The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-04-08
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'I',m acorking for you noac'
The ice went out early. When the
river ran clear in it's lower reaches he
took his rear crew to Carlin's rollways.
This crew was forty in number, a
hard bitten, tough band of veterans,
weather beaten, SCARED in numerous
fights or by the backwoods scourge of
smallpox, compact, muscular, fearless,
loyal, outspoken and free to criticise-
in short, men. to do great things under
a strong leader. The breaking of the
rollways began. The logs had been
hauled to the river, where they We're
banked in piles twenty and even
1 thirty feet in height. The bed of the
stream itself was filed with them for
a mile, save in narrow channel left
down through the middle to allow for
some flow Of water; the banks were
piled with them, side on, ready to roll
down at the urging of the men.
First the entire crew by means of it's
peavies rolled the lower logs into the
current to be rapidly borne away.
Some tiers would be stuck together by
ice and considerable prying and heav-
ing We're necessary in order to crack
them apart. But forty men soon had
! the river full. Orde detailed some six
or eight to drop below in order that
the river might run clear to the next
section, where the next crew would
take up the task These men walked
a to the edges Of the rollway, rolled a
log apiece into the water, stepped
aboard, leaned against their peavies
and were swept away by the swift
current The logs on which they stood
whirled in the eddies, caromed against
other timbers, slackened speed, shot
away. Never did the riders alter their
poses of easy equilibrium.
The evening Of the second day Orde
received visit from Jim Denning,
, foreman of the next section below,
, bringing with him Charlie, the cook Of
| Days last years drive.
II 'This fellow drifted in tonight two
i days late after a drunk, and he tells
mighty queer story" said sDenning.
: ''He says a crew Of sixty bad men
from the Saginaw have been sent in
by Heinzman just to fight and annoy
! u.s." e ~
swell, where are they?"
''Don't know" q"
"Bring him over and let's hear the
7 story" said Orde.
7 ats straight, Mr. Orde," said the
cook, approaching. "There's big crew
brought in from the Saginaw waters to
l do you up. They're supposed to be
over here to run his drive, but really
y they.s goin' to fight and raise h, fol
why would he want sixty men tc
r break out them little rollways of his'I
! up at the headwatecs? He only owns
1 forty up there, and it amt more'r
I half cut anyway"
n 81 didn't know he owned any,"
Eyes, sir He bought that little
! Johnson piece last winter"
r 'Is he breaking out his rollways be
! low" Orde asked Denning.
ssNo, SIR" struck in Charlie, "h'
amt"
e .sHow do you happen to be so wiser
inquired Orde.
l, "Well," explained Charlie, 'when
got back from the woods last week
lust sort of happened into McNeill'
place. 1 wasn't drinkin' a drop" h
cried virtuously in answer to Orde'
smile.
"Of course not" said Orde. 81 wa
Just thinking of the last time we wer
in there together" j
That's just it!'' cried Charlie "The,
was always sore at you about that
Well. In blew old man Heinzman an,
y. Mcneil himself. l just lay low an,
IS heard their talk. They didn't see me
:, so they opened her up, wide"
= sAWhat did you hear?"
- s'Weli, Mcneil he agreed to get
- gang of bad ones from the Saginay
u to run in on the river. And Mcneil
{ said, That's all right about the casf
= Mr.. Heinzman, but been figgerin' o
Is gettin' even with Orde for some my
II SELF He's payin' them 81 a da!
III Now, who'd pay that fer just rive
le work."
"a Orde nodded at Jim Denning.
IL "Hold on, Charlie" said he. "Wh
Is are you giving all this away if 20
E. were working for Heinzman?"
ie s'Pm workin' for you now,' reptile
n. Charlie with dignity. "And, besides
ar you helped me out once yourself"
r ST that crews been sent in there
lie means only one thing at that end {
lie the line, said Orde.
n. Sure. They're sent up to waste OF
TT the water in the reservoir and han
ee this end Of the drive" replied DENIM