2IO LOGGING 



the tail trees the foreman starts at some knowTi point along the 

 boundary, paces off 50 yards, selects the nearest suitable tail 

 tree, and blazes it so that it will not be cut by fallers. He thus 

 proceeds entirely around the tract. After the tail trees are 

 spotted, the route of the roads is blazed out from the boundary 

 towards the pullboat. On the completion of the work the roads 

 will radiate out from the skidding center as shown in Fig. 58. 



Fig. 59. 



■ The Sheave Block attached to the Tail Tree, 

 of supporting the block. 



Note the method 



The great advantage of this system over the "every road a 

 main road" method is that it greatly reduces the mileage of 

 runs and is, therefore, much cheaper. The roads must be well 

 cleared out, otherwise the logs will catch on stumps and other 

 obstructions and cause numerous delays. They are usually cut 

 out by contract at approximately 70 cents per 100 feet of road, 

 with a further payment of 25 cents for every merchantable tree 



