158 LOGGING 
the runners. A ring is attached to the center of this bunk and 
the logs are bound on the latter by a chain passing around the 
logs and bunk and through the ring. The curved, forward 
ends of the runners are connected by a roller which has a short 
chain at each end that passes through a hole in the forward end 
of the runner and is fastened several inches back on it. Since 
the go-devil has no tongue it can be turned around in a small 
space. The draft rigging consists of chains fastened to either 
side of the bunk or to the runners. The chains are brought for- 
ward and joined directly in front of the roller by a ring to which 
the hook on the double-tree is attached. Go-devils are loosely 
constructed to permit a backward and forward play to the runners 
so that if one of them becomes obstructed the other moves ahead 
and starts it. 
They are seldom used for distances less than 300 feet, except 
under adverse snaking conditions. They may be used for a j- 
mile haul on snow but are not as economical as larger sleds for 
this distance. Trails are required and these are cut by the 
swampers as they prepare the logs for skidding. 
THE LIZARD 
A crude form of sled called a lizard is sometimes used in the 
pine forests of the South when the ground becomes too soft for 
wheels. They are not serviceable on very muddy ground because 
the nose digs too deeply into the soil. 
The lizard is made from the natural fork of an oak, hewed flat 
on the upper and lower sides, with an upward sweep on the 
forward end so that it can slide over obstructions easily. About 
two-thirds of the distance from the front end the two prongs are 
spanned by a bunk bolted solidly to them. The draft chain is 
fastened to this bunk and also passes around the log and through 
a hole in the upturned nose. Lizards are made in the camp 
blacksmith shop. 
YARDING SLEDS 
It is often desirable to yard or skid logs for distances over |- 
mile, especially when the amount of timber does not warrant 
the construction of a two-sled road, or the haul from the stump 
to the landing or to the railroad does not exceed 1| miles and the 
grade is favorable. 
