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road buildino; as ono of the more profitable forms of work in the 
cypress forest. 
After the roads have been cut and the timber felled, the logs 
are prepared for pulling by a "sniping" crew, which may work 
by the day or by contract. The duty of this crew is to "snipe" 
the forward ends of the logs, bore two opposite 2-inch holes about 
one foot from the forward end of the log, and swamp out a trail 
Fig. 75. — A Sheave Block attached to a Tail Tree on a Pullboat Operation. 
Note the method of supporting the block; also the cross on the tree which 
denotes its selection as a tail tree. 
so that the log can be dragged to the main road. A four-man 
crew will prepare from 75 to 100 logs daily. 
A pullboat having moved to a skidding site, the main and 
messenger cables are run out. A sheave block is adjusted at the 
far end of the road and two f-inch cables are carried from the 
pullboat to the sheave block; one end of the cable is passed 
through it and the two sections are then joined together. At the 
pullboat one end of the |-inch cable is attached to the messenger 
