Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1905 Page: 4 of 4
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Ix-fori- iln ln:ikiii. It was realty ipiitf
(vlnmnliiiitry Imiv ini!-li was iu-:uiti'
plislml untli-r tin1 ii;ikii spur of
vtmIIht conditions and tin; cruel rowel-
l:t: of Tlioi po.
Tin' Intii'r liiiil now no tlmuulit bo-
ynnd liis work anil that was tbo
tlinulit of a nuuliiian. He bud boon
Rtorn ami unyielding oiioujrh before
goodness knows but now Iip was terri-
ble. Not for an instant was them n
resting spell. The veriest chore boy
tnlketl. tbonglit. ill-earned of notbing
but saw Iors. Men whispered vaguely
of n rword cut. The ditncultles of
snow accident tonography wore
swept aside like straws. I.ittlu time
was wasted and no opportunities. It
did not matter bow smoothly nfTuIrs
bappened to be running for the mo-
ment; every advantage. even tbo small-
est was eagerly seizi-d to advance the
work. A drop of live degrees during
the frequent warm spells brought out
the sprinklers even In the dead of
nlgbt. At night the men fell into their
bunks like sand bags and their last
conscious thought if indeed tbey bad
Buy at nil was of eagerness for the
morrow. It was madness but It was
the madness these men loved.
For now to bis old religion Thorpe
had added a fanaticism and over the
fanaticism was gradually creeping i
film of doubt. To the conscientious
energy which a sense of duty supplied
was added the tremendous kinetic
force of a love turned iuto other chan-
nels. And In the wild nights while tbe
other men slept Thorpe's half crazed
brnln was revolving over and over
again the words of the sentence he bad
beard from Hilda's lips "There can be
notbing better than love."
Ills actions bis mind his very soul
vehemently denied tbe proposition. He
clung as ever to his high Puritanic
Idea of man's purpose. Hut down deep
in a very tiny sacred corner of bis
heart a very small voice sometimes
made itself beard when other more
militant voices were still: "It may be.
It may be."
The lust rontli of hauling was also
one of snow. Kach day n little fell.
By and by tbe accumulation nmonnted
to much. In tbe woods where tbe wind
could not get at It it lay deep and soft
above the tops of bushes. On either
Bide of the logging roads tbe snow piled
so high as to form n kind of rampart
When all this vater In suspense should
liegin to flow and to seek its level In
tbe water courses of tbe district the
logs would have plenty to float them
at least
So late did the cold weather Inst that
even with tbe added plowing to do tbe
six camps beat all records. On tbe
banks nt Camp One were 0.000000
feet The totals of all five amounted
to 33000000. About 10.000000 of this
was on French creek the remainder
on the main bank of tbe Ossawina-
makee. Besides this the Ann up river.
Sndler & Smith bad put up some 12.-
000.000 more. The drive promised to
be quite on affair.
About the loth of April attention be-
came strained. Every day the mount-
ing sun made heavy attacks on tbe
snow; every night tbe temperature
dropped below tbe freezing point. Tbe
river liegnn to show more air boles oc-
casional open places. About tbe cen-
ter tbe Ice looked worn and soggy.
Some one saw a flock of geese bhjh in
the oir. Then came rain.
One morning early Long Jim Tine
came Into tbe men's camp bearing a
huge chunk of tallow. This be held
against the hot stove until Its surface
Lad softened when be began to swab
liberal quantities of grease on bis
spiked river shoes which be fished out
from under bis bunk.
"She's comin' boys." be said.
He donned a pair of woolen trousers
that bad been chopped off at the knee
thick woolen 6tockings and tbe river
shoes. Then be tightened his broad
leather belt about bis beavy shirt
cocked bis little bat over bis ear and
walked over In tbe corner to select a
peavey from tbe lot tbe blacksmith had
just put In shape. A peavey Is like a
cant book except that it Is pointed at
the end. Thus It can be used either as
a book or a pike. At tbe same moment
Shearer similarly nttlred and equipped
appeared in tbe doorway. Tbe opening
of tbe portal admitted a roar of sound.
Tbe river was rising.
"Come on boys; slje'a oaV said he
sharply.
"Lively boys. HvelyT shouted
Thorpe. "She'll be down on as before
we know it!''
Above tbe creaking of dead branches
In tbe wind sounded a steady roar like
tbe be.'lowlng of a wild beast lashing
iUelf to fury. Tbe freshet was abroad.
Tbe men beard it and tbeir eyes
brightened with tbe lust of battle.
Tbey cheered.
At tbe banks of tbe river Thorpe is-
sued bis directions. Tbe affair bad
been all prearranged. Immediately
above the first rollways was Dam
Three with its two wide sluices
through- which a veritable flood could
be loosened at will: then four miles far-
ther lay tbe rollwuy of Sadler & Smith
the up river firm and above tbem tum-
bled over a forty-live foot ledge the
beautiful Si-tcot full. These first roll-
ways of Thorpe's spread In tbe broad
mnrxli flat In-low the dam. contained
about 8.000000. Tbe rest of the sea-
son's cut was scattered for thirty miles
long the bexl of the river.
Already the Ice cementing the logs
together bad begun to weaken. The ice
had wrenched and tugged savagely at
the locki-d timbers until they bad witb
"The Blazed Trail
a mighty effort snapped asunder the
bonds of their hibernation. Now n nar-
row lane of hlaik rushing water
pierced the rollways to boll and oddy In
tbe consequent jam three miles below.
To the foremen Thorpe assigned their
tusks.
"Moloney" said he to the big Irish-
man "take your crew and break that
Jam. Then scatter your men down to
within a mile of the pond nt Dam Two
and see that the river runs clear. You
can tent fur ti day or so at West Bend
or some other point about half way
Sprang boldly nnd confidently ten )ect
Kirtiujni uownwaru.
down nnd after that you had better
camp at the dam. Just as soon as you
get logs enough In the pond start to
sluiclug them through the dam. You
won't need more than four men there
if you keep a good bead. You can
keep your gates open five or six hours.
And Moloney"
"Yes. sir."
"I want you to be careful not to
sluice too long. There is a bar Just
below the dam nnd If you try to
sluice with tbe water too low you'll
center nnd Jam there as sure as shoot-
ing." Bryan Moloney turned on bis beel
and began to pick his way down
stream over the solidly banked logs.
Without waiting the command a dozen
men followed him. Tbe little group
bobbed away Irregularly Into the dis-
tance springing lightly from one tim-
ber to the other holding their quaintly
faslrtoned peuveys In the manner of a
ropedancer's balancing pole. At the
lowermost limit of the rollways each
man pried n log Into the water and
standing gracefully erect on this un-
stable craft floated out down tbe cur-
rent to the scene of bis dangerous la-
bor. "Kerlle." went on Thorpe "your
crew can break rollways with the rest
until we get the river fairly filled and
then you can move on down stream as
fast as you nre needed. Scotty you
will have the rear. Tim nnd I will
boss tbe river."
At once tbe signal was given to El-
lis tbe dam watcher. Ellis nnd bis
nsslstnnts thereupon liegan to pry with
long iron bars at tbe ratchets of the
beavy gates. The chore boy bent at-
tentively over tbe ratchet pin. lifting
It delicately to permit another inch of
raise dropping it accurately to enable
the men nt the bars to seize a fresh
purchase. The river's roar deepened.
Through the wide sluiceways a torrent
foamed and tumbled. Immediately It
spread through the brush on either side
to the limits of the freshet bonks and
then gathered for its leap against the
uneasy rollways. Along the edge of
the dark channel the face of the logs
seemed to crumble away. Farther In
toward the banks where tbe weight
of timber still outbalanced tbe weight
of tbe flood the tiers grumbled nnd
stirred. Far down the river where
Bryan Moloney and bis crew were
picking at the jam. the water in eager
streamlets sought the Interstices be-
tween the logs gurgling excitedly.
The Jam creaked and groaned In re-
sponse to the pressure. From Its face a
hundred Jots of water spouted Into the
lower stream. Logs up-ended here ond
there rising from tbe bristling surface
slowly like so many arms from tbe roll-
ways paused at the slack eddied back
foaming. Logs shot down from the
rollways. paused at the slack wnterand
finally hit with a hollow and resound-
ing boom against tbe tall of tbe Jam.
A moment later they too up-ended.
The crew were working desperately.
Down In the heap somewhere two logs
were crossed In such a manner as to
lock the whole. They sought those logs.
Thirty feet above tbe bed of tbe river
six men clamped their peaveys into the
soft pine Jerking pulling lifting slid-
ing tbe crcat logs from their places.
Thirty feet below under the threaten-
ing face six other men coolly picked
out and set adrift oue by one tbe tim-
bers not inextricably imbedded. From
time to time tbe muss creaked settled
perhaps ven moved a foot or two but
always tbe practiced river men arter
a glance bent more eagerly to their
work.
Outlined against the sky big Bryan
Moloney stood directing the work. He
knew by the tenseness of the log he
stood on that behind tbe jam power
hud gathered sufficient to push tbe
whole tangle down stream. Now he
was offering it the chance.
Suddenly tbe six men below the Jam
scattered. Four of them Jumped llgbt-
ly from one floating log to a:iotlii'r In
the Kigxag to shore. The other two ran
the length of their footing and. over-
leaping an open of water landed heav-
ily and llrmly on the very ends of two
sin ti 1 1 floating logs. In this manner the
force of the jump rushed the little tim-
bers end-on through the water. The
two men maintaining murvelously
their balance were thus ferried to
within leaping distance of the other
shore. '
tu the meantime a barely perceptible
motluu was communicating itself from
one particle to unotber through the cen-
ter of the Jam. The men redouhled their
exertions. A sharp crack exploded Im-
mediately undernenth. There could no
longer exist any doubt as to tbe motion
although It was ns yet sluggish glacial.
Then in silence a log shifted in silence
and slowly but with Irresistible force.
Jimmy Powers quietly stepped over it
Just ns It menaced his log. Other logs
In all directions up-ended. The Jam
crow were forced continually to alter
tbeir positions riding the changing tim-
bers bent kneed as a circus rider treads
his four galloping horses.
Then nil at once down by the face
something crashed. The entire stream
became alive. It hissed and roared; It
shrieked and grumbled. At first slow-
ly then more rapidly the very fore-
front of the center melted Inward and
forward nnd downward until It caught
tbe fierce rush of the freshet nnd shot
out from under tbe Jam. Far up
stream bristling and formidable the
tons of logs grinding savagely to-
gether swept forward.
Tbe six men and Bryan Moloney
who. It will be remembered were on
top worked until tbe last moment.
When the logs began to cave under
them so rnpldly that even the expert
river men found difficulty In "staying
on top" the foreman set tbe example
of hunting safety.
"She 'pulls.' boys!" he yelled.
Then In a manner wonderful to be-
hold through the smother of foam nnd
spray through the crash nnd yell of
timbers through the leap of destruc-
tion tbe drivers zigzagged calmly nnd
surely to the shore.
All but Jimmy Powers. He poised
tense and eager on the crumbling face
of tbe jam. Almost Immediately he
saw what he wanted nnd without
pause sprang boldly nnd confidently
ten feet straight downward to nllght
with nccurncy on a single log flontlng
free In the current And then In the
very glory nnd chnos of the Jam itself
he was swept down stream.
After a moment tbe constant accel-
eration In speed checked then com-
menced perceptibly to slacken. At
once the rest of the crew begnn to ride
down stream. Each struck tho calks
of his river boots strongly Into a log
and on such unstable vehicles floated
miles with the current From time to
time ns Bryan Moloney Indicated one
of them went ashore. There usually
nt a bend of the strenm where tbe
likelihood of Jamming was great tbey
took their stands. When necessary they
ran out over the face of the river to
separate a congestion likely to cause
trouble. The rest of the time they
smoked their pipes.
Ail night long the logs slipped down
the moonlit current silently swiftly
yet without baste. From tho whole
length of the river rang the hollow
boom boom boom of timbers striking
one against the other.
Tbe drive was on.
To Be Continued
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank
At Canyon In the State of Texas at
the clone of business Jan. 11 1005.
HKHOUUCKH.
Loans nml (liscountH 152ftS.1.2i
Overdrafts secured and un-
secured 751(3.
L S. bonds to secure circu-
lation 50.000.00
Premiums on U. S. bowl.. ;)05!l.l5
Banking; house furniture
nnd fixtures !)S0!).X8
Due from national banks
(not reserve agents) f.021.02
Due from approved reserve
agents 510:t0.-ti
Checks & other cash items 72:1.57
Notes of other national
hanks 400.00
Fractional pa per currency
nickels and cents 111.07
Lawful money reserve In
bank viz:
Specie .1.810.55
!gal-t;ndernotes..7.044.00 10.S54.55
Redemption fund with U.
S. Treasurer (5 of cir-
culation) 2.500(H)
Total 294.7SC.C7
I.IAI1II.IT1KH.
Capital stock paid In 50.000.00
Surplus fund ' 10000.00
Undivided profits less ex-
penses nnd taxes paid 2C.1U1.7S
National liifnk notes out-
standing 50000.00
Due to other nat'l. banks . M.l.VJ.lM
Due to state bnnks nnd
bankers 1747.04
Individual deposits subject
to check 107.0S2.SS
Time certificates of deposit 15712.04
Total 294.7SC.C7
State of Texas County of Randall ss:
I D. A. Park cashier of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that
the above statMiient Is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
D. A. PARK Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this is day of January 1005.
B. F. MJIE
Notary public Randall Co. Texas-
Correct Attest: .
' L. T. Lester )
J. L. Howell Directors.
J. H. Donohoo. )
Plenty of mountain cedar posts at
Burton-Lingo Co.
THE FIRST NA TL. BANK
(Successor tu Stuckmcns Nutioual Uank.)
CAPITAL AND SUKPLUS
OFFICERS.
L. T. Lestkk President.
John Hutson Vice-Puks.
DIRECTORS.
L. T. Lester
John Hutson J. L. Howell
J. N. Donohoo F. M. Lester.
We Invito you to open an account with us. We guarantee as lib-
eral accommodations as are waiTanted by the account and prudent
banking.
L G. CONNER
LAND. LIVE STOCK AND
CANYON CITY PROPERTY.
Thousands of acres of fine Graziug and
Agricultural lands at from $1 to
$5 an acre owing to loca-
tion and improvements.
Notary Public Abstracters in
office opposite Northeast corner
of Square. Inquiry Solicited.
T. H. ROWAN.
LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE
Bus meets all trains. Best teams and rigs always on hand
DRUMMER'S RIGS A SPECIALTY.
During the year 1904 the Pecos Valley Lines
and Southern Kansas Railway of Texas have been
making Railroad History in the Southwest.
COMING:
We have brought to the Panhandle of Texas and Pecos Val-
ley more than our share of the great army of homeseekers now
attracted to this part of the world where there still remains op-
portunity to acquire cheap and productive lands.
GOING:
We have maintained the record of the "Cattle Trail Route
in handling the one great export of this region. Requests lor
information should be addressed to
A. L. CONRAD
Amarillo Texas Traffic Manager.
SOMK LAND ISARCAINS.
1 An improved section one mile
from Ceta $2500.
2 640 acres patented land 8
miles S. E. of town fenced fine
well of water windmill and tank
$4 per acre.
200 acres patented land under
fence and on public road 6 miles
South of town 90 per cent tillable
60 acres already in cultivation
house of 2 rooms outhouses two
good wells of fine water and over
one of them a 2-inch pump outfit
and 12-foot Red Cross Windmill
640 acres adjoining lease goes with
it all for $1250.
Each of above tracts of land is
choice all fit for cultivation we
have others.
The Dr. Odell residence:
An almost new and substantial
7 room frame house; desirable
location; large lot fine well and
new windmill garden outhouses
etc. Will sell at much less than
real value or exchange for land
near town.
3 Seven-room frame house east
front good outhouses fine well
water. A very desirable location.
5 Two 2-room residences close
in at low prices.
Geo. A. Brandon
News Office.
Home and Farm one of the best
agricultural papers in the world
and the Canyon City News one
year for $1.35.
$85000.00
D. A. Park Cashier.
Travis Shaw Ass't. Cas.
COMING AND GOING"
lal.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
D. M. STEWART
Ipbysldan ant Surocon
Of lice with Thompson Drug Co.
Calls promptly answered night or day
GEO. A. BRANDON
LAWYER.
Ollice Canyon City News Building.
SLOVER & MAY
THE BLACKSMITHS.
We do all kinds of repair-
ing; Farming Implements
wagons; buggies and guns
made like new. First-
class material good work-
manship. Give us a trial
HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY
TRY US
Before sending off for Letter
Heads Note Heads Envelopes
Type writer paper Bill Heads or
any other class of printing try the
News office on quality and price.
We need the work and will do
our very best to meet competition.
Only give us the same order you
give the foreign house and ten to
one we can meet the price.
We carry a full stock of material.
Give us the same chance we
propose to give you This is all we
ask.
The Dallas Semi-weekly News
and this paper one year for $1.80.
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Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1905, newspaper, January 27, 1905; Canyon City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth322973/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .