The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-05-28

u western Pennsylvania, Ohio and
kentucky, about two months, and
upon his return rested up little,
ana on the LIST March visited Wash
ington, Baltimore and other points
EAST, being absent four weeks more,
may be his apology for net giving
his lst April communication. 1t
may not, however, be too late at this
time.
ram, rain, rain, seems to be the
order of the day and night, and all
Things now assume a beautiful ap-
pearance-foliage, grass. grain and
everything has lovely appearance,
ana the outlook now for abundant
crops is certainly splendid. Some of
cur farmers are not through with oat
sewing, some gardening is yet to be
done, and many potatoes yet to be
planted, but all are hopeful of dry
weather in time to finish up spring
crops.
Our lumber trade, of greater inn
portance than any other, is quite
brisk. All are busy and overstocked
with orders. The firm of Dorsey &
Wilson are as usual cutting steadily
from eight to ten thousand feet per
day. tRayenscraft & Co. are cutting
large quantities for boat building
purposes, all delivering to this point
by tram road and by teams to Frost
burg, and shipped by rail from that
point wherever desired. These two
mills are about two miles South OF
Shades and have first class white pine
and white oak timber, with enough
to keep them cutting for five years at
the present rate. The firm of Dorsey
& Wilson have completed their
large contract for about LOO, 900 feet
for the Georges Greek R, R. Co., from
Homecoming to Cumberland, for trest-
ling, bridges. &C., and the quality of
timber pronounced by the builders
superior to any they haye ever work.
ed. This timber is in the same re-
gi0n as the famous timber region of
Shade Mills, so largely used by the
B. g. o. r. r. for bridges and trest-
ling few years ago. The Clearfield
County Lumber co. are now cutting
from $4,000 to 10000 feet per day of
white pine, white oak and hemlock
This mill is operated by the respon-
sible firm of Boynton & Son. of Clear
field, Pa, Hon Andrew Dill, w. H.
Dill and Watson. of Clearfield, con-
stitutes this firm, all enterprising and
clever gentlemen. They have erect
ed first class mills at the mouth of
Piney Run, near Salisbury, Pa, and
have a narrow gauge steam railroad
and,irOn rail, about 6 miles from the
mill up Riney Run, and about
miles from this point. I his firm two
years ago purchased of Thos. w.
FNst and c. M. Graham, of Frost
burg, about 2, 800 acres of timber land
from which the parties will be able
to cut 60, 900, 900 feet of lumber. There
remains about 1900 acres of
this land unseld and held by Frost
and Graham, and for which offers
have been made but refused. The
Lumber from this mill is being ship
ped North and East.
Preparations are on foot on an eX-
tensiye scale for bark peeling at this
time. Hemlock and chestnut-oak
bark is much in demand. Compa-
MES of men are now ready to STAY
the hemlock flats and ridges of oak
on this land for bark, and followed
by the log men and delivered to mill
for saving.
Your correspondent spent one day
at the Lochiel Lumber Co.'S mills,
and took in things in general.
NV observation and conclusion was
that in about two years more the
pine and hemlock will be extinct :
at least all within five miles of Savage
river. There are now, am inform
ed, about 100 men employed at the
different camps, some within 8 miles
South of the National road, and two
other camps about five and six miles
south of the first, and the Company
expects to put large force on the
bark business. The steam power at
this mill is run entirely by saw dust
new and novel to me-yet it gives
all the power required to cut from
10000 to 10000 feet of lumber per
day of ten hours, and about $4,000 to
$4,000 lath and pickets. The quality
of the lumber is first class. l would
suppose there were from 60 to 20 men
employed in the mill. The Superin-
tendents and those in charge of af-
fairs make one feel quite at home.
The distance of driving logs on the
Savage is from IL to % miles from
the different camps. Cutting logs
and peeling them, hauling and skid
ding all summer, and when the