Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26

Incinoes everything that is usually
found in first-class Eastern shin.
yards.
AT Ctsslady, on the northern end
OF Csmano Island, near the mouth OF
the Skagit river. Is located the fourth
mill OF the company. 10 this section
are to be found the most desirable
tracts Of timber in Washington Ter
ritory and the company owns large
portion Of that in the Immediate
vicinity. This harbor is above the
average and is the great center for
the steamboat lines on the Sound.
All the mills of the company are
supplied with electric lights. which
enable the manufacture to be car.
ried on during the dark winter DAYS
and also at night when necessary.
About 1850 men are kept constantly
employed, aud the actual cut of the
company is put down at 81, 900. 900
feet annually, with a capacity for
nearly twice that much.
The company has from forty to
fifty logging camps cutting timber
Tor the mills, employing in the
neighbornood of 800 men. Some of
the logging camps have steam rail.
roads connecting them with tide
water. The company owns q large
reet OF vessels. sggregating upwards
Oi 10 ,OOO tons register. with a caps-
city OF from 800. 600 to |, 200, 900 feet
each. They are kept constantly EN-
ployed in carrying lumber 70 the
coast and TO foreign countries. They
are also owners of five large tug
boats. the Tyee, Golish, Cyrus Wal.
ker, Favorite and Yakima, all power
full boats, which are constantly en-
pioyed in towing The vessels owned
by the company, as well as others
in need OF their services. These
boats are designated with a red band
around the smoke stack, and are
always ready to tow vessels to and
from the mills without delay. In
connection with their mills the com.
pany carries q large and extensive
stock of merchandise of every des-
cription, including ship chsudlery
and stores, which are sold at whole
sale and retail as low as at any point
north of San Francisco. Around the
mills small towns have sprung up.
with numerous churches and schools.
Beautiful cottages. with grounds laid
out. are let TO employees with fami-
lies, while TO single men comfortable
cabins are furnished free.
The vast timbered lands owned BY
the company were selected when the
timber industry on the Sound was in
its infancy, which enabled the com.
pany to take their choice of all the
timbered sections. For years past
the Puget Mill Company has been
sending csrgees OF spars and lumber
to Buenos Ayres, the west coast of
South America, Australia, China aHd
other foreign countries. With four
large mills and great facilities they
are able to ill orders with prompt
ness AMI dispatch, for they can st
any time place o vessel at either of
the mills, so as to give Ter the lum-
Der as fast as she can take il.
Vessels can sail to any of the ports
Of the Puget Mill Company without
the use OF tug should they so desire.
The company Is Incorporated and
the general business is carried on by
their agents, Messrs. Pope 81 Talbot,
whose Office is at 204 California
street, San Francisco. No contract
is considered by them too large to
handle. and they are prepared to
give quick dispatch to all orders.
The company have extensive yards
at the foot of Third street, San Fran
cisco, and at South Vallejo, where
they have always large and we'll
assorted stock. They have connec-
tons with all the interior aud coast
towns and foreign markets where
Puget Sound lumber is sold.
TACOMA MILL COMPANY.
The mills Of the company are To-
Gated at Tacoma, Pierce County,
Washington Territory. The enter.
prise was originally started by Han.
son, Ackerson & Co., but at the
present time 10 owned solely by
Charles Hanson. of San Francisco,
Cal, one OF the pioneer lumber mer-
chants and manufacturers OF the
Pacific Coast.
When the mill was laid out by Mr.
Hanson the site WAS selected by him
on account Of the superior quality Of
the timber growing in that section.
| He was q practical man and thor
oughly acquainted with the details OF
bodybuilding and the requirements
OF the lumber trade. He at once
recognized the value OF the splendid
timber growing around the head.
waters OF Puget Sound, and foresaw
that 1t would soon be in active de-
mand in the great markets OF the
world.
He therefore located the mill at a
point so far inland as to be free from
the strong trade winds of the Pacific,
where the trees were of the finest
grain, large in body. grew to enor-
nous nights, and were absolutely
| free from the wind shakes and other
defects which affect the timber
growth nearer the coast.
As the result of his judgment the
Tacoma mills were built In the midst
| OF q timber growth which has no
superior In the world for any and all
| Work requiring strcHgtn, tfasttcity
and durability His greatest expec-
tations were realized, and the mill is
now sending out cargo after cargo to
China, Australia, New Zealand, South
and Central America, Mexico and
the Hawaiian Islands. and in all of
these markets ii has the reputation of
furnishing the very best quality of
manufactured material.
In 1882 the mills were remodeled
aud enlarged TO double their original
capacity, were supplied with double
circulars and gangs, and all other
au Hillary machinery and rollers to
constitute two complete mills. The
principal building Is 400 feet long by
100 feet wide. aud Is supplied with
machines of the latest and most i'm.
proved makes The capacity of
these mills is $50. 900 feet in twelve
hours run. The greatest facility Is
afforded for getting out long timbers
of unusual sixe-ship timber, deck
ing, bridge and railroad timber An