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CHAPTER I.
mN the network of streams drmln-
Ing the eastern portion of Mich
igan and known as the3 Sag
inaw waters' the great firm of
Morrison & Daly had for many years
carried on extensive logging operations
in the wilderness. -
Now at last, In the early eighties,
they reached the end of their holdings.
Another winter would finish the cut
At this Juncture Mr. Daly called, to
him John Radway, a man ; whom he
knew to possess ex tenslTe expeHence7
m little capital and a desire for more of
both. ,vt ,.v.
"Radway," said he when the two
5ound themselves" aT6neInn"e mlll6f
flce, "we expect to cut this year some
,000.000, which will finish our pine
foldings In the Saginaw waters. Most
of this timber lie oyer in the Crooked
'Lake district, and that we expect to
. put In ourselves. We own, however,
6,000,000 on the Cass branch which we
would like to log on contract CTould
you care to take the job 7 -
"How much , a thousand do - you
give?" asked Radway. ,
Four dollars," replied the lumber-
man. -.-J : . .
! 'Til look at It. replied the jobber.
So Radway got the "descriptions"
and a little map divided into townships,
sections and quarter sections and went
out to look at it. He searched until he
found a "blaze" on a tree, the marking
on which Indicated it as the corner of
a section. From this corner the bound
ary lines were blazed at right angles
in either direction. Radway followed
the blazed lines. Thus he was able ac
curately to locate isolated "forties"
(forty acres), "eighties," quarter sec
tions and sections in a primeval wilder
ness. The feat, however, required con
slderable woodcraft, an exact sense of
direction and a pocket compass.
These resources were still farther
drawn upon for the next task. ,Rad
- way tramped the, woods, hills and val
leys to determine, the most practical
route over which to build a logging
road from the standing timber to the
shores of Cass branch. He found It
to be an affair of some puzzlement.
The pines stood on.a juntry polling
with hills, deep with pot holes. It
became necessary to dodge in andTout,
here and there, between, the knolls,
around and through, the swamps, still
keeping, however, in the same general
direction and preserving always the
requisite level or 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, leav
ing behind him a meandering trail of
clipped trees. - ' r - i -
"I'll take it," said he to Daly.
Daly now proceeded to drive a sharp
bargain with him. ' "
- Customarily a Jobber is paid a cer
tain proportion of the agreed price as
each, stage of the work is completed.
Daly objected to this method of pro
cedure. - r:-
"Ton see, - Radway,", he . explained,
"it's our last; season in the country.
.When this lot is In we 'want to pull
up stakes, so we can't -take any
chances on not getting that timber In.
If you don't finish your Job, it keeps
us here another season. There can-be-
no doubt, therefore, that you finish
your job. Int other , w0rds, we jean'
take any chances. it yotiVstart the
(thing, you've got to carry it 'way
through." . -" xi
! 1 think I can, Mr. Daly," the Job
ber 'assured him. .-.-- j jv
"For thaf 4 reason," went f on Daly,
we object to paying you as the work
progresses. We've got to have a guar
antee that you don't quit on us and
that those logs will be driven down the
oranch as far., as the river in time tcu
catch our drive. . Therefore I'm going
to make you a good price per thousand,
ibut payable only when the logs are
delivered to .our river men.", ' --v
t Radway, with his usual mental atti-
er man,' ended by seeing only his emC
ployerV argumentHe did not ier
celve fkat the Matter's proposition in-,
jtrodoced toto the tiransaction a gam-;
jbliag element., it .became possible J. or
-, 'Morrljon Se Daly to get a certain
Amount of work short of absolute com
pletion done for nothing. ,
All this was in August Radway,
fwho was a good, practical woodsman,
. set about the Job immediately.- He gath
ered a crew, established a camp and
began at once to cut roads through
(the country he had already blazed on
v his former trip. ' '-"VV ?
T Radways task was not merely to
level out and ballast the six feet of a
roadbed already constructed, but to
cut a way for five miles through the
unbroken wilderness. The way bad,
moreover, to .be not less than vtwenty
five feet wide, needed to be absolutely
level and free from any kind of oh.
atructtona and required in the swamns
liberal hllnS tKis--i- 4
"e, nibu caueu cor
duroys. Not-only:it.thewtlrbe
removed, but the roots must be cut out
and the inequalities of the ground lev
eled or flUed up. 'Reflect further that
Radway had . , but. a brief time at his
ciaposal. but a tew months at most
and you will then be in nnmV
auge the firij ; dfflculttei of those the-
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EDWARD
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American pioneer expects to encounttr
as a matter of course.
The "Jobber of . course pushed his
roads as rapidly as possible, but was
greatly handicapped by lack of men.
Winter set in early and surprised him
with several of the smaller branches
yet to finish. The main line, however,
was done, . r.i,:" " '
At intervals squares were : cut out
alongside, i In them - two long , timbers
or skids were laid andironwlse for the
reception of the ; piles of logsl whlchi
would be dragged from ; the fallen
trees; They' were-called, skidways.
Then finally the season's cut began.
The men who were to fell the trees
Radway distributed along one bound
ary6ra "forty." They were instruct
ed to move forward across the forty
In a-straight line,' felling every pine
tree over eight inches In diameter.
While the saw gangs, three in number,
prepared to fell the first trees, other
men called swampers were busy cut
ting and clearing of roots narrow lit
tle" frails down through the forest, from
the Jpine- td the l skidway at the edge
of the logging "road The trails were'
perhaps three feet wide and marvels of
smoothness, although no attempt was
made to level mere inequalities of the
ground.. They were called travoy
roads (French travols). Down them
the los would be dragged and. hauled
either ;by means lot heavy steel tongs
or a short sledge on which 6nesend of
the timber would be chained.
Meantime the sawyers were busy.
Each pair of men selected a tree, the
first they encountered over the blazed
line of their forty. After determining
In which direction it was to fall they
set to work to chop a deep gash In that
side of the trunk.
Tom Broadhead and Henry Paul
picked out a tremendous pine, which
they determined to throw across a lit
tle open space In proximity' to' the
travoy road One stood to right, the
other; left, - and alternately-? their axes
bit deep. Tom glanced Up as a sailor
looks'aloft ?i t rj f
' "SheTT do, "Hank' he said. r. J
: The two' then with a dozen half clips
of the ax removed the Inequalities- of
the bark from the ' saw's path. The
long flexible ribbon of steer began to
slngbending so adaptably to the hands
and motions of the .men manipulating
that it did Thot seem , possible so mo
bile an instrument could cut the rough
pine. In a moment the song changed
timbre. Without a word "the men
straightened their backs.rt.Tom; flirted
along the blade a thin stream of kero
sene oil from a bottle In his hip pocket,
and the sawyers again bent' to ' their
work, swaying back and forth rhyth
mically, , their muscles ! rippling under
the texture of their woolens like those
of, a panther, under its skin. -The out
er edge-of the. saw blade disappeared.
': "Better wedge her, Tom,' advised
Hank.- .' . .. - :
They paused while, with a heavy
sledge, Tbm drove a triangle of steel
Into the crack made . by the sawing.
This prevented the weight of the tree
from . pinching" the saw. . Then the
rhythmical z-z-z, z-z-z, again took 1 up
"Its song ;
When ' the trunk was nearly severed
Tom drove another and thicker wedge.
5 "Timber!" halloed Hank In a long
drawn melodious eall thai, melted
through the woods Into the distance.
ThelswamperaTceased work and "wlth
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TUTAVING"decided to go qut of ' jhe relail hasiaSf my' ;mjFeWck' oLrmcT'adise. .over 5'o;boo, ' consisting Wbiv V ' v:'?:"
i?1 'Goods, .aoaks,Sg.tsCloth. '
Avenue, Asheville,;N.C., has .been placed in thehandofsMr.J, Myers; 6f New-York -City, -who will conduct the..
' 5a-fe--i" J?0?-?!?. entirc-tock.atiand belotf. tbe originil-cbaT-Every irticle in the entire : house will be -
sold without reserve. : : : t ;;;. r-r .: i i -
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This will be the Greatest Money
.10 and 12
Patton Ave. il
that they saved
inis sale
Come
.. ; .Out -pftown-imicrir:;:
drew to safety. --r v '
"Crack r callad. the tree. , .
Hank coolly, unhooked his taw tan
die,- and Tom drew the blade through
and out the other side. "- 5.
The tree shivered,? then leaned ever
so slightly from the perpendicular, then
fell, at first gently, afterward with a
crescendo rush, ' tearing through" the
branches of other trees, bending the
small timber, breaking the smallest
and at last hitting with a tremendous,
crash and bang which filled the air
with a fog of small twigs, needles and
the powder of snow, h.---;-i:ti:
Then the swampers, who ; have by
now finished the travoy road, trimmed
the prostrate trunk clear 'of all pro
tuberances. It required fairly: skillful
ax work. r The branches had to be
shaved close and clear, "and at the
same time4' the trunk must " not be
gashed.' And often a man was forced
to wield his Instrument from a con
strained position.
The chopped branches and limbs had
now to be dragged clear and piled
While this was being finished Torn and
Hank marked off and sawed the log
lengths, paying due attention to the
necessity of avoiding knots, forks and
rotten places. Thus some of the logs
. were, eighteen, -some sixteea jor. tovx-.
teen and some only twelve feet -in
length. ? ;v x -t; " XT
: Next appeared .the i teamsters, ?
their little wooden sledges, their steel
chains and their tongs. They had been
helping the skldders to place the par
allel and level beams, or skids, on
which the logs were to be piled by the
side of the road. The tree which Tom
and Hank had Just felled lay up a gen
tle slope from the new travoy road, so
little ' Fabian Laveque, the, teamster,
clamped the bite of his tongs to the
end of the largest or butt log.
"Allez, Molly he cried.
A horse, huge, elephantine, her head
down, nose close to her chest' lntelli
gently spying her. steps, moved.. -The
log half rolled over, "slid three feet and
menaced a stump. '
"Gee!" cried Laveque.- . :. - : ?, .
Molly stepped twice directly' side
wise, planted her- forefoot on r a root
she had seen and pulled sharply. The
end of the log slid around the .stump. "
"Allez r commanded Laveque.
And Molly started gingerly down th
hilt She pulled the timber heavy as
an iron safe, here and., there through
the brush, missing no steps, makina
no false mores, backing and - finally
getting out of the way of an unex
pected .roll with' the ease and intelli
gence - of Laveque himself ' In' five
minutes the burden lay by the travoy
roaLaInr! two minutes more one end
itf It. bad beea roUed on the Uttle -flat
wooden sledge and, the other end )drag
Ciri It was wln!Ung majestiaHydowfl
through the ancient forest ,
When Molly, and Fabian had travoy;
ed thelog- to the skidway ..they drew
It with a bump across the two parallel
akidaand left It there to be roiled to
the top of the pile. - r C ,, -
Then Mike McGovern and Bob Strat
ton and Jim Gladys took charge of it.
Mike and Bob were running the cant
hooks, while-Jim stood on top of the
great pile of logs already decked. A
slender, pliable steel chain like a gray
snake ran over the top of the 'pile' and
disappeared through : a . pulley .: to an
invisible horse-Jennyj the mate of
(MpIlJ.;3&D'''Qireir,tlitt en4'o7Tlbis
chain down. Bob passed it over and
under ' the log" and' returned "it "to jlm,
who" reached down after it with the
hook ; of his v implement Thus the
stick of thnber rested in a Jong loop,
one end of which led to the Invisible
horse, and the other Jim made fast to
the top of the pile. He did so by Jam
ming Into another log the steel swamp
hook, with which the chain was armed.
When alf was made .fast the horse
started.- !. v -;; '. :
x "She's a bumper," said Bob. Tjook
out Miker
The log slid to the foot of the two
parallel poles laid slanting up the faee
of the pile. Then it trembled on the
ascent. -But one end stuck for an ln-
nro know the rjenuinoss pf tliiW sale. ybi
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Asheville
BIG
A GrOEit SUJLCCQ 9 ; , sale opened Saturday muigfl January -2 3, and all day our house
ivincrriarW TV .1. VL : sJ?ve?7ing.vitll people taking advantage' or this 'great money
saving chance, lne closest buyers went awavv th lary ttAX2 t Za- c .j ? j A, - 'V
manv
jit . . , " "Tt&,fc' uuhww vi Kuwua, ucuctuy iduiucu auu inoroutrmv convincea
uuuarson tneir purchases. We are hold back nothinor - t?vrvthincr W,ci-l " nXn'rnVA
-v......,. r,.. .Respectfully,,,..; '..'-, ... j "J. MEYERS, Manager. ' ' '
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Make yoiir hard earned money count, and "buy 'your supplies where
you "get good values WE HAVE THE VALUES, lowest prices for the
best grade in Polk county. - r -
we have lust receivcu u mi ui ownco x iiiiiuin i
gna Sausage, the best made; also a compieie line or cannea meats, nsn,
etc. Have you tried our pickles and pig's feet? There is nothing better;
Don't wait' until 'the" weather Vets, bad, belore buying: a pair, of overr
shoes.. VWe.canfityou but in this line at unheard
t , r stock of shoes is larger than; ever before, and . ou r reputation loc seiling
the best in this line is well known.- .We, handle, no shoddy, shoes: Call
rV;TnUseeur$To;G - V -V
r Our hWof dress goods, ribbons, notions, hats? etc, is complete in every
V.- ; department. : We have some specially low prices- on flannelettes,- and
i ; - outings. X3all and see them. We also have a line of Broadclcth for ladies'
1 'TIHIE . TKTON . MSHEIFi CO.
stant and at ooce the log took on a
dahgerous slant Quick: as light Bob'
and Mike sprang forward, gripped jthe
kooksof the cant hooks Uke great
thumbs and forefingers, and. while one
held with : all 5 his ' power, the other
gare a sharp twist upward. The log
straightened. . It was a master feat of
power ''and ? theV knack: of. applying
strength justly. V .
At the topof the Uttle incline the
timber horered for a second. - ;
"One morer .sang- out r Jim to the
driver. He poised, stepped : lightly up
and over 'and aroided by , the 1 safe
hairbreadth being crushed' wheii the
Iog-roIled. iBut it did , not Jie quite
straight oreren. ,So Mike cut short
thick, blocK and all three stirred the
neary timber- suSlciently . to admit of
the5 blltej'atlnsytion.'-- : i
TO BE CONTINUED.
Association of city and public school su
perintendenls of North Carolina at Greens,
boro, N. CX, rates one and one4hird fares
plus 25 cents on the certificate plan. Tick
ets to be sold January 18th to 2Sd, and cer
tificates will be honored on or before Jan
uary 26 th 1 $04. ' ' . :
GROWTH OP THE
Wachovia Loan and
: Trnst Compariy
,i - SysB ITS OROANIZATTON
jike ;i'st"i893.;-:
cp;tal; - - oooo.Voo.oo
DEPOSITS.
ASSETS.
DEC 15, 1893.
3T,708.3. . 139,387.29
DEC 15. 1835 .
i2(,184 73. ,
' i DEC. 15, 1897,.
327,859.44. .
: DEC 15. 1899..
,781,018.11. - . .
i DEC . 15. 1901"
369,028.17
469,751.16
937,156.48
1,043,282.04. . . .
dir. 15. 1007.
1,180,265.70
2,237,075.14.
2,863,997.16
. - : Jan,
3657,110.66.
aa, iq,
3373.873.oi
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AshevUte, N. C.
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LYNN,. NORTH CAROLINA.
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Level Land
ii-aittancQ
J 'The -greatestamprovement in plows, in the last
twenty-five years. Practically no ILepodrs.
Th'se plows have now been in use in this section for
three years, and are an assured success.
Better Work. - r -
.-- Leaves the furrow, loose and mellow;: Equal;; to
a plbwinand food harrowing. - VVrite for circular.
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SrMORRISON,
ASH SEVILLE. N.
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'., v , wrought lu emblematic, desigus and woven in an exquisite
blending of rich colors, you can find in our large stock of
- Rugs and Carpets'.- Our stock showsv the newest - and trioat
artistic patterns and. pleasing .effects for parlor, 'library-, din-'
. iDg'roooij hall or bedroom. And our. prices are as, low as
4the lowest.; Just received a new shipment of Art Squares and
Smyrna Rugs. " . s -,-...;-' ;
3.
awver'6 Carpet-ffiouee.
Phone 228. ;. AshevHIe. N. Cl ISS 20 Ch. St.
Mr. S well Dresser J
nedd only to come'
convince yoursenv
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lams, , umui on wwiw-
oflow prices. Our - -
and Hillside.
- . Better Crops.
Do your tailor bills
make you happy ?
; --:v; .': no !
Then one qiestion
please. If yoi knew
that yoii could se
cure refined, gen
teel, swell clothes
at ecbovit one-half
o f y o u r tailor's
prices, wouldn't you
be inclined to in
vestigate ?
Gla:seerfs
X Clothinfj Store.
Hendersonville, N. C.
10 arid 12
Patton Ave
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