Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-09
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- Oo0 OF bOO 0000t Oh the WOB10.Bo00V0-
ID haxbors Of PeRst Sound, h twelve
miles in length. with An average width
Of three miles, and 10 conspicuously
marked on the south shoeo Of thu
Straits Of Fuoa, some seventy miles
from Cape Flattery, BY Protection
Island, % called from it, prosninsnt and
commanding position at the mouth Of
the bay. This 10 the nearest mill pert
70 the Pacific Ocean on Puget Sound, ID
land locked and affords good anchoraee;
u easy Of access. there being no dan
Reroua navigation, no barn, no shoals
or rocks, and vessels cen sail in or out
at any time Of the year without the aid
Of steam.
This mill vas founded in the wear
1853, ~ 8. L. and l.. B. Nsstiok, the
first Structure being built under the
euposvisiou Of the senior partner, g. L.
Aaseiok, the business being conducted
under the drm name Of 3. i. Aastiok
4 Co, and continued under their own
esahip until The dsath Of d. L. Nastiok,
Wheo the property was purchased and
control assumed BY the present prO-
pTistofs, Moore 4 Smith, Of California.
During the early days Of 10 history.
like the other mills Of The Sound, its
power and capacity Was oonpaxatively
small, the average daily ont NOT exceed
ING 5000 fest for many years. Within
the last ten years, however, the stirring.
active interests Of this important trade
upon the Pacific Coast have given an
tmpetua - vast improvements in the
mede OF manufaoterinR and shirptse
lumboe upon the Sound. The actual
number OF men employed will average
LOG, exclusive Of cooks, clerks and
principal oaicefs Of the company.
The mill 10 Substantially constructed,
and has double circulars, Htearns' pat
ent stock gang and patent re-savinQ ma
shine, Robbs patent gang edaer and
numerous other small machines, neoes-
aaIy auxiliariee Of those mentioned. In
addition to thess there 10 complete
lath machine in full operation upon the
ground door. three largo planning ma
chimes, two Of which are Of the latest
improved patterns, an automatic slah
carrier, for the purpose Of speedily tax
ing away waste wood, and three large
engines, whose combined horse power
amounts 10 2lO. The mill at present. has
Q capacity Of 10000 feet of lunber Del
day, and the hath machine Of 10000
laths per day.
fhe wages Of the operatives vary 90
cording to responsibility Of position
and ability and experience reQaired
Wages will range from t26 to BIN pel
month. The hours Of labor arc from
Q. N. TO 6 p. m, with half an hour II
noon. Al . rule Il may b slated the
employees Of this mill are steady, intel.
liQent and Trustworthy, and spoken OF
In terms Of praise By The managers
The Brush electric light II in use here
and oomplstely eliminates the entire
Weeks thfuoehout.
Long and spoci00o WhAIves surround
the mill, suitable for the reception Of
the largest 80 going vessels, Of which
there are from three 10 nix oonotautly
loading. The vessels owned end CON.
trolled directly By the company CON.
prise the barks 4asy Glover and Ten.
plAr and The brig Deacon. which are en-
0aRed In carrying lumber feou Disoov-
cry to San Francisco. The oOmpany
also own The sosan tnx q. L. MaceieE.
Daring the year 1858 thseo vas 5000.
600 fest Of lunbse shipped, exclusive Of
laths. In addition TO The lumbo. aud
ln1hs manufactured, the 6rm has Ghipped
durinA the year 1900 pilea. Tho num-
be- of vss1sle loAdod Of tho min dorina
~ year va osveoty -tAroo. OF this
number eleven vsso boadod for FOREIGN
Poeea. principally 6oosh America and
Australia, and ~ semaindee Tor Ban
Frsnsi:eo and ethss ports IN California,
whsss Noogo 4 Nm{th have ex1sneivc
lumber yarda. Thses ass ct peosent
even large vsasslb loadinR Is the
vhasveA With . carrying capacity ar
sragAsine $4,000 Ssct three Of which
ere bnadinG Ter foreign poses.
upeo the vharvso have been ersotoa
. large and oommoaious store building.
60xlo0 fest, and suitablo vasshsases,
completely ailed vita Rocda, psovisions,
60. To great VARSITY.