Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-23

q DOE lstlcn OF i've thousana Win vAst am0sbi
Of laundering and manufacturing interests---in
fact, any one not seeing the same. would hardly
believe newspaper Account, bat as said above.
will give az truthful oas as far as can.
and eau voueh for all say: and think the town
in very few years will compete sith any other
place in the West, aud a casual view Of toe diff
fsfsnt branches Of trade here. will coavnce any
one Of the correctness Of ny sntiepatons.
THr WAITE rovER
Is principally controlled By Eastern capitalists.
and was organized In 1855. A mill company
was organized in 1856, and was called The Min
nespols Company, composed Of Robert Smith.
OF Alton. Ill, Gen. O. O. Washburn, OF La
Crosse. Wis. w. d. washburn, of 81. Paul, and
ID. Morrison, Of Minneapolis In 1857 and 1858
they commenced the building of dam twenty
feet high. out into the river four hundred feet.
aud up the same twelve hundred feet, portion
Of which is dry dam as high as that running
from the shore, the remainder being lower, al
lowing the water to flow over il They also
built canal which greatly assisted them 10
getting power and all the mills situated on the
same pay for the use Of the water. Oae OF the
saw mills pays 81 900, four pay $500, aud an
other 5000 for the water, which seems TO be
very large price. but shen one comes 10 see the
great advantages accruing, It Is really cheap.
THE LUMBER TRADE
Is immense. and a vast amount OF capital is al
ready employed. and is being largely increased,
which amounts, at the present time, to 81 1885,
0oo
The pineries where the logs are obtained are
situated ON the Upper Mississippi and its tribuia-
ries, commencing about ninety miles above this
place, which affords an almost inoxhaustible sup
ply. and large gangs Of men here ply the AZ all
winter. when the logs are ran down in the spring.
and, taking the whole nodus operandi together,
Is attended with great expense and trouble La
borers obtain about 81 per day and board, for
this work, and they are principally from Maine
About thirty five million feet OF logs have been
foated down this season, aud quite large pro-
portion Is now az the mills, aud each mill
has his peculiar mark on each log. and when
they enter the boom they are selected and foated
into sort OF pond belonging TO the respective
owners
On entering the mile the first time, you are
taken perfectly by surprise aud admiration, to
soc the life and activity there displayed all
moving with the regularity aud precision OF
clock work.
Gangs Of saws are used, which, with single
run, converts the largest logs into boards.
gang consists OF from eighteen to twenty SAWS,
and are Of two kinds-tbe live and the pony
gang-the live gang never being adjusted. but
makes lumber all of the same thickness. The
nesses Thereiare two trimmers and one tdger
used in connection, and the boards pass from
one set OF hands to another until they are COM
plete, when they are thrown into the sluices,
where it is Hoaied TO a convenient place for raft
ing below the Falls. In about fifteen minutes
after log comes up the slip into the mill il
passes out finished lumber.
One curious continuance ia the mode they use
in sharpening or filing their saws. 1t is all done
f.yp ltfner and III
ear.
The shingles aud lath are all made in the
basement of the mills. and we examined some
new aud very smooth working machines used for
this purpose that have just been introduced
The first mill was built by Dorillus Morrison,
in 1864, at cost of &c., 900. and contains two
live gangs, and can turn out 100 600 fee. of lum
Der every twenty four hours.
Ankeny. Robinson 4 Clement also built one
about the same time, at a cost OF about sos 900
Ii contains one live gang and all the other neces
sary machinery, employs forty nen and turns
out about 90 900 feet in twenty four hours.
Hon. w ID. Washburn, OF 81. Paul is The
owner OF the Lincoln Mill and is oae of the
finest here, and has been completed but short
time-eost, | believe, $35 600 It employs sixty
men, and has a capacity of 100, 900 feet per day
W. Z. Jones Mill was erected in 1859 3 and
cost SIS, 600
LAY ~ 70 mill was Dullt III 1898,
and cost Sls 600, and has about the same ma
chinery OF the others, with a capacity Of 80 600
feet
The mill of j b. Basselt & Co was erected
IN 1858 and cost $4,000. This is one of the
most enterprisiug srms here, and has in connec
ton with their mill pail and tub factory
In order to give you a more definite concep-
ton of the vast amount done 10y Just the above
six mills alone. will give you recapitulation:
Cost Of Elk mills. $4,000
Capacity . twenty -four hours feet $3.50. 4e5,O
Men employed Observation-Disclosures. 300
Number OF gangs, twenty two saws in each.... 8
double circular saws ....-...-..-.. q
single machines ....... ....... 6
lath machines. .....-..- d
On account Of the losness of the water and
the difficulty of getting the logs down some Of the
mills have not been able to day and night
until this season, which occasioBed a scarcity of
lumber here, and some Of them we're unable to
fulsll their contracts. which grea, loss to
them; but they all feel in good spirits now, and
well they may.
THE ST ANTHONY MILLS
Are situated on HenRepin Island, on the St
Anthony side, of which there are four owned
respectively by Martin & Brown capacity 50 900
feet lumber, 5000 feet siding. $4,000 shingles
aud 30. 900 lath. and employ seventy men; Jo-
seph Dean & Co., capacity 50 600 feet and employ
fifty men Todd, Gordon & Co, capacity 80, 900;
Farnham Co. cap,city 20, 600. and valued at
500 600
On account OF the rapas below the Falls, il is
utterly impossible to float down large rafts but
they are taken in small RATS to ST. Paul. where
they are increased in size. some Of which contain
one million feet when it is sent to all points
on the Mississippi. as Ear as st. Louis, much OF
which is shipped from there to New Orleans per
steamers
Upon close calculation, il is estimated that
over seventy FIVE million feet will be sawed at
both points this season. Minneapolis doing over
two thirds OF the amount alone
In order to give cur friends at home who have
any notion Of coming to this town or vicinity to
locate, will here give the retail price of lumber
a. the present time:
Second quality Common Boards per 1000 fset.slg 90
fnst 49,. Is 90
over ,q2O 90
fencing .......... Is 90
Flooring. dressed common. ...... % 90
% Clear -...-........ 1900. - W
list .......... 30 90
Siding dressed ID 9sality .'..'............ Is 90
Clear ..-+.-..-..-.......... 20 90
Clear Boards and Plank 30ls35 90
second .....ss...............25 q 30 90
Shingles teommonl ................. SO
.............. 90
A ....................... 90
fekes..- ..--...... l6 90