The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-19
i OF SNOHOMISH.
q Review for the Third
Ouarter of 1889.
AMOUNT or BUILDING.
:, the Great Bfaefzman Mile
a.. Railroad Bridge Was
.a in the Recent freshet.

- - II lsbP<sA@
from month 10 month IN the
es,,usiaess done hare. With the
= sr-;ng large amour, Of build
--rneuced. Most of this work
- - before the first Of July. For
- in midsummer, carpenters
-. did but little; many expected
q. .he res. Of the season. In this
were ali disappointed. All 1T
.1gs,nv began again about the last
- q larger scale than ever known
- Ills town-
= !. present it would not be safe TO es-
- many buildings will be COM
4 -. the FIRST OF next January. but
60 saIe to say there viii be more
-. ..se;ed and more valuable i'm
-. made in Snohomish during
- were made in ISIS. or during any
- sesr in is history.
s..ss,ns,er occurred the severest blow
~ sv this community, in the burn
.u.e.aan Bros. mills. II is about
- .;nee they started asawmili here.
,es, nearly ali the profits
q their camp, store and
basiness was applied in
-, and adding 10 their mill estab-
- Every few months thousands
1a.-y worth Of new machinery was
s..sa steadily the Institution in
- : sxe ard in perFecsress Of ifs
E.r1sts. until. at the time Of the FIRE,
z go them and was also worth over
n There vas a complete sawmih
.. .binrle mil and sash and door
81 wylect in their equipments and
Elsing Zs0 men. Including teamsters
se.,sae yorrers, over IJ1 men found
sHren. here. The fire destroyed
ts4D0 worth OF property. includ-
bs on contracts, arrangement in
- etc. the total loss will exceed the
dsl5a.espl.
- a. this loss has been there are
vn.pensating advantages. The mill
s,usled just below and on the west
N the town. On all dry days the west
the prevailing breeze. Usually
y pleasant afternoon strong breeze
= 40 river from this inillsite towards
ssn. Considering how liable mills
skurr. Il IL a wonder il had not been
znse Of burning the town long ago.
vas. the fire broke out after .
ri IN the evening. There was q
r. eev and no wind to speak OF, yet
-. The size OF a mans hand were
nasse next morning scattered over the
uaase. over a half mile away from the
A strong breeze would have kept
~ nrders on fire and would have car
y ihem far beyond the town: perhaps
taia have burned every house in IL.
he NIL vas several hours burning
Gsn. Many who witnessed the great Sc.
he ffe declared that nowhere in Seattle
|id The flames rise so high or was there 80
bach beat. or 80 long continued q fire as
~. The mil iimhers we're large and
|npae. aud the mil was stored full of burn
material. hence the fierceness OF the
eA and the time il took TO burn.
~ this IRE taken place some months
|Hfear ago ID would have crippled the
"a Hore seriously than now In July and
sa this mill furnished n great amount
Wedding material for local use. MANY
Hittgs underway had nearly all theii
nnal on the ground. Then Dubuque 4
Eas mill, FIVE miles up the Pilichuck
sswn able 10 furnish about 60 coo feet o
nku per week for local use. Others OBJ
- lumber from the East and oihei
hk. Then Dow & Stevens. just souti
hsn. bad commenced saving at thei
y stesm mill. The sbingie and sash
y secr factories were able to supply al
"a demands and ship some material be
~ 70 building operations here hav'
rssly been hin dered at all.
| hfa.hcass, four miles south of here, th,
80 mill is running. and Cathcartl
~ sAamiil building there IS ready 70
karefy. This will cost So 600. and vii
nssso feet OF lumber per day. Dow 4
a'sas' mill. before referred 10. viii Gu
ksithe same when fully equipped.
kasaan Bros. have procured new anC
fxEsd min site on Bats Slough. aioul
assrosd, abou; one mile south OF town
sshey have large crew at work. Prob
within year. at this place, they viii
pa larger aRd better mill than the oil,
Out Of the large numner working II
feld mill very few lett town. Most o
q iouad work here Immediately. Will
ftnan Bros in few months vial furnish
e iot more men than before.
ias year there was no juno srcshet
~ o. The np.river loggers were able Il
kshy iocs, cut the past season. 10 marke
= ihe recent fEeshet, about the first o
moaih. Then upwards Of so.oco 90
ga saw-logs came down the river IN on
tW The railroad company, knowing th'
sSssanbal character OF their bridg'
2 The snohcmish river at this place, 40
Rs' mach money the past season in pre-
7sg iof hieh water { great amount O
= bad been put into the crib work
kasg The piles, 10 strengthen them. Mei
shso gone up The river cutting down tree
eatiing np drft. and sending sue.
al down river when there was III
Sc Fortunately. when the ireshc
~ out little dril; came down. II wa
a. extra Aigh treshet. bat many camp
saat down and great numbers of log
4 sa expert river drivers were in town
az DE drift began to form against tn
~ about thirty men were set "a work
= day was paid. and night and da,
e. va kept on, OF thirty men for escl
saai the water went down, sonIl
r. days These locee-s did thei
kiilially and we'll. and ssveS
s. badse; but cor their work
@'are would have gone 10 sea
sseSiay, the lSt of October. In pre-
- Tor high water. and in keeping III,
~ epen during this freshet he rAilroas
s-Faay mast have expended about SIS.
a. Of this Mould have been unneces
proper bridge had been bssili 4
~ paoe, Il Will probably cost $50
1. " protect this bridge from freshei
esaing winter: while is loss this Gal
= e serious blow 90 the town. usslcs
- - eFidge MAS speedily erected in IL
!. Sp'emocr /. i. H. Eddy. who 70
- "a Eears has done The leadsas bushes
~ : contractor snd builder, retire,
~. - KID ol work. Prior 20 shat date
~ De had ps.d for carpenter woFl
=. hoi FAR from Siouo