TERMS USED IN LOGGING 495 
Marking hammer. A haniiner beuring a raised device which is stamped on 
logs to indicate ownersiii]). (Gen.) 
Syn. : marking iron (Gen.), log stamp, stamping hammer. (E. C.) 
Marking iron. See Marking hammer. 
Match, V. See Mate. 
Mate, V. To place together in a raft logs of similar size. (Gen.) 
Syn.: match. 
Merchantable log. A log that will make lumber of a quality and in sufficient 
amount to make it profitable to take it to a mill and have it sawed. (Su- 
preme Court of Michigan, 82 Northwest Reporter, 230.) 
Merchantable timber. Usually interjjreted to mean timber that can be manu- 
factured and sold at not less than cost. The purpose for which the timber 
is to be used and local customs are factors which influence the degree of 
utihzation. 
Messenger. See Haul back. 
Mill pond. The pond near a sawmiU in which logs to be sawn are held. 
(Gen.) 
Mill scale. The scale of logs made at the rafting boom or at the sawmill. 
(Gen.) 
Mine prop. A small stull. (R. M. F.) 
Monitor. See Catamaran. 
Moss, r. See Cliink. 
Mud, V. To fill with soft clay or mortar the crevices between the logs in a 
logging camp. It usually is preceded by chinking. (N. E.) See Chink. 
Syn.: daub. (R. M. F.) 
Mudboat, n. A low sled with wide runners, used for hauling logs in swamps. 
(S. F., N. F.) 
Syn.: jumper. (N. W.) 
Mudsill, n. 1. The bed piece or bottom timber of a dam which is placed 
across the stream, usually resting on rocks or in the mud. (Gen.) 
Syn.: bottom sill. 
2. Short pieces of timber placed crosswi.se underneath the main sill of 
each bent in a railroad bridge. (Gen.) 
Mule cart. A 4-wheeled vehicle used in the Coastal Plain region for hauling 
logs. The logs are suspended under the axle of the rear wheels. (S. F.) 
Mulligan car. See Camp car. 
Needle gate. In a logging dam sluiceway, narrow timbers or poles with two 
or more squared faces which are placed in contact across the opening of the 
sluice to prevent the outflow of water. One or more " needles " may be 
removed without disturbing the remainder. (Gen.) 
Syn.: bracket gate. 
Nick, n. See Undercut. 
Nipper, n. A member of the steel crew, who by means of a crow-bar and a 
block used as a fulcrum holds the end of the cro.sstie against the base of 
the rail while the spikes are being driven. (Gen.) 
North Carolina pine. Pine timber cut in the Coastal Plain region of Vir- 
ginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. (S. F.) 
