, 1886-07-01
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PORT HADLSCE SAW MILL sTARIID.

PORT HADLSCE SAM MILL STARIED-
From Yesterday IauyI
The ponderous engines and ma
chinery Of the new saw mill at Port
Hadlock in the head of Port Towns
send bay were set going today for
the first time The occasion was a
most auspicious one, and the inaug-
uration of such an important indus
try on the shores of our beautiful
bay was so highly appreciated by
Our citizens that a whole steamer load
availed themselves of the opportGni-
ty, upon short notice and in an i'm
promptu manner, to testify their in
terest by visiting the new structure.
The party was conveyed on the
steamer Rustler. and numbered
about seventy persons among whom
were:
r. c.. Hill, mayor.
j. G.. Swan, city clerk.
A L. Tecle, " attorney.
r. ". deLion, councilman.
L. b. Hastings,
III. l.. Tibbals, ir, :
n. D. Hill, vice pres't of the bank.
Q. c. Bartlett. merchant.
s Waterman, .
III. Burkett, .
N. Pey5er.
j. f. Sheehan, sheriff.
j. J. Hunt, of Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Z. w. James, capitalist.
Allen Weir, editor ARGUS.
L. L. Gale, liquor dealer.
Capt. Edwards, j. A. Kuhn, G. n.
Gerrish, G.. II. Jones, Mrs. F. ".
Hastings, Mrs. L. B. Hastings, Mrs.
A. L. Teele, Mrs. Littlefield and
many others-all OF whom We're cor
daily received by the management
and escorted all over the premises,
Expressions of delight were heard on
all sides, and all Were convinced that
the enterprise would certainly prove
prodigy in every respect.
THE MILL.
Is located on a narrow sand spit en-
closing a lagoon large enough to hold
ten million feet of saw logs and just
deep enough to be convenient. Moth
ing could be better or more desirable
as to natural location, and the Won
der is that the site remained bonded
so long. Late last spring the present
proprietOrs purchased the plant as
then projected, and one year ago to-
morrow the plans were begun. The
new company had unlimited capital,
and availed itself of the experience
of all predecessors, determining to
erect one of the very finest saw mills
that money could produce Instead
of beginning small and patching up
by degrees, us is usually done, they
lad their foundations deep and
strong and built every part in pro
portion. Excavations were made to
a depth Of abou. fifteen feet, and
this space was filled with stonN and
cement. Upon this base q massive
structure was reared TO sustain the
weight and jar of the heaviest ma
chinery. The main bxilding is $50
feet long by As feet wide, Added to
this is an engine room 125x25 and a
boiler house 75x56 feet. Within are
two huge engines, with cylinder
2Sx36 and 24x30 inches, having an
aggregate of about l, 100 horse power.
Besides these are two smaller en-
gines- Other machinery is in pro-
portion, is the very best to be had,
and is labor saving to the extent thet
while the mill has capacity of 100
600 or more per day the number of
men employed will be but about
eighty.
The wharf privilege is excellent.
and structure large enough to hold
the lumber on hand will be all-suffi-
cient without extending more than
$50 feet outward. The total outlay
for the plant will probably reach a
round quarter of a million dollars
when suitable vessels are purchased,
Regular cutting of logs will begin in
about ten days Two booms OF the
finest logs, containing nearly mil
lion feet, are already on hand.
The officers of the company are as
follows:
John f. Kennedy, President;
Geo. L. Shaw, secretary;
Bank of Nevada, treasurer:
[. S. Farmer, Supt. of construction.
Our friend q. Hinchm2u is also act
lively employed in the construction.
A liberal supply of water has been
obtained by sinking n large well,
pumping into reservoir and con-
yeying by pipes. The usual ad
jRncts have been erected in the way
of d merchandise wharf and ware
house, a store, blacksmith shop, resi-
dence, cook house, &c.
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