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Grun, V. To aim a tree in felling it. In the case, of very large, brittle trees, such as 

 redwood, a sighting device (gunning stick) is used. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn. : point, swing. (Gen.) 

 Grunning stick. See Gun. 

 Grutterman. See Swamper. 

 Gutter road. The path followed in skidding logs. (Gen.) 



Syn. : drag road, runway, skidding trail, snaking trail. 

 Handbarrow. Two strong, light poles held in position by rungs, upon which bark 

 or wood is carried by two men. (N. W., L. S. ) 

 Syn. : ranking bar. 

 Hand pike. A piked lever, usually 6 to 8 feet long, for handling floating logs. ( Gen, ) 

 Hand skidder. One who accompanies a log as it is being dragged and places short 



skids beneath it. (P. C. F.) 

 Han^ the boom, to. To put the boom in place. (Gen. ) 



Hang" up, to. 1. To fell a tree so that it catches against another instead of falling to 

 the ground. (Gen. ) 



Syn.: lodge (Gen.), buckwheat (App. ) 



2. As applied to river driving, to discontinue; thus a drive may be " hung up" 

 for lack of water or for some other reason. 



Hardwood, a. As applied to trees and logs, broadleafed, belonging to the dicoty- 

 ledons. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: broadleaf. 

 Hardwood, n. A broadleafed, or dicotyledonous, tree. (Gen.) 

 Haul, n. In logging, the distance and route over which teams must go between two 



given points, as between the yard or skidway and the landing. (Gen.) 

 Haul back. A small wire rope, traveling between the donkey engine and a pulley 

 set near the logs to be dragged, used to return the cable. (P. C. F. ) 

 Syn. : back line, pull back, trip line. 



Haul up. A light chain and hook by which a horse may be hitched to a cable in 



order to move it where desired. (P. C. F. ) 

 Hay road. See Tote road. 

 Hay wire outfit. A contemptuous term for loggers with poor logging equipment. 



(N.F.) 



Head block. The log placed under the front end of the skids in a skidway to raise 



them to the desired height. (N. F. ) 

 Head driver. An expert river driver who, during the drive, is stationed at a point 

 where a jam is feared. Head drivers usually work in pairs. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: log watch (N. F.), jam cracker (P. C. F. ) 

 Head faller. The chief of a crew of fallers. (P. C. F. ) 

 Head log-. 1. The front bottom log on a skidway. (N. F.) 

 Syn. : face log. 



2. The front log in a turn. (P. 0. F.) 

 Syn. : lead log. 

 Head push. See Straw boss. 

 Headquarters, n. In logging, the distributing point for supplies, 'equipment, and 



mail; not usually the executive or administrative center. (Gen. ) 

 Head tree. In steam skidding, the tree to which the cable upon which the traveler 

 runs is attached. (S. F.) 



