The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-07-29

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down here on Spring Creek on the T.
V. r. r. seven miles from Sheffield
Junction but still in Forest county.
The saw mill Of w. Z. Brown & Co.
is situated here, and has been for the
past 8 years. The company mauufac.
ture hemlock and some hardwood.
Blythe. way, it may be news to some
of your readers, as it was to me, to
learn that hemlock is now dignified
with the name of hardwood, by the
trade. At least so we have been told,
and it is sad to think that anyone
would deceive either an orphan or a
tramp when there is no money in it.
They, the company, have cut q large
amount so far and will probably do
business for some time to come.
Two miles below here is Wolf Run,
few years ago almost an oil field.
Parish's mill, built this summer, is
at Wolf Run. The mill was placed
there 10 cut lumber for w. II. Frost,
he having bought large timber tract
there. The mill is now saving lum.
Der, having started up during the
month.
The Wood Bros. of Sheffield, have
shingle mill just above Wolf Rnu,
and are actively engaged in saving.
Just above here mile, is Auguston,
on the T. V. r. r. 1t is the one end
of corduroy road, and shipping
point for lumber and bark. The
corduroy road referred to runs over to
the Enterprise Mills, now better
known as Hunter Station, Con the U.
P. L. or Corduroy, the name of the
post Office. 1t is A miles from Angus.
ton to Corduroy, most Of the way over
one of the best corduroy roads you
ever saw. This road was built by
Horton, Crary q Co., for the purpose
of hauling bark.
Corduroy, or Hunter Station, is
quite an oil field. 1t is in Elk county,
in Highland township, and about 2
miles from the Forest county line.
What was formerly the Enterprise
Lumber Co., is now Murray & Camp.
bell. Messrs. Hines and Sibley, for.
merly of the Enterprise Co., have sold
out their interests there, aud will 90
into business in Florida. Murray q
Campbell own two stores, one at Cor
duroy and one at Clark's Mills, 8
miles from Corduroy, and a mill at
Corduroy. The mill was burned last
spring, but has since been rebuilt and
is now cutting out hemlock.
Clark's Mills is an oil town. About
40 families live there. 1t is built Oh
the stoniest piece of ground there is
in Elk county as far as we know.
A sad accident occurred at James.
town Mills, 2 miles from Corduroy, on
Sunday last, jamestown Mills is the
name Of what was few years ago the
site of a saw mill. There is no mill
there now. A man by name of Miller
living there has been engaged in bark
peeling during the season. On the
day mentioned he was killed the &C.
cident occurring as follows, as nearly
as we could learn: On Friday evening
previous he bad cut down a tree. On
Saturday morning it was raining and
he did not 60 to the woods. On Sun.
day morning, fearing that if the tree
lay unpeeled until Monday that the
bark would tighten on it, he and his
son went to the woods intending to
strip the tree and then 60 home again.
Some time before this, probably or 5
days, tree had been cut and lodged
against maple. The tree Mr.. Miller
went to peel lay almost under the
lodged tree. He told his son TO watch
the lodged tree while he worked.
When he had gotten pretty we'll up
toward the top of the tree he was
peeling and almost directly under the
one that was lodged, the lodged tree
loosened and fell. The boy called out
but Mr.. Miller could not get away,
and limb on the lower side of the
falling tree caught him, striking him
Oh the back Of the head passing on
down the left side of the back, injured
him so severely that 10 few minutes
after being carried home he died. Mr..
Miller was a member of the X. of p.
His funeral at Sheffield on the next
day was conducted by the order.
July 25.