Figs. 938 to 941.—Pole line construction tools. Fig. 938, pike pole; [fig. 939], raising fork; [fig. 940], mule pole support; [fig. 941], jenny pole support.
Erecting the Poles.—Since each pole on a properly constructed line is sawed to the right length and carefully shaped before it is finally inserted in the ground, it is necessary that the holes be dug to as nearly the required depth as possible. Holes for poles are dug very little wider than their diameter at the butt, and the depth is usually computed according to the nature of the soil and the weight of the proposed line. Excavation, while sometimes accomplished with patent post hole augers, or even dynamite, is usually done with a long handled digging shovel, and the earth removed with a spoon shovel, such as is shown in [fig. 921].
Fig. 942.—Guy anchor log in position.