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

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additional yaids ., all central points
IN the interior Their yard q,
stockton is one Of the largest aud bes,
assorted on the cnast. II is the basis
OF supplies for the Sac joaquin Val
ley, and firm o.U00. 600 TO 10 900 600
feet OF lumber besides posts. shingles
etc, is annually carried there. The
product Of the Port Discovery mill Is
not sufficient TO meet the require
ments of the enormous business OF
Moore & Smith. and in consequence
they are heavy purchasers OF both
redwood and pine.
As 8 noteworthy example Of the
quality Of material which the firm is
prepared to furnish. il may be men.
TONED that the lumber for the mag.
nIncent Flood mansion in this CITY
was cut 10 Or'ier at the Port Discov
cry mill The address of Nessrs
Moore & Smith is Pier 10. Steusr.
street, San Francisco.
PORT BLAEELY MILL COMPANY.
The splendid double mill of Rem.
ton, Holmes x Co. on Puget Sound.
is situated ~ Port Blakely, w. T.
II Is supplied With all Of the improved
machinery known to the numbering
trade, and has appliances for cutting
timber up to $50 feetin length. The
capacity of the mill as proved by q
test is 2S3, 600 feet in eleven hours
run. The mill is situated In the
heart OF heavy timber growth, and
the company owns from 5000 to
5000 acres of the very best timbered
lands On the Sound. The timber in
this section grows to extraordinary
nights and is frequently seven TO
eight feet in diameter. Il is strong
and elastic aud is in great demand
for ship-masts and spars, which can
be made in any sizes required from
one solid stick of timber. The
heavier timber is also unequaled for
making keels to vessels. For some
years past the company has been
furnishing timber for the Hayes
patent fire escapes made by the La
France Steam Fire Engine Company
Of Elmira, n Y. The timber ship
ped for this purpose is carried over.
land by rail, and its length is so
great that it must be loaded upon
three flat cars. The extension lad
ders Of these fire-escapes require ms
terial Of the greatest strength and
elasticity, and after long use the
timber furnished by the Port Blakely
mill has proven entirely satisfactory.
The mill also furnishes the timber for
pump-rods for several mines which
have been worked to great depth.
This is severe test, Is every stick OF
timber must be clear and free from
flaws or defects to stand the heavy
and continual strain upon it. The
mills employ from 220 to 230 men,
exclusive Of those engaged in logging
in the forests, and own two steam
tugs and q feet of six ships and
barks, which are engaged in trans.
porting the output to market. The
harboI at Port Blakely Is unexcelled,
and ships can sail to the wharf with
out any trouble when they 50 desire.
There is no wharfage or port charges
and vessels are not required TO en-
ploy pilots. The company has sent
many cargoes to South and Central
America, Australia, Buenos Ayres
and China, and their product is re-
garded as equal to any in the market
A broad-gage railroad is under con.
struction from Port Blakely to Gray's
Harbor, which will give the mill easy
access TO their extensive timber
lands. The ship-yaId of Hall Broth
ers is located at the mill, and the
work of ship-building is extensively
carried on. The timber in the vicin-
ity is of superior quality for deck
planks. and ship-knees. etc, are hewn
ia one solid piece from the roots of
great trees which have been blown
down by the wind. The mills and
the town which has sprung up
around them are under the control of
Captain William Renton, one of the
Oldest lumber manufacturers on the
Sound. He has been for 81 years
steadily engaged in the business, and
has the most thorough knowledge Of
all that pertains to the numbering In
dustry. The Office of the firm in
San Francisco is Pier 3, Steuart
street.
Messrs. Renton, Holmes & Co., in
connection with Messrs. Hanson &
Co. and w. ]. Adams, are proprie-
tors of the Puget Sound Lumber
Company. the most extensive corpor-
alton OF the kind on the Pacific
Coast II has . nominal capital of
$3.50. 600. but this only represents
Q portion of the sum actually re-
Quired 10 the business. The officers
of the company are: c. 8. Holmes,
President; G. w. Watson, Secretary,
and A. Powell. Manager. The com
pany has fifteen yards located at the
following points in the State: Sscra-
mento, Vallejo. Oakland, Alameda,
Rutherford, st. Helena, Calistegs,
Suisun, Dixon, Woodland, Williams,
Maxwell. Fresno, Tulare and Han.
ford.
The address OF the company in
San Francisco is Pier IL, Steuart
street.
POET MApDoN.
As far back - 1867 savmili was built
st Apple Free Cove by three men named
Felt, TAYLOR and Weir, and the next
season il VAS moved 70 Port Madison.
In 1854 G. A MeiRs bought the property.
and has ever aimee been connected With
il. The mill vas originally capable of