Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-13

A reporter of the Posi- -IyTELrIoEscKs
took occasion 10 visi. the thriving mill
town across the Sound last Sunday
known as Port Biakely, and while there
le,rned the following items of pEblic
interest:
The mill is running full time and cut
ting about l75.000 feet of lumber per
day. This lumber is shipped to all
there are nc . six vessels there. all loi I'd
Ing for different ports. as follows: The
II ihel Taylor. for Shanghai, Chin;
Han. for Oakland: brig Tanner, for
Martina; schooner Reporter. for San Pr.
dro. and Sea Wait. for Mexico. These
vessels, With tvo exceptions. will finish
loading and sail this week, but az a
large fleet IL daily expected. their places
will soon be filed.
new MACHINERY
II constantly being added to the mill,
the capacity of which is accordingly be-
ing Increased. A new steam fed re-
saving machine Of Prescost's make is
being put in. and will be in running or
der by the end of the present m nth.
II will cut forty inches wide and twenty
inches thick.
Sofne time since Captain Renton sent
an order to d. G. Prescott. the fsmous
machine builder Of Marinette, Wiscon-
sin, for an engine especially adapted to
rannin2 the electric light machine.
This engine was built with great care,
and Is now in the machine shop in run
Ling order. it has l0x2f inch cyiin-
der. rotary valves. b,lance disc. heavy
polished dy-wheel, 31-hOrse power, aud
can bo run up to 250 revolutions per
minute with hardly perceptible jar, so
nicely does it work. In speaking of
this handsome piece of machinery, Mr..
John Campbsll, the Chief Engineer.
said: This is one Of the smoothest and
fuest finished machines I have ever
seem"
The machine, blacksmith and car
penter shops are no Covered bv a new
building 5Dxl70 feet in sizs, we'll lighted,
| and supplied with all the ;ieces. ary
tools and appliances to keep in repair
The working portions of the mammoth
mill.
The immense business of this mill is
RiV'tAOb OvCk N1a otkOCtCu SdULdtI
= illism Renton, assisted by an able
corps of employers. Chas. w. Young
Esq. Is cashier and correspondence John
Campbell. master mechanic Jos. Phil
lips. bookkeeper; James Oldtield, boss
IN the mill, and John Haley, store keep
or.
For the convenience of the people a
little building has been erected on the
principal street to Do ussd as "a
POST OFFICE
And telegraph Office. which is presided
over by "A gentleman ia ned Hail.
About n year ago MIR. ID. j. S,ckman,
proprietor of the cambridge Hotel,
found 1t necess Try to enlarge his quar-
tiers IN order To accommod ste the pat
ron5 OF the house. aud accordingly a
large addition WAS built on to the north
side of the building. The house has
again become too small: and during the
present season Mr.. Sackman will to n
away the old stable. aud put y further
addition ON the north end. A new
stable will DO built on piles, out over
the water.
The tugs Blakely and Politkofskv,
the former under command of Capt. j.
h. Libby, ard the latter, Capt. Frank
Smith, do all the towing for the mill,
and are kept busy, while the Success.
now In command If Capt. Buckiin.
makes the round trip every day from
Blakely to Seattle and return.
Al,rge number of mechanics are also
employed III
HALL BROTHERS SHIP YARD,
Where there are At present three yes-
srls o.: tho sto ;ks-two schoon-rs. one
to be launched the latter pant of the
week. and steamer, now in frame, d.
signed for the Sandwich Islands. She
il propeller. aud will DO about the
size of the s. l.. Mastick.
N conversation with Capt. Renton.
that gentleman spoke as follows to the
writer:
Last year We contemplated building
y powerful steel ting boat, and went SO
far IA to partially contract for the ma
chinery, but when the bill came up be-
fore Congress to withdraw timber lands
from the markets, except at prices fixed
by tbvernment Inspectors. We conolud-
cd to invest all the money we could
sp trs out of the business in These lands.
and, therefore, lot the tug scheme go
Tor the present. Logs command n
higher price than for MANY years past,
and the mills will soon be compelled to
depend on their own lands for timber.
We have secured enough timber to run
orr mill for fifty years, uniess it be de-
strOyed by fire or some Unforeseen cause,
Our lands are SO located that when we
Commence to log them off we will put
in standard gage railroads, with power.
ful locomotives, strong cars, and steel
rails. and within two years we expect to
begin this work."
At this juncture the Success blew her
last whistle. and the reporter was soon
ho,neward bound, feeling that n day
hid been pleasantly and proftably
spent among tho hosDitabla vaonja ~