﻿SHORT CUTS 
 
Now that deer, rabbits and would-peekers have been killed off, I would suggest that the game wardens be laid off. . . 
Mayor Snively of Duluth, following close upon the heels of Roosevelt and other experienced politicians, “got lost in the woods.” Luckily, after climbing one ‘of Northern Lumber company’s lofty pine stumps, he was able to see a street light, or was it a street car—I wasn’t there. Had I been there, His Honor would have been saved the trouble of “shinning” that stump. . . 
Luckily, too, he didn’t step over- it—in the dark. 

Andrews Lumber company, between Foster City and “Waucedah,” dozen miles either way, (Escanaba County) $50 low, speed high. . . 
Savord, out of Ralph, Stephenson line, 6 miles, $50 low, coffee weak (near Steph. Camp 9; “Pembine” has resigned). 
Big Boy, try a smalletr bay; $1 a day; regardless of what the pay is. 
Bay De Noquet, bay too small, $1 a day (their “Doc De Nog” charges as much as Munising Box Car Rose did for personal attention. 
Von Platen, “workhouse,” according to Ontonagon employment agent—he knows—chuck fair, including genuine pigs-knuckles, camp clean outside, dirty inside, bullcook needs a bath. Wages $45, pay $40; what the boss don’t know the bullcook tells him. The “straw” from “Boyahegan” does the logging (with the help of Finns) giving the light jobs to scissorbill Pollacks and a few genuine American suckers. 
Rosseau, jobber, 3 miles from Von Platen, 3 miles from Pori, also straight opposite depot on top the big hill, to the left, on sleigh road. Wages $40-$45; $50-$55; Jumpers $35-45. 
Cleveland Cliffs, out of Chatham on Lake Superior road (out of Marquette or Munising) also out of Rock River, D. S. S. & R. R., 4 miles hike from either place, $40-$45. 
Camps out of Sand “Creek,” hour’s walk. 
Now I have mentioned about half the camps “I visited” and, it may seem, to inexperienced loggers, that I was camp inspecting. 
Nothing of the kind. 
Allow me to assure you that I worked 5 or 6 months in each of those camps last month. 
P. S.— I see where the leading “thinkers” are wondering if prohibition will ever come back. 
Leading drinkers are very skeptical as to its return. 
Drinking “leaders” are sure that ‘twont. Thinking leaders not heard from — too drunk. 
To the best of-my knowledge!— (T-B. S.).