Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14

once, but I'm going 10 sort out Heinz
mans logs at these openings near the
entrance and turn them into the main
channel"
"Wbst good win that doY' asked
Newmark skeptIcalIy. "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 a man all at once and
unexpected and he with no crew to
handle them. he's going to keep al
mighty busy. And II he don't stop
them this side his min he'll have to
raft and tow them back and II he
doesn't stop EN- this side the lake he
may as well kiss them all goodby."
The boomerang worked like a charm.
I Orde, In personal charge. watched that
through the different openings IN his
boomerang the "g1 logs were shunt-
ed into the river. Shortly the channel
was full Of logs noatlng merrily away
'I've got 10 go down and see how the
Dutchman Is making H." announced
Orde
He drove 10 Heinzmans mill. There
he found evidences Of the widest ex-
element Boats piled In all directions.
A tug darted back and forth Con
stanily the number Of floating logs
augmented. however Many had al
ready gone by.
III you think you're busy now" said 1
Orde 10 himself. with chuckle. "iust
wait until you begin to get logs What's |
he doing with that tugg" thought he. I
"Oh, hol He's stringing booms across
the river to hold the whole outfit"
He laughed aloud and drove fran
ticaIly back 70 the booms.
Hes shut down his mill" shouted
Orde, and he's got all that gang of
highbankers out and every old rum
blossom Ia Monrovia. and / bet II
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 "is stringing booms across the
Notwithstanding navigation
Marsh" he called. "got up steamY'
There appeared a short. square man,
eyes blue as the sky.
ZIP 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
'tlnct OF the expert tugboat man. Orde [
loted with satisfaction that many Of
he logs had found Judgment among I
he reeds and in the bayous and inlets.
)ne at time. and painfully, these ]
would have TO be salvaged /
Shortly Orde, standing by the wheel a
n the pilothouse. could see down the a
tretches Of the river crowd OF men
antllke. I
They've got EN- stopped comment :
d orde. Look at that gang working
rom boatsl'
What do you want me to dor" g
Isked Captain Marsh. r
This is nayigable river, isn't itY'
eplied orde run through
The tug headed straight for the =
lender line Of booms stretching quite d
cross the river
Orde looked al his watch
"Well be late for the mail unless a
'e hurry" said he y
Marsh rang the engine room bell -
he water churned white behind
vat you doy Stop cried Helnzman !,
rom a boat y
you're obsructng navigation r.
elled orde. I've got TO go to town Y,
, buy a postage stamp ri
The prov OF the tug. accurately IS
lined by Marsh. hit square IN the i,
motion OF two OF the booms. There h,
Issued moment OF strain; then the n,
nks snapped and the Sprite plunged ro
yously through the opening The OF
roms. swept aside by the current. In
,ated TO either shore The river was dc
Zen.
"Slow down. Marsh" said Orde. sa
Let's see the show" 10
Up river all the small boats gathered m
a line. connected one 60 the other ov
: rope The tug passed over TO ii,
em the cable attached TO the boom
violently the combined efforts OF the pa
wboats were counted on 10 hold the
III boom across the current while the Tel
& brought out the other half When
e tug dropped the cable Orde laughed do
Nobody but Dutchmau would
we thought OF that" he cried. "Now ,
r the fun
Immediately the weight fell on the II
nall boats they were dragged ire as
'tibly backward Marsh lowered his no
escope. the tears OF laughter stream 70,
Z down his face. pa
They'll have TO have two tugs be
re they can close the break that ito
~" commented Orde he
sure thing" replied Captain Marsh he
But az that moment a black smoke {
led up over the marshes. and shortly col
ound the beud from above came the loo
icy Relic dis
'he Lucy Belle was the main excuse fai
: calling the river navigable In ap
arance she was two storied. with hes
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