320 LAND-TKAXSPOKT. 



size of the sledge, the skill and experience of the workmen, the 

 gradient, the nature of the sledge-road, and the distance of the 

 collecting depot from the felling-area. 



Much greater loads can be carried down regular sledge-roads 

 than on mere hillside tracks. The load may be Ih to 2 stacked 

 cubic meters, i.e., 50 to 70 stacked cubic feet. This, however, 

 implies that the sledge-road is in good order, and to secure this 

 the workmen have often to work several hours daily. The 

 amount of wood a man can bring down in a day depends chiefly 

 on the distance traversed, and then on the condition and gradient 

 of the sledge-road. "With moderate and uniform slopes and a good 

 road, a man can bring down 3 to 5 stacked cubic meters (100 to 

 175 stacked cubic feet) of firewood for a distance of about 

 3 kilometers, say 2 miles ; or 10 to 12 stacked cubic meters 

 (350 to 420 stacked cubic feet) to half that distance. 



The amount of work done is, however, reduced where the 

 gradient is very slight or excessive, as in the latter case the re- 

 turn of the sledge is difficult ; also where the gradients vary, so 

 that breaks have frequently to be used. 



ii. Si(iiuiicr Sle(l;ii)i;f. 



Sledging during summer takes place on the sledge-road de- 

 scribed on page 315, and both firewood and butts are thus 

 transported. 



In the forest of Barr, in Alsace, there are 24 kilometers of 

 summer sledge-roads, the longest being 7 kilometers. These 

 roads cost 43 pf. per meter {5(1. a yard), and the round billets of 

 silver-fir and beech last ten years. The cost of the transport of 

 fuel is 70 pf. per stacked cubic metre {2s. per 100 cubic feet) ; 

 2 to 5 stacked cubic metres (70 to 175 stacked cubic feet) of 

 firewood form the load, or from 3 to (5 butts, according to the 

 gradient. 



[In the llinialiiyan sledge-road ah-e:uly referred to, two men carry 

 down daily 100-120 meter-guugc sleejicrs (6j ft. x 8| x 4^ inches), 

 whilst they could carry down only 24 on their shoulders, the distance 

 being 1 mile and 1 furlong. — Th.] 



(b) Transport by Beasts. 

 Transport by the help of beasts is carried on with carts and 

 sledges, and less frequently by dragging or by pack animals. 



