, 1876-12-16
PokT GAMBLE.
AGLIMPSE AT OUR LARGEST
LUMBER TOWN.
THE EAST mAcHIAs OF THE PACIFIC!

THE EAST MACHIAS Of IhE PAClFIC!
Pleasantly situated op Teekalet Bay,
near the mouth of Houd's canal, lies
the great numbering town of Port
Gamble, owned by the Puget Mill
Company. successors to Pope & Talbot.
The gentlemen just named are among
the kind of business men who are cal
culated to build up any community
among which they may locate. Bred to
the business of numbering in the old
pine Tree State." they came to Cali
fornia in an early day and were content
to plod along and stick close to their
own business. avoiding the mad spirit
of speculation which has since swamped
so many who then bid fair to outstrip
them in
THE RACE FOR wEAL1d.
Harry Meiggs shot by them like a
meteor, but they pursued the even tenor
of their way, and lived to see him not
only bankrupt in business, but fugi-
tive from the State. Let US here earn
estly remark that, in our belief, Mr..
Meiggs was the victim of conspiracy,
and subsequent events have shown him
to be man of honest intentions. Other
colossal enterprises started up and per-
ished, but Pope & Talbot stood firmly
to a business in which they we're thor
oughly educated. and to this they owe
their success. Several years ago, find
closed to them only for want of capital.
they resolved upon enlarging their bus
mess by incorporation and organized
THE PUGET MILL COMPANY,
With W. c. Talbot as President, and
Cyrus Walker as Superintendent of the
works. Probably there are other men
on this coast who are as practical lum-
bermen as Mr.. Walker. but not one
man in ten thousand has his executive
ability. Hooker, Howard. Burnside
and BADLY" Smith. were all great
fighters at the head of brigades. while
Mcpherson and Totten were great en-
gineers; but none of these could have
put down the rebellion, for want of ex>
ecutive ability. he success OF this
company's operations, therefore, is
greatly attributable to Mr.. Walker s
shrewdness in makirg contracts and his
excellent judgment of men. as evinced
by the selection of his subordinates.
HIS STAFF OF OFFICERS
Consists of Mr.. M. S. Drew, foreman of
the mills; and not to know Mike
Drew is equivalent to saying one has
never visited Puget Sound. Capt.
jackson has charge of the steamboats,
and logging contracts; and he Is "here
to-day and gone Tomorrow" with no
end of business among the camps.
William Walker. brother of the man.
ager, is master mechanic of the concern
and has to keep seventeen boilers and
nine engines in repair. exclusive OF
those on the boats; but as he was
brought up in foundry, lie is under
no obligations to any one for instruc-
tions how to do his work. S. w. Ho-
vey ia cashier of the entire milling out
fit, and will probably Idle in the har-
ness," as his long connection WITH the
concern has enabled him to ''know il
ALL" Mr.. Kellogg is chief salesman
and manager of the store. having ten
clerks under him.
THE OLD MILL
Is situated nearest the wharf, and has q
capacity of about 10000 feet per day.
1t contains tour engines. driven by
seven boilers, all of which were made in
the company's own shop. under Will
liam Walkers supervision. The fuel
used is sawdust. while the slabs are
burned to get them out of the way. In
this way goes to waste what would af-
ford warmth to five hundred families q
day. About eighty men are employed
in this mill. the head-sawyer of which
is an elderly gentleman from East
Machias. WHO has been with Pope &
Talbot tor nearly quarter century,
and has an affectionate way of alluding
to them as "our boys" Here we see
two monstrous 60.inch circular saws
working ono above the other and cut
ting through huge fir 'butt" of not
less than eight feet in diameter. "What
is that monstrous timber for?" we
asked. Don't know" replied the old
gentleman; "believe it's goin' to Mel~
bourne on the Lunalillo."
THE NEW MILL
Lies further up the wharf and is connec-
ted with the old one by an elevated rail.
way. This mill has a capacity of about
130, 900 feet per day and is driven by
five engines with steam from ten boilers.
These boilers are all set in solid brick
work, thus giving good heat without
allowing fire to touch the iron. Another
noticeable feature is the sawdust feed
which supplies the furnaces by series
of elevator cups like those in q -four
mill which carry wheat up to the bolt
ing chests. This saves the wages of
three firemen, for Whenever the man who
sends this observes the furnaces full. he
turns lever and the sa awdust all goes
down into the water. 1t seems as if ma
chinery was gifted with thought. Pass
ing up stairs we came to
THE LIVE GANG"
This is an institution driven by a
single high-pressure engine of 16 inches
by 80 and consists of gang of upright
saws some ten in number. 1t is regu-
lated by shipping-bar by which its
speed is slackened when entering log
oet L.
got into it fairly. Logs Of eighteen to
twenty two inches in diameter are
showed through this in rapid succession