TIMBER SLIDES AND CHUTES 235 



Chutes are also employed on the Pacific Coast as the terminus 

 of a skid or pole road, where the logs are dumped into a stream, 

 pond or other body of water. These chutes consist of three 



Fig. 68. — A Timber Chule. New Hampshire. 



different parts; namely, the head which is cross-skidded like a 

 skid road, the "slip" or chute proper and the "apron" or 

 terminus. The cross-skids at the head offer less friction than 

 a pole chute and enable the logs to be started readily. The poles 

 m the chute proper are drift-bolted to heavy cross-stringers set 



