Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 114
oom one by one and placedin the cradle so as to overlap each other, the planfollowed being somewhat similar to that used inlaying a brick wall, the end of each log comingopposite the center of the one adjacent to it, al-though to a novice the raft looks as if it weremade up of timber thrown in… … A LUMBER-RAFT READY FOR A VOYAGE have been stretched taut by a hand or steamwindlass the ends are clamped together by littlesteel wheels. To prevent the chains from slip-ping, iron staples are driven through the linksinto the outside poles. In addition to the chains,however, side lines, as they are…
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