Tyrol And the Tyrolese the People And the Land in Their Social Sporting And
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In these places the timber is very liable to get jammed together. In a few minutes the whole bulk of the wood, very often 2, 000 or 3, 000 "klafter'' or "cords, " may choke up the narrow passage in one stationary mass, while the water runs to waste, either in channels underneath the mass, or by over- flowing it. When one of these "blocks'' occurs, the men have to be lowered by ropes from the brink of the chasm above; and with saws and long poles, provided with ponderous iron hooks at one ex- tr...emity, they strive to bring the whole mass into motion by sawing through the timber which has produced the block, or if this fails, by Avorking off block after block, which latter often requires the incessant labour of months.
The dangers which attend this occupation are very obvious. If the mass should begin to move again before the men standing about in different positions on the blocks are prepared for it, and be- I 1 6 TYROL AND THE TYROLESE.
fore they have regained their ropes, they are in- evitably crushed to pancakes by the bumping and crashing timber.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In these places the timber is very liable to get jammed together. In a few minutes the whole bulk of the wood, very often 2, 000 or 3, 000 "klafter'' or "cords, " may choke up the narrow passage in one stationary mass, while the water runs to waste, either in channels underneath the mass, or by over- flowing it. When one of these "blocks'' occurs, the men have to be lowered by ropes from the brink of the chasm above; and with saws and long poles, provided with ponderous iron hooks at one ex- tr...emity, they strive to bring the whole mass into motion by sawing through the timber which has produced the block, or if this fails, by Avorking off block after block, which latter often requires the incessant labour of months.
The dangers which attend this occupation are very obvious. If the mass should begin to move again before the men standing about in different positions on the blocks are prepared for it, and be- I 1 6 TYROL AND THE TYROLESE.
fore they have regained their ropes, they are in- evitably crushed to pancakes by the bumping and crashing timber.
What to read after Tyrol And the Tyrolese the People And the Land in Their Social Sporting And?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William a William Adolph Baillie Grohman to read onlineMoreLess
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