LOGGING TERMS. 45 



Road monkey. One whose duty is to keep a logging road in proper condition. 

 (N. W., L. S.) 

 Syn. : blue jay, greaser. (P. C. F. ) 



Roll, n. The crossbar of a logging sled into which the tongue is set. (N. W.,,L. S. ) 

 Syn.: roller. 



Roller, 71. See Roll; Upright roller. 



Rolling' dam. A dam for raising the water in a shallow stream. It has no sluice- 

 ways, but a smooth top of timber over which, under a sufficient head of water, 

 logs may slide or roll. (Gen.) 



Roll the boom, to. To roll a boom of logs along the shore of a lake against which 

 it is held by wind, by the use of a cable operated by a steamboat or kedge. The 

 cable is attached to the outer side of the boom, hauled up, then attached again, 

 thus propelling the boom by revolving it against the shore when it would be 

 impossible to tow it. (N. AV., L. S.) . 



Rollway, n. See Landing. 



Rooster, n. See Gooseneck. 



Rosser, n. One who barks and smooths the ride of a log in order that it may slide 

 more easily. (N. F.) 



Syn.: log fixer (P. C. F. ), slipper, scalper (App. ). 



Rough and tumble landing". See Landing. 



Round timber. Pine trees which have not been turpentined. (S. F. ) 



Round turn. A space at the head of a logging-sled road, in which the sled may be 

 turned round without unhitching the team. (N. F. ) 



Runner chain. A chain bound loosely around the forward end of the runners of a 

 logging sled as a brake. (N. W., L. S. ) 



Runner dog. A curved iron attached to a runner of the hind sled of a logging sled, 

 which holds the loaded sled on steep hills by being forced into the bed of the road 

 by any backward movement. (N. F. ) 



Runway. See Gutter road. 



Rutter, n. A form of plow for cutting ruts in a logging road for the runners of the 

 sleds to run in. (N. W., L. S. ) 



Sack the rear, to. To follow a drive and roll in logs which have lodged or grounded. 

 (Gen.) 

 Syn. : pick the rear, to. 



Sack the slide, 'to. To return to a slide logs which have jumped out. (Gen.) 



Saddle, n. The depression cut in a transverse skid in a skid road to guide the logs 

 which pass over it. (P. C. F. ) 



Saddlebag, v. As applied to a boom, to catch on an obstruction and double around 

 it. (Gen.) 



Sampson, n. An appliance for loosening or starting logs by horsepower. It usually 

 consists of a strong, heavy timber and a chain terminating in a heavy swamp 

 hook. The timber is placed upright beside the piece to be moved, the chain 

 fastened around it, and the hook inserted low down on the opposite side. Lever- 

 age is then applied by a team hitched to the upper end of the upright timber. 

 (N. F.) 



Sampson a tree, to. To direct the fall of a tree by means of a lever and pole. 



(N. F.) 



Sap stain. Discoloration of the sapwood. (Gen.) 

 Saw fitter. See Filer. 



