HARVESTING THE FOREST CROP = 125 
and rough spots in the roadbed and consequently makes 
hauling much easier. After the road has been packed 
and a few sleds or the rutter have grooved the tracks, 
it is customary in many camps to send the tank 
sprinkler out over the road. This tank sled is like 
a city watering cart on runners and sprinkles each 
sled track with water. By morning each groove has 
frozen to make a solid track of ice. Such a splendid 
surface is made in this way that, if care has been 
taken in laying out the road with the proper grade, 
a team of horses can pull any load of logs which they 
are able to start. 
It is always the aim to have the outhaul road descend 
gradually, which means that gravity helps the horses. 
In steep country, however, sharp pitches are common, 
and navigating these steep slopes is the dangerous part 
of the driver’s work. The speed of the loaded sled 
may be checked by spreading hay or evergreen branches 
across the road, or in some cases removing the snow 
entirely. In spite of all precautions loaded teams 
often run wild and many a pair of horses and driver 
have been piled up under a load of logs at the foot 
of such a slope. 
In some parts of the spruce country, railroad log- 
ging is now being used. The sleds carry loads of logs 
to the loading skidways placed on railroad spurs. The 
logs may be either rolled upon the cars by gravity or a 
steam loader may be used to lift the logs from the 
ground and place them upon the cars. When the cars 
have been loaded, the train starts for the mill. 
Life in a Lumber Camp.—The life of the average 
lumberjack, while containing considerable romance 
and excitement, is nevertheless one of hard work under 
conditions that are frequently rigorous. In many 
