string-timbers

Updated: August 24, 2026

Benson himself was in command, but he turned the placing of the string-timbers over to his foreman and climbed to the platform of the superintendent's service-car. "I won't hold you more than a few minutes," he began, but the superintendent pointed to one of the camp-chairs and sat down, saying: "There's no hurry.

Francis Lynde - The Taming of Red Butte Western