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Headworks, n. A platform or raft, with windlass or capstan, which is 

 attached to the front of a log raft or boom of logs, for warping, kedging 

 or winding it through lakes and still water, by hand or horse power. 

 (N. W., L. S.) 



Helper, n. See Second faller. 



Hoist, n. See Loading tripod. 



Holding boom. See Storage boom. 



Hook tender. The foreman of a yarding crew; specifically, one who directs 

 the attaching of the cable to a turn of logs. (P. C. F.) 



Horse dam. A temporary dam made by placing large logs across a stream, 

 in order to raise the water behind it, so as to float the rear. (N. F.) 



Horse logs, to. In river driving, to drag stranded logs back to the stream 

 by the use of peaveys. (N. F.) 



Hovel, n. A stable for logging teams. (N. W., L. S.) 



Ice a road, to. To sprinkle water on a logging road so that a coating of ice 



may form, thus facihtating the hauhng of logs. (N. F.) 

 Ice guards. Heavy timbers fastened fan shaped about a cluster of boom 



piles at an angle of approximately 30 degrees to the surface of the water. 



They prevent the destruction of the boom by ice, through forcing it to 



mount the guards and be broken up. (N. F.) 



Jack chain. An endless spiked chain, which moves logs from one point to 



another, usually from the mill pond into the sawmill. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: bull chain. (P. C. F.) 

 Jack ladder. See Gangway. 

 Jackpot, n. i. A contemptuous expression applied to an unskilful piece of 



work in logging. (N. F.) 



2. An irregular pile of logs. (App.) 

 Jam, n. A stoppage or congestion of logs in a stream, due to an obstruction 



or to low water. (Gen.) 

 Jam cracker. See Head driver. 

 Jammer, n. An improved form of gin, mounted on a movable framework, 



and used to load logs on sleds and cars by horse power. (N. F.) 

 Jam, to break a. To start in motion logs which have jammed. (Gen.) 

 Jay hawk, to. To strip one 4-foot length of bark from a tanbark oak, 



leaving the tree standing. (P. C. F.) 

 Jiboo, V. To remove a dog from a log. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Jigger, V. To pull a log by horse power over a level place in a slide. (Gen.) 



Syn.: lazy haul, to. 

 Jim binder. Sec Binder. 



Jobber, n. A logging contractor or subcontractor. (Gen.) 

 Jobber's sun. A term applied to the moon in a jobber's or contractor's 



logging camp, on account of the early and late hours of commencing and 



ending work. (N. W., L. S.) 



