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*I«UIEAU CLAIRE. WISCONSIN SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1917■Round RJ verso we learned that day. On Section 3'^layv _■ i i»i «i i • 'lWhen once started on logftfogf camp Varus it is hard to stop, as the supply is well nigh Inexhaustible. Possibly later on some in$re, may be furnished, but we will close \ this article with a few ‘brie? .sto.rics.. of the humorous orlt;|er. We hops soon to, furnish some more reminiscences ' from, old woodsmen on the more practical side of logging camp life. . . r .•:••• ■ • -=i3.... ^ yoirag'Tuan’^n-'thir cityr^whO-haa recently been acting as camp clerk up In' Northern Minnesota, has; brought 'back a few Paul Bunyan. yarns which we ha.'vtf' not seen In print. One of these relates to “David R. Gee, a cousin ; of Paul Bun-Tan/* 'who was running a drive on the Niagara river, and went; over i the Palls oa a log. Of course, such an experienced driver as he had no trouble in sticking to bis log, but unfortunately he got into the whfrl--ftQoUhgloiiY ana for elgh,t days hecircled around in that raging flood with nothing to eat but doughnuts, wfrt'eh Were thrown to him from shore and which he caught on his pevcy,A bit of Ipgging camp exaggeration came-under the observation or the writer a few years ago up in one of — the Kaiser Lumber company's camps, on Bass Lake. It* was just past 'New Year’s; the iced roads were built up !nto_ ftdr shape and some very respectable sized loads were being hauled-* A remark to this effect was made by one of the woodsmen, when another spolrtfun and said, “Yea, but the)' are no such loads as old Jake used to haul. We had to shoot his dinner up to him with a shot gun.”At another time, while visiting a camp in that same vicinity, the writer strayed Into the teamster’s shanty just as one of Its occupants was expressing himself quite forcibly in regard to the loss of a piece of his harness, whereupon a fellow teamster offered this se-ge advice: •‘Till the boss yon laid it oo a shtnmp. and somebody sbtole it. Above all things niver till the truth.Only last winter the writer visited syset of fine, large, new camp build--ings...belonging—to—the Ft ice - -Lake-Lumber company: The usual ar-rrcng3ment for stepping; bunks is ,r length wise the outside walls, the men climbing Into them over the .fide of the bank. In one 6f these sleeping shanties the writer noticed that the bunks were built end \tf the wall, the men getting into themby climbing in over the footboard-Later, in the camp office, the writer remarked to the foreman that this was a new arrangement of bunks to him. Yes,” said he, “those are what we call ‘muzzle loaders.’ ” It would bo hard to find 4 more expressive or humorous appellation, than this.Should be serviceable and beautiful, in keeping with the occasion. Graduation is one of the big things in the riife-of wtry-boy-or girl—MakHt one of -pleasant memories by a gift that is appropriate.We have many such things.PAUL BFXYAX’S DRIVE ON THE ROUND RIVER IX VERSE, BIT DOUGLAS .MALLOCH.Since publishing the two previousarticles on togging- camp yarns oarattention was called to the Round River Drive, in which some of the adventures ci Paul Bunyan and his famous crew are told in verse, by Douglas Malloch of Chicago. Mr, Malloch is the poet of logging camps, forest and streams and has more than a national reputation. He‘ has published several books of- poems, also. one or more la prose. Some of these books have, recently been put on to the shelves of our public library- We wrote to Mr-Malloch requesting: permission to print the Round River Drive In connection with this series of lumbering articles, also asked him if he would be willing to furnish us his~$Tetutef6r* ’wd- Ar-very-ktnd'-re^ ply was receivedIn which be ex-' pressed; much Interest, in. -these woodsmen's reminiscences, also granted permission to print the poem, and sent us a picture for cut. y'_ In addition to the cut of Mr. Mal-Joch we are showing a view cut of Paul Banyan's pancake crew, referred to in the poem. This view-cut was reproduced from the advertising.-booklet-of .the Red River Lumber company; from, which some o£ our previous illustrations were, taken.;-: ■ . ' 3Sw RoKnd River Drive.#Twaa ’64. or ’63We drove -- the great Round River Drive; '’Twas ’65 or ’64— .Y'eSi it was durin' oLthe'war,..Dr.vh/WkB after, or-before. .^o«6t%er«?:the' days In .Michigan, -Theg(^pns^ys7^en any'man: eQnld..lt;aJ:ahdlskid:ahd:lQE'atJTlhaul.-£n* *yc ■’ Then-411 the logger had to do ‘ Was find some timber that was hew- Beslde-Vstreaxd^rhh knew It ran. -To Huron or to Michigan,That at the mouth .n mill there was To take the .tinker for the sawn.., jhbsSu pldiakya. iheipioneer-He need uot; read-.' bis title clear To mansions there or timber here.) Paul Bunyan, {yon have‘heard of ..Paul?He was the king pin of ’em nil,. The greatest logger In the land;He had a punch 4n_ dther hand^And .1 ikk^-mofe,:men aad drovemore mfies-And got more drunk In more new stylesAt last, a hundred million lu,’Twas time- for drivin’ to begin.We broke our roljways in a rush And started through the rain andslushTo drive the hundred million down Until we reached some sawmill town We didn’t know the river's name, Now where to someone's mill it . came. . -We had two coons for-flunkeys, Sam And Tom. Joe ufced to strap a ham Upon each foo-t of each of them When we had pancakes each A M. They’d skate around the stove lidsforAn hour or so, or maybe more,And grease 'em for him. But- one day Old Pink-eye Martin (anywayDouglas Malloch.Than any ether peavey prince 1 Before, or then, or ever sin-ce.)Paul Bunyan bossed that famous crew;A bunch of shoutin’ bruisers, too—-Black Dan MacDonald, Tom McCann, Dutch Jake, Red Murphy, Dirty. Dan, And other Dans from black to red, With Curley Charley, yellow-head, Au'd “Pat'sy‘ Ward,. from off the Clam—•The kind of gang to break a jam, To clean a bar or rassle rum.Or give a twenty to a bum.ConthetheleadtwoLlo]wasCOUJcrylateCONSULTATIONPaul Bunyan and his fighttn' crew,Ta-’h4“or 'o'or ’2j'......... ' --------They started out to find the nines Without much thought of section —lines, ••........•So west by north they made their . wayOne hundred miles until one day They found good timber. level land, And roarin' water close fit hand.metThey built a buck and cook-house there;They didn’t know exactly where It was and, more, they didn’t eare. Before .the Spring, I give my word. Some mighty funny things occurred.to I and tionconsbalafina:coreIrelideviideaposeWei!, after we had driven for At least two weeks, and maybe more We come upon a pyramid That looked just like' our forty did.killandthiscbuibasi be twilltiveterethatwit?.. . ^ deplt; the ! ably title i werproimenFor Forty Years
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