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LAprit, 1898.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 321 
To facilitate “snigging,” a slide (shown in an illustration) is used. It 
is cut from the fork of a tree. In the space between the two prongs the 
end of the log rests, and. reduces the dead weight by lifting it off the ground. 
It also helps the log to avoid stumps, stones, and other irregularities of the 
bush tracks which would otherwise impede progress. Every timber wagon is 
provided with a “slide” —it is looked upon as an indispensable adjunct—and 
teamsters take a pride in chopping and shaping a slide which is akin to the 
fondness a stockman lavishes upon his stockwhip. 
The log itself is rolled on to the timber wagon by means of “skids” 
(shown in illustration) which rest upon the wheels. ‘Two chains are passed 
round the log, and the log is rolled up the skids by the team, which is made 
fast to the ends of these chains. 
