The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-26

We'll. said Orde. with a laugh.
there il where fool him. I'm going
to rush the drive into the booms all at
once, but I'm going to sort out Heinz
mans logs at these openings near the
entrance and turn them into the main
channel
What good viii that dog' asked
NeWmark skeptically HE gets them
sorted just the same, doesn't hep
The currents fairly strong. Orde
pointed out, "and the rivers almighty
wide. When you spring seven or eight
million feet on man all mt once and
unexpected and he with no crew to
handle them. he's going to keep al
mighty busy. And liz he don't stop
them this side his mill he'll have to
raft and tow them back, and liz he
doesn't stop EN- this side the lake be
may as well kris them all goodby..
The boomerang worked like charm.
Orde. in personal charge. watched that
through the different openings i'm his
boomerang the ''H'' logs were shunt-
ed into the river. Shortly the channel
was full OF logs floating merrily away.
I've got to go down and see how the
Dutchman Is making it," announced
Orde.
He drove to HeInzman's mill. There
he found evidences OF the widest ex-
element. Boats piled in all directions.
a tug darted back and forth. Con-
stantly the number of floating logs
augmented, however. Many had al
ready gone by.
If You think you're busy now said
Orde to himself, with a chuckle. tsjust
wait until you begin to get logs. What's
ne doing with that tug?'' thought he.
"Oh. no. He's stringing booms across
the river to hold the whole outfit"
He laughed aloud and drove fran
tically back to the booms.
He's shut down his mill" shouted
Orde. 'and he's got all that gang OF
highbankers out and every old rum
blossom in Monrovia. and r bet IL
you say logs to him he'd chase his
tail in circles. I'm going to take Marsh
and the Sprite. and 60 to town. Old
Heinzman," he added as an after
thought. lis stringing booms across the
river constructing navigation"
Marsh" he called, "got up steam?o
There appeared short. square man,
eyes blue as the sky.
up in two minutes" he answered.
Harvey, fire her up!''
Captain Marsh guided his energetic
charge among the logs floating in the
stream with the marvellous second in
stinct OF the expert tugboat man. Orde
noted with satisfaction that many Of
the logs had found Judgment among
the reeds and in the bayous and inlets.
One at a time. and painfully, these
would have to be salvaged.
Shortly Orde. standing by the wheel
In the pilothouse, could see down the
stretches Of the river crowd Of men
working. antlike.
They've got EN- stopped" comment
ed Orde. Look at that gang working
from boats,''
What do you want me to dog,
asked Captain Marsh.
This is a nayigable river. isn't it,"
replied Orde. Run through
The tug headed straight for the
slender line of booms stretching quite
across the river
Orde looked at his watch.
We'll be late for the mail unless
we hurry" said he
Marsh rang the engine room bell.
The water churned white behind.
Vat you do! Stop cried He nzman
from boat
you're obstructing navigation
yelled Orde. I've got to go to town
10 buy a postage stamp
The PROV of the tug. accurately
aimed by Marsh. hit square in the
junction of two Of the booms. There
ensued a moment Of strain: then the
links snapped and the Sprite plunged
joyously through the opening. The
booms. swept aside by the current,
foated TO either shore The river was
open.
Slow down. Marsh. said Orde.
LET'S see the show
Up river all the small boats gathered
In line. connected one to the other
by rope. The tug passed over to
them the cable attached to the boom.
Evidently the combined efforts of the
roWboats were counted on to hold the
half boom across the current while the
tug brought out the other half. When
the tug dropped the cable Orde laughed.
Nobody but a Dutchman would
have thought of thatr' he cried. Now
for the funr'
Immediately the weight fell on the
small boats they were dragged ire
sistibly backward. Marsh lowered his
telescope, the tears Of laughter stream
ing down his face.
They'll have to have two tugs be-
fore they can close the break that
way" commented Orde.
"Sure thing replied Captain Marsh.
But at that moment a black smoke
rolled up over the marshes, and shortly
around the bend from above came the
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