The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-07-24
KNOX LUMBER co.
The Mill at Winton Saving at the Rate OF
10000 Feet Daily.


ago, found everything running smooth
ly and the mill turning out about 3d.
600 feet of clear band-cut lumber every
"A hours, day and night crews being
worked. Owing to the absence of the
entire managing personnel on trial in
Duluth, we are not enabled to give as
comprehensive an account of the
workings of the plant as some may
expect, but will try in vague way to
give few impressions of what wesaw
on our visit to the mammoth lumber
manufacturing concern, situated in
our immediate midst.
The village of Winton is located on
a hill overlooking the saw and planning
mill and the lumber yard, with good
view of the lower end of Fall lake
filled to both edges with logs. Alto
gether the embryo city of about 300
Inhabitants, is situated on a most
beautiful spot. The Duluth & Iron
Range extension Of the main line
leads to WintOn and a first class
wagon road can also be used to reach
the little city on the Cashaway.
The mills are of the best in the
northwest and are under the manage
ment of S. p. Ireland, mill man of
lifelong experience. In the engine
room we found Engineer f. B. Tor
rance in charge of the Lytle, 2Ox24
engine. Mr.. Torrance has been with
the engine for Ii years steady and.
helped set up the same new, q years
ago, in upper Michigan. In addition
the engine room contains a 10Xl2
fengine which runs the $50 candle
power dynamo built by the CONNER.
cial Electric company of indianapolis.
Steam is generated for the engines by
a battery of four Is foot, 16 inch steel
Otis boilers. Everything in and
about the engine and fire room looks.
neat and clean and Mr.. Torrance is a
pleasant gentleman to meet.
On the lower, or ground floor, is
also located the. shingle manufacture
ing department., under the supervision
of James Wilkinson. The mill is at
present not rushing shingles very
hard, as the demand does not meet the
supply. Nevertheless about 1000 are
daily being turned out.
On the upper floor, we found the.
band saw in decidedly active con-.
dition. Cyrus Greenlaw and Andrew
LaDuc, handle the lever alternately,
every other week, one day, and the
other night shift. S. w. Berry, and
Felix Brown, also alternate aS settlers.
The edger is handled by Il. Gustavson,
and R.. Erickson manipulates the
trimmer.
NelS Hamlin and James Simpson, do
the grading as the lumber leaves the
trimmer. A. n. Snapp, in his position
as filler, does not have the condition
his name implies in keeping the
45-fOot band saws in good trim. John
Vincent, who acts as mill-Wright and
circular saw filler, takes pleasure in
pointing out the numerous attractions
about the mill to visitors. Frank
mason holds the position of mill fore
man, while Ole Weeks, docs the
grand" on the outside. III. S. John
son has charge of the lath mill and is
considered an expert at lath-Sawing.
+ In the yard is piled about 1900 geo
feet Of drying lumber ana cars are at
Eall times on the track being loaded
for shipment At the time Of our
visit, shipment Of 275, 900 feet was
loaded ready TO go forward to the
docks where it was to complete a
cargo destined for eastern points.
The planning mill is equipped With q
powerful engine, q battery of boilers.
and two watchers and a combined
hatcher and surfacer. This mill has
been entirely refitted and remodeled
and is now in excellent shape for
turning out large quantities OF dressed
lumber.
The entire yard and the two mills
are lit with electricity generated in
the saw mill engine room. Tie waste
sawdust and other offal is conyeyed by
means of endless chains toa mammoth
refuse burner near the mill and in
consequence the entire surroundings
are neat and clean and entirely deyoia
of the USUAL spatterings CT sawdust,
chips, etc, that characterize saw
mills.
About 3-oe0.o9O feet of logs are yet
doomed at the upper eud of FAN lake
These will DC brought GOWN as soon as
the booms near the mill are cleared
enough toeallow of their acceptance.