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Ram pike. A tree broken off by wind and with a splintered end on the 



portion left standing. (N. F.) 

 Rank, v. To haul and pile regularly, as, to rank bark or cord wood. (Gen.) 

 Ranking bar. See Handbarrow. 



Ranking jumper. A wood-shod sled upon which tanbark is hauled. (N. F.) 

 Rave, n. A piece of iron or wood which secures the beam to the runners of 



a logging sled. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Rear, n. The upstream end of a drive; the logs may be either stranded or 



floating. " Floating rear " comprises those logs which may be floated 



back into the current; " dry rear," those which must be dragged or rolled 



back. (Gen.) 

 Receiving boom. See Storage boom. 

 Ride, n. The side of a log upon which it rests when being dragged. 



(Gen.) 

 Ride a log, to. To stand on a floating log. (Gen.) 

 Rigging, 11. The cables, blocks and hooks used in skidding logs by steam 



power. (Gen.) 

 Rigging sled. A sled used to haul hooks and blocks on a skid road. 



(P. C. F.) 

 Syn.: dog boat, pig. 

 Rigging slinger. i. A member of a yarding crew, whose chief duty is to 



place chokers or grabs on logs. (P. C. F.) 



2. One who attaches the rigging to trees, in steam skidding. (S. F.) 

 Ring, n. A section of tanbark, usually 4 feet long. (N. F.) 

 Ring rot. Decay in a log, which follows the annual rings more or less 



closely. (Gen.) 

 Rise, n. The difference in diameter, or taper, between two points in a log. 



(Gen.) 

 River boss. The foreman in charge of a log drive. (N. F.) 

 River driver. One who works on a log drive. (Gen.) 

 River rat. A log driver whose work is chiefly on the river; contrasted with 



Laker. (N. F.) 

 Road donkey. A donkey engine mounted on a heavy sled, which drags logs 



along a skid road by winding a cable on a drum. It has a second drum for 



the haul back. (P. C. F.) 

 Road gang. That portion of the crew of a logging camp who cut out logging 



roads and keep them in repair. (N. F.) 

 Road monkey. One whose duty is to keep a logging road in proper condi- 

 tion. (N. W., L. S.) 



Syn.: blue jay, greaser. (P. C. F.) 

 Roll, n. The crossbar of a logging sled into which the tongue is set. (N. W., 



L. S.) 



Syn.: roller. 

 Roller, n. See Roll; Upright roller. 



