logs shoot out from it with great velocity, and to considerable 

 distances, which may extend to 200 or 300 feet in the gently 



:. l'.lark Forest siidc. 



inclined foreground of the slide (in the Salzkammergut and 



other ]>l;n 



Arrangements sometimes h;ivr to lx- mndi; io reduce the 



Fitr. 1!7. Lo\vcr cxiroinity of a slide. 



velocity of logs when sliding, and a mode of brake for the 

 purpose is shown in Fig. 109 ; as the log coming down strikes 

 and lifts the brake, its velocity is reduced. Another plan 

 i to load an intermediate section of the slide upwards, 



