. Pick, shovel and pluck; further experiences "With men who do things". ttention. On the sideof the big float there was some sort of a chain chains ran over a pair of sprocket wheels anddisappeared in the water. Fingers projected from eachchain. Some big planks were floating in the water,and menwere pushing these planks up against the chainsone at a time, while a couple of men were turning thesprocket-wheel shaft, and as a pair of fingers caught aplank, it would be carried down into the water. Thataroused further speculation, but we could not arrive atany adequate explanation of t
. Pick, shovel and pluck; further experiences "With men who do things". ttention. On the sideof the big float there was some sort of a chain chains ran over a pair of sprocket wheels anddisappeared in the water. Fingers projected from eachchain. Some big planks were floating in the water,and menwere pushing these planks up against the chainsone at a time, while a couple of men were turning thesprocket-wheel shaft, and as a pair of fingers caught aplank, it would be carried down into the water. Thataroused further speculation, but we could not arrive atany adequate explanation of the curious incidents we hadwitnessed. While we were considering ways and means of satisfyingour curiosity, the man who had come out of the air-lockentered a boat and was rowed to shore. Heres our chance, Bill, I cried. Well attack himwith a rapid-fire of questions. We waited with batteries masked until he stepped ashore,and then Bill, who was always the leader when it came to amatter of questions, opened fire. Say, mister, it looks like a very interesting job you are. THE CAISSON SUPPORTED BETWEEN TWO BARGES.
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