FIG. 84. EMBANKMENT PLATFORM.
FIG. 85.
FIG. 86.
LIFTS FOR LOADING ICE INTO SLEDS.
A Loading Platform is illustrated in [Fig. 83], which shows the method of running the ice cakes up with a jack grapple. The size of the platform is determined by the quantity of ice to be handled over it. One horse and grapple will readily serve several teams if a supply of ice cakes is maintained at the foot of the incline. Where many teams are to be served and the ice must be handled rapidly, two grapplers, one right and one left hand, can be used on the incline. By having the rope continuous and a pulling post at each end of the horse walk, the horse will pull a load each way, and several hundred tons of ice can be landed upon the platform in a day’s run. Where the incline is long a team can be used to advantage on the grapple rope.
FIG. 87. A CHEAP ICE SCRAPER.
A sweep such as shown in [Fig. 85] is a convenience in handling ice cakes directly from the water to sleds or wagons where only a small quantity is wanted, and where the ice platform is not required. A similar device, which has the advantage of being more readily moved, is shown at [Fig. 86]. Where an artificial pond is made with an embankment, a loading platform may be constructed, as shown in [Fig. 84].