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block fastened to a tail tree. These are 150 feet or less apart 
because logs cannot readily be side-lined for distances greater 
than 75 feet. After determining on the map the approximate 
location of the tail trees the foreman starts at some known point 
along the boundary, paces off 50 yards, selects the nearest suitable 
tail tree, and blazes it so that it will not be cut by fallers. He thus 
proceeds entirely around the tract. After the tail trees are 
Fig. 74. — The Arrangement of the Roads down which Logs are dragged to 
the Pullboat. This system is known as fantaihng. The figure is adapted 
from an actual operation in a Louisiana cypress swamp. 
spotted, the route of the roads is blazed out from the boundary 
towards the pull])oat. On the completion of the work the roads 
will radiate out from the skidding center in the manner shown 
in Fig. 74. 
The advantage of this system over the "every road a main 
road" method is that it greatly reduces the mileage of runs and 
is, therefore, much cheaper. The roads must be well cleared 
out, otherwise the logs will catch on stumps and other obstruc- 
tions and cause numerous delays. They are usually cut by 
contract at a stated price per 100 feet of road, with a further 
payment for each merchantable tree felled and cut into logs. 
One man will cut from 60 to 500 feet of road dail}^, depending 
on the number of trees to be cut, number of stumps to be removed, 
and the amount of rubbish on the ground. Workmen regard 
