Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-06
Chapter Four-Continued.)

Orde next braced more logs against a convenient powder, and an old stul near shore became the third pier in q line below the mill.
 NOW. boys commanded 0rde shove Of some shore logs and iet them come down"
 The stray logs floating down with the current the rivermen caught and damned about the improviScd piers
 So in ten seconds after the shore logs began drifting the jam formed. low and broad The weight uf the topmost logs sunk those beneath to the bed of the stream. This to q cer- lain extent damned back the water Below the improvised dam the water fell almost to nothing, and above it, swirling in eddics, grumbling fiercely, bubbling, gurglng, searching busily for an opening. the river turned back on itself.
 "Nothing eau stand that pressure, " breathed Newmark. fascinated.
 "The bigger the pressure the tighter she locks" replied orde, lighting his pipe
 In order to take full advantage of the water power developed by his dam old man Reed had built his mill nearly at level with the stream. Now the river, backing up, rapidly overhowed this fat As the jam frightened hy it's own weight the water fagly jumped from the lowest floor of the mill to the one above,
 In less than five minutes the old man dcsceTded on the group.
 What's the matter here:" he de- manded.
 "Matrer?' inquired Orde easily. "Oh, nothing much-iust little jam"
 "But it's flooding my mill"
 ''l'm not interested"
 i've lot of grain upstairs. It'll be ruincd. You miserable blackguard"'
 Reed frantically disappeared, return ing bearing an antlquared pike pole. and single handed attacked the jam.
 Astonishment and delight held the rivermen breathless for q moment Then a roar of laughter drowned even noise of the waters,
 Only Orde seemed to see the other side. With a few quick leaps he had gained the old mans side
 You can't break this jam" he said kindly. Come ashore, You'T kill yourselfr'
 "Break it" pleaded Reed "You're ruiniBg me. I've got all my money lD that mill"
 Well" said Orde we've got a lot of money in our legs too. CoEle." talk. ing Reed gently by the arm, there's no reason you and shouldn't get along together all right Maybe we're both a little hard headed. Let's talk it over"
 He led the old man ashore. At the end. of ten minutes Orde cried cheer. fully:
 Wars ever boys. Break that jam
 The crew swarmed across the log barrier 10 a point above the center pier. This they attacked with their peavies. rolling the top logs of into the current below. In less than no time they had torn quite hole in the top layer The river rushed through the opening I'm. mediately the logs in 1he wings were tumbIed in from either side At first the men had 10 do all the work. hut soon the river itself turned to their assistance.
 The going of the jam drained the wa1er from the lower floors of the mill. The upper stories and the grain were still safe.
 By evening the siuice gate had been roughly provided with pole guides down which to slide to the bed of the river. The following morning saw the work going on as methcdically as ever. By the end of the second day the pond was clear. and as Clarifies wanigan was drifting toward the chute the first of Johnsop's drive aoated into the head of the pond.
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