Show A lafr lor in alic ains or alic of alio llio times writs the post of danger on aliu etim and tio most men arc sent rill open in alio of 1 solid moss of timber staid celoso jn 21 moment aftin having dragged a man blown beyond all help u log will move a few inches slowly and unnoticed ami then with a movement liko an arrow strike a luckless ninn crushing alic lifo out of lim in an instant on overy side dangers anro lurking and lio is fortunate hat pisses i spring without injury there h something attractive in alio boks of i log jam aud if alio fucina ion eliat danger lias acro taken froin it still would work bierc than on alio shore alie long narrow sei of timber creaking and writhing with ho action of tho he water roaring and foaming as it escapes from its prison andor the logs ind the logs themselves molded into ant shapes by alic terrible pressure all have an attraction for men who are impressed by strength or after n jam is kormod arc akers are sent on it and alic hois lo 10 oan directing alio and examining to sou what liolis it sometimes it is onu log and again it will be several knotted together in lucli a wv as to almost bialle the most cx but one or two ll will start it alio hoods aro made by alio lirgg ll lams and ivill raise abo water sm oral feet lilting n jim up into alio air as if it were a tny boat if a specially laro nond is needed two and sometimes are used nt a toiuo tho hood ates of tho lower jiust M alio water rom tho uini abobo it in tin way an immense splash is obtained clial only alio bosl refractory jams can successfully combat tharo arc few grander sights to bo seen anywhere than the moving of a lar po lo 10 jam alio grand sarc etli with which alicy move tearing out alic argast trees and forcing be bru bliem and hie fierce motion ot alio bliku liku the crazy shuttles of sonio biant machine aud alie perfection of orco compel from spectator spec talor the wilia hur ala of the mun on abe logs add lo 10 alio llio excitement and an h quite sure to lind himself along by aliu side of the moi ing mass cheering as K lift had won 1 alio inan who arc at work scarcely realie tho danger they arc ao carried ariy with lie excitement and they may bo seen lumping from log to anellier and cheering as if safe on solid ground instead of on a dangerous sea of moving logi that arc continually rising and falling and dodging aliis way and ali it driven by tho hood of water furnished by aliu tl daiil i the skill shown by experienced in riding logs is wonderful and it seems impossible dexterity to such perfection A i mill acim links form eliere precipitous it iman isible fur alic to escape on cither side and they nuitt ride i lie log r several rods in such alio mater ia always swift sometimes form ng rapids and watching the logs jumping tumbling rolling along with n deafening roar one wonders how men cin live among for an instant behind the jam bieak cra come alio willi epam arming the logs that jams have forced far out on alic banks and rolling in those on the shorn bringing Uri nging up alio rear is the technical term thi i nork by alic and it is nu isioro desirable than occupying alio same position in the army it is terribly cold work too wilding in alio batir ico on the lovers and on hie clothing wherever to alic air and nukes alic spectators shiver to sec them but the hardy lumbermen dont mind il ihly expect it and their is fr to alic demand at ibcal aimis alicy all come with prodigious appetites fur their rations that arc as hot as alicy can be oaten hot bisca ili eggs meal tu i bodeo and ele solid and liquid are liing like the steam from a locomotive while rous diang lils from the crp c rp thai inebriates add their to iho general liro nu cold anro current in log bloating timo all tho cleill required is found in the ice water and has to be taken tu counteract its i the nights are spent in camu where tho roaring forc s partially to dry tho clothes thil mut bo put on in the morning coming into the room cherr alio ire hung a great claud of steam is seen tint rises to the ceiling where it condenses and falls down in drops or evaporates ou the warm blaids nud the clothes arc all smoking as if engaged in a contest alie river is reached alie life changes there arc few to break lc s wading ami muro riding in boats and all the work is easier and loss dangerous if the logs atop on 1 rock that is out in tho cuddle of the river a boatman carries some men there who amny roll them oft and gel into the boat again without danger and without getting wet there are logs along abe shore to be rolled in but abo water is net as swift as in alie runs aud in the water a man cau stand with comparative para tive safety everything is easier and iho day thu river is reached is al ingua holiday among alio llio lumbermen the agriculturists of cro arc robust anil their wives fair but the shawl producing villagers aro objects laug hours of work in crowded ill ventilated rooms beggarly pay mak them mem aba dows |