got 90 have n guar.
antee that you don't quit on us and
that those logs Will be driven down the
branch as far as the river in time 20
catch our drive. Therefore I'm going
Ito make you good price per thousand.
but payable only when the logs are
delivered 10 our river men"
Railway, with his usual mental attl.
tudc or one hnxlous 20 justify the 9th.
or man. ended 10y seeing only his en-
ployer's argument. lie did not per
ceIye that the latters proposition In.
PRODUCED Into the transaction gam.
bling element. II became possible fot
Morrison & DAILY Co get certain
amount OF work short OF absolute com
plctlon done FOR nothing.
An tlds was In August Roadway,
who was n good practical wootisman
set about the Job Immediately. lie gath.
cred crew, established camp aud
began nc once 90 cut roads through
the country he had already blazcd or
Ibis former trip.
Railways task was not merely e.
level ont aud ballast the six feet ~ a
roadbcd already constructed. but e
cut way for i've miles through the
unhrnkcn wilderness The way bad
moreover. 10 be not less than twenty
1--WE feet wide. needed 20 hc absolutely
level and FRYE from any kind Of oh
structlons ma required IA the swnmps
liberal hallastlng with poles. called cor
duroys not only must the growth ~
removed, but the roots must be cut out
and the inequalities OF the ground lev.
lelcd or filled up. Reflect further that
,Radway had but n brief time AZ bis
disposal. but a few months At most
and you will then be In a position "a
gauge the frrt difficulties Of tkose the