38 TERMS USED IN FORESTRY AND LOGGING. 



Gang-way, n. The incline plane up which logs are moved from the water into a 

 sawmill. (Gen.) 



Syn. : jack ladder, log jack, log way, slip. 

 (nrap stick. The pole placed across the entrance of a sorting jack to close it, when 



not in use. (Gen.) 

 (ree throw. A heavy, wooden lever, with a curved iron point, used to break out 

 logging sleds. (N. F. ) 

 Syn. : starting bar. 

 CtIu pole. A pole secured by guy ropes, to the top of which tackle for loading logs 



is fastened. (Gen.) 

 Glancer, n. See Fender skid. 

 Glancing boom. See Shear boom. 



Glisse skids. Freshly peeled skids up which logs are slid instead of rolled when 

 being loaded. (N. F.) 

 Syn. : slip skids. 

 Go-back road. A road upon which unloaded logging sleds can return to the skid- 

 ways for reloading, without meeting the loaded sleds en route to the landing. 

 (N. F.) 

 Syn. : short road. 

 Go-devil. See Dray. 



Gooseneck, 71. 1. A wooden bar used to couple two logging trucks. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: rooster. (P. C. F.) 



2. The point of draft on a logging sled; it consists of a curved iron hook bolted 

 to the roll. (N. F.) 



Syn. : draw hook. 



3. A curved iron driven into the bottom of a slide to check the speed of descend- 

 ing logs. (App. ) 



Goosepen. A large hole burned in a standing tree. (P. C. F. ) 



Grab hook. A hook having a narrow throat, adapted to grasp any link of a chain. 



(Gen.) 

 Grab link. See Slip grab. 

 Grabs, n. See Skidding tongs. 

 Grab skipper, A short iron pry or hammer, used to remove the skidding tongs 



from a log. (App., S. F.) 

 Grapples, n. 1. Two small iron dogs joined by a short chain, and used to couple 



logs end to end when skidding on mountains, so that several logs may be skidded 



by one horse at the same time. (N. F. ) 



Syn.: chain grapples, coupling grab. (P. C. F.) 

 2'. See Skidding tongs. 

 Gravel a dam, to. To cover with gravel or earth the upstream side of the timber 



work of a dam, to make it water tight. (X. F. ) 

 Greaser, n. See Road monkey. 

 Grips, n. See Skidding tongs. 

 Ground loader. See Send-up man. 

 Grouser, n. A large and long stick of squared timber sharpened at the lower end 



and placed in the bow of a steam logging boat; it takes the place of an anchor in 



shallow water, and can be raised or lowered by steam power. (X. W., L. S.) 

 Guard a hill, to. To keep a logging road on a steep decline in condition for use. 



(X.F.) 



