CKEOSOIlMi I'UIMS /OA' TKF.ATISG CIIF.SIXUT POLES 243 



Although it has a short Ihmhii, it is al)U- lo handli- vi-ry long poles 

 iH'faiisi- of till- nu'tluHl it) whirh it lifts iht-in. One end of the [lole, 

 either to|) or l>utt, is rested against the middle point of the iiooni 

 and the |x>ie lifted 1)\- the winch line which nia>' he attached only 

 one-third or one-fonrth of the (list.incc fmin ilie Io.kUt end lo the 



Fig. 7 — Gearctl LcKomotive in Use on Logging Road Which Supplies I'oles to 

 Treating Plant 



free enil of the pole. In lifting long [loles by this nietluKl. they spring 

 considerably, and brash timber usually breaks under this treatment. 

 Thus in handling poles by this method, they are given a test before 

 they leave the timln-r. 



The winch line is attached to the pole b\- means of hooks which 

 resemble ice tongs. From long experience in handling these tongs, 

 the pole men are able to throw them several feet and catch a pole at 

 any point they ficsirc, to pull it from the pole pile. This operation 

 is ver>' fast. In fact, under favorable conditions, 'Sit foot chestnut 

 p<iles have been loaf led on a car at the rate of two per minute. 



The pole piles along the logging road are usually disorderly, re- 

 sembling a lot of giant tooth-()icks which might have been carelessly 

 dropped in a heap. 



