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LOGGING 



When two teams were used for hauling a sled, a false tongue was 

 slung on rings under the main pole, projecting ahead far enough 

 to accomodate the forward pair of horses. This pole enabled the 

 lead team to assist in steering the sled. The rear runners were 

 similar to the forward pair, with the omission of the tongue and 

 rocker. Two-sleds are made from well-seasoned oak, maple or 

 birch. The woodwork on a sled lasts from three to four seasons 

 but the nmner shoes must be renewed annually. 



Photograph by E. B. Mason. 



Fig. 36. — A Loaded Two-sled, showing the Binding Chains and a Potter 



(on the left). New Hampshire. 



The front and rear sleds are often joined by two |-inch or 

 |-inch chains attached to the back side of the forward bunk, 

 directly over the runners, then crossed and attached to the noses 

 of the rear runners. The length of the chains is adjustable so 

 as to adapt the distance between the forward and rear bunks to 

 the length of logs being hauled. On rough roads, when light 

 sleds are used, and when logs of medium and fairly uniform length 

 are being hauled, the cross chains may be replaced by a "goose- 



