50 TEEMS USED IX FOEESTKY AXD LOGGIXG. 



Stillwater. That part of a stream having such shght fall that no current is appar- 

 ent. Ant.: quickwater. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: deadwater. 



Stock logs, to. To deliver logs from stump to mill or railroad. (S. F. ) 



Storage boom. A strong boom used to hold logs in storage at a sawmill. (Gen.) 

 Syn. : holding boom, receiving boom. 



Straw boss, n. A subforeman in a logging camp. (X. W., L. S.) 

 Syn. : head push. 



Stream jam. See Center jam. 



Stringer road. See Fore-and-aft road. 



Stumpage, n. The value of timber as it stands uncut in the woods; or, in a general 

 sense, the standing timber itself. (Gen. ) 



Swamp, V. To clear the ground of underbrush, fallen trees, and other obstructions 

 preparatory to constructing a logging road or opening out a gutter road. (Gen.) 



Swamper,?!. One who swamps. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: beaver, gutterman. (X. F. ) 



Swamp hook. A large, single hook on the end of a chain, used in handling logs, 

 most commonly in skidding. (Gen.) 



Sway bar. 1. A strong bar or pole, two of which couple and hold in position the 

 front and rear sleds of a logging sled. (X. F. ) 



2. The bar used to couple two logging cars. (Gen. ) 



Swell butted. As applied to a tree, greatly enlarged at the base. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: bottle butted, churn butted. 



Swing, V. See Gun. 



Swing dingle. A single sled with wood-shod runners and a tongue with lateral 

 play, used in hauling logs down steep slopes on bare ground. (X. F. j • 

 Syn. : loose-tongued sloop. 



Swing team. In a logging team of six, the pair between the leaders and the butt 

 team. (P. C. F.) 



Tail chain. A heavy chain bound around the trailing end of logs, as a brake, in 

 slooping on steep slopes. (X. W. ) 



Taildown, to. To roll logs on a skidway to a point on the skids where they can be 

 quickly reached by the loading crew. (X. F. ) 



Tail hold. 1. A means of obtaining increased power in moving a log by tackle. 

 The cable is passed through a block attached to the log and the end fastened to a 

 stationary object, so that hauling on the other end gives twice the power which 

 would be attained by direct attachment of the cable to the log. ( P. C. F. ^ 



2. The attachment of the rear end of a donkey sled, usually to a tree or stump. 

 (P.O. F.) ■ 



Tail hook. See Dog. 



Tally board. A thin, smooth board used by a scaler to record the number or vol- 

 ume of logs. (Gen.) 



Tally man. One who records or tallies the measurements of logs as they are called 

 by the scaler. (X. F. ) 



Tank, n. See Sprinkler. 



Tank conductor. One who has charge of the crew which operates a sprinkler or 

 tank, and who regulates the flow of water, in icing logging roads. (X. F. ) 



Tank heater. A sheet-iron cylinder extending through a tank or sprinkler, in 

 which a fire is kept to prevent the water in the tank from freezing while icing 

 logging roads in extremely cold weather. (X. F.) 



