Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-19

some little uiStaDce ABOVE tHc uaiiI,
where the water sweeps in a great curve,
fianked at its northerly point by long
narrow island, separated from the main
land by only few feet of water, and ex-
tending considerable distance down the
river, was natural basin, the island act
ing as a boom where many million feet of
lumber can float in perfect safety until de-
sired for use. He comprehended at once
the splendid advantages of Holyoke a>
business location. in view of its nearness
TO Boston, New York. Hartford and other
places. and also considering the enterpris-
ing increase IN building here. aud he went
Immediately back To Maine and reported
his observations. In Portland. Bangor
and elsewhere the influential and moneyed
men, lumber dealers and mill owners look
ed upon his story n altogether too highly
colored. and they refused to join him in
the enterprise. Finally he prevailed upon
two gentlemen prominent and experienced
| IN lumber in lumber business Mt Ellsworth.
| Maine. and 4 leading Commercial street
| business firm in Portland, and one or two
| others to look with favor upon the project
and cooperate with him. They have TAX
| EN- the name of the iIolyokc Lumber Mill.
/ The lumber privileges at the hcadwatcrs
| of the Connecticut. In upper New ilamp-
| shire. were scared and a gang of men
| were set at work last winter chopping
| Spruce-pine aud cedar in these grand old
! forests. The logs were hauled TO the
| banks OF the river and its tributaries. and
| rs soon as the ice entirely disappeared and
| the usual spring floods had subsidized. one
]. hundred men. armed and equipped In lum-
! herman Styie started down the river with
/ the immense drive and they arrived here
/ july ;. and -. some thousand spruce
logs were sold ut Southampton for piles.
| \ >hcarboom had been stretched across
the river here from the east side above
I South iladlcy Falls, over to the northeriy
point OF the island. in order 10 turn the
I Io.s into the basin already alluded to,
! where they were held by log boom chain
! "a 10 piers, which are anchored on the
bottom of the river with very heavy stones.
| some Of the logs, from the breaking Of n
/ boom up the river, came rushing over the
| dam. The iIolyoke people looked on and
wondered. They were fearful that the en-
terpr>e would turn out failure, but they
soon found themselves mistaken, for
those logs were sold 10 parties Ia Hartford.
| Thompsnnvile. and other places aiong the
river in Connecticut ut remuneratve prices
thereby giving the lumber company
/ handsome lift Some - 0On.OOO. feet Of
logs were doomed" safe aud sound at
the company's basiu-a handsome sight,
never before witnessed In this section Of
New England az least
This natural basin Is Just east OF the Con-
neciicut River Railroad track, about half
mile from the town proper. and Mes>rs.
Hanson Il Co., purchased sixteen acres Of
land Just west OF the railroad and within
- few rod, OF their boom. and have COM
p,rtcd large saw mill where the hogs are
Ia be worked up. The building Is Of wood,
amI il j. planned with every modern inn
proycmeut. two stories high, AMI is III
feet long hy ~ feet wide. II -its upon pill
iug auI the foundation i most excellent
aul 90 j. most substantially built. II has
gang OF saws aud mnley, 20 arranged
that A log can be passed from the basin
through thu culvert under the railroad
track passed into the mill and come out
On the other side in any shape desired.
Two rotary SAWS are also running, with a
claphoArd shinglc, lath. matching and
planning machines located and contemplate
Ell In various parts or the building. Inc
motive power l. . WoodruBA leach en-
CINE OF go horse power, with six large
boiler, IN the brick wing or iirc-proot boil
er house, with corrugated iron root The
main building j. rooted with shingles coat
cl with IRE proof paint. The IRE proof boz
Ter being separate from the main building
renders the establishment very -afe indeed.
On the ridge l. a deck running the entire
length ~ the building. with casks Of water
~ convenient points for Use in case OF fire.
The Coz, NJ the building and machinery Il
some $50 900. There Is one saving which
can be made here. aud that il In the slabs
ana cdgings. which 10 a considerable ex-
tent are not salable way up in the back
country lumber regions. We know Of sew
cral saw mills in upper Maine aul New
Hampshire where Il costs from three 20
ike thousand dollars year 70 burn up the
saNdu-t and other refuse, Il being against
at iIolyoAe the sawdu.t runs the hrdt g'l
the mill ami the slabs and cdsing- a. above
noted are articles OF profit.
The lumber which will mostly be brought
here l. spruce. with some cedar and pine
An Office has been built, and boarding
house for the employees wll soon b. COM
meuccd, street, laid out, tenemenfs pat up
and 4 new town within the town will be
the result, thus adding considerably to the
manufacturing industries and greatly in
creasing the general prosperity. Opera
tions were commenced this week.