The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22

ysrrness11D aDd ssarssa ; suaf, - srs
door factory on Ire south s.Hs M MI
strses, feoSins power from Yexsers rrI5l
on tne oppossts SIDE q the street Tnss
was ne Beginning Of TIE second ~wrs1
built n shss cry, a nssI wnarh se,s~-~srxs
ssnt seaftis lumber ali over RIA wars4
sssfson and Post we're p-arsras r.er- sx1
nafc SorkerA George Sfetson unde-x.nos
she s1auufaczure ~ humber frora s,ar. :,
nnssn- He c0uSS build . mn ana rare
fns raaas for every rece Of mach nsry
% run u. wfxie Mr.. J. j. Post Wa : erxt
cAss once man ard lumber sxlesnzs..
TIE s~c combined made . strons f~arn.
ara II ne deyy Send had not rx.erry4essy
purs1ed TEEN. they DOUBTLESS woun save
nad ere thfs ne isrsssx sun a~r plant On
ehA sound Their quarters on MI s.-e@.
soon o>cams too small, for thu trade. ara
n Its they secured . Ese ~ the foot OF
CommsrcAi street. now occupied by buss-
neas houses fronting Commercial street.
south o. King street.. and started . saw-
mil 10 connection with Their sash and
door factory. sdvancsng and charging n
ehe trade tusrsnct. TWO year, sAzsr. how
ever, the demand on them was 50 xrea.
shss tney determined TO turn re old nil
tnto . sash and door factory. xa1 build
. larger mil q few hundred yards south
west. near where their present NIL now
stands. This thoroughly equipped lumser
mandatory was cors5sete1 IA iszz For
three yesrs II dsd good service. bur was
destroyed BY FIRE In 1856 A new mill.
much larger Ard more complete. was then
erected ca the same site. Il was furnished
vita al the uodera sAbor-eav wing appfs-
snces. and while MOI very large ra.l. IL
could turn out from o. GO 10 fao COO feet Of
lumber Per day for less money than any
other mill on Puget sound Much OF the
output OF this nil vas shipped to Cali
fornEa and Mexico In lns, before II had
had time 10 pay Tor Itself. risis NIL and
al Of 6sstson 4 Posts other improve
msnu ~ the foot % Commercial strset
were wiped out Of existence by tire great
FIRE. Previous 20 this Mr.. Post had dts
posed Of his interest IN The property 20
brothers OF Mr.. George W. Sfetson, the
roneer founder Of the plant Sotw.th-
standing the ravages of IRE. the company
reexit their mil. on tina Old site. and are
stiii dong business ~ the old stand.
The second steam sawrnili built On Pu-
get sound was put up 81 Appietree cove
by J. J. Felt, In i13 After one winters
experience. II WAS moved TO Porr Madison
Later on the pant was bought by Mr.. G.
A. Meigs. who rebuilt It almost entirely.
adding much new anu powerful machin-
cry. This plant Mr.. Melxs conducted for
many years wstn indifferent success until
few years ago. when the mill Sas shut
down owing 10 hard times and legal COM
plfcauons Isaac Parker. DeiAs Water
man and Sumner 3. Minds came Up from
San Francisco on the brig John Davis To
asstst Felt In building at Appsetree cove.
arriving In Seattle early In the spring OF
1855. These gentlemen ali located on the
Sound and became prominent factors IN
tia early history.
In the spring OF isks Capt william Rem
ton came to AIh point and built steam
sawmill, using . pair OF stern wheel
steamboat engines for power. Early In
1854 he moved 90 Port Orchard a few
usiles east OF the present site OF the gov
eminent dry dock. Later on Capt Rem
ton moved his plant TO Port Blakeley.
where he lived to build up tie largest
numbering manufacturing plant in the
world. noswiths sanding the fact that dur.
Ing the last twenty years OF his life. and
during the period OF the greatest progress
IN biz 6u4fneee career he was totally
bind. II h not unusual TO see twenty or
more deep-wster ships In Blakeisy harbor
for cargo. two-thirds OF which are foreign.
I'm July. 1851" says A. A. Denny. CAPT
William c. Talbot came TO the Sound in
command Of the schooner Julius Pringle.
10 select \ site for q sawmlll. :n the In
ferest OF William G. Talbot & Co, the
firm being composed OF himself and A. J.
Pope. OF San Francisco. and Charles Eos.
ter and Capt. J. f. Keller. Of East Ma
chsas. Sic. Among others on the schooner
were Cyrus Walker. present manager
OF the Puget Sound Mil Company.
+. 2. Brown. miiiwright: Nathaniel Hsr-
mon. Haiman Harmon, David Foster and
al ~ ha GSa ~ Ar.f~
The cargo OF the Pringle consisted Of
lumber. tools and supplies necessary for
beginning the proposed enterprise. They
frat anchored In Port Discovery bay. from
whence they made explorations around
The Sound a. far south as Commencement
bay. and finally determined TO locate at
/ Port Gamble. TO which point the schooner
| was taken and discharged az soon as pos
sEble. and building commenced On Sep
temher 8. lisa. the schooner I. p. Foster.
oommsn aed by Capt. r. Keller arrived
ia days from Boston. having on board
his wife and daughter. who were the
FIRST white women TO and at Tort Gam
hle''
The Foster brought the min machinery
+ and general outfit. and after loading with
piles al The head o; sae hay. was taken TO
san Francisco by Capt Talbot. Capt Ke-
Ter remaining In charge OF the nit. where
he continued as resident partner and man.
aEFf aflEst GS@L1.
This trio OF noble picneers." SAYS
Denny. pope. Talbot and KsEer, being
now all dead. | think may with proprf-
ETY. speak OF their high character FOR bust
ness integrity and enterprise. They be-
longe6 90 that class OF men who do not
Idly wait fer something TO turn up but
we're fall OF energy and push. and not
only helped themselves. but were ever
ready 70 extend helping hand 20 the
needy and unfortunate"
About the time the Gamble MN was
being constructed Cart William = Say.
ward and J. h Tho-ndike were engaged
ia building min ~ Port Ludlow. which
IA time became ore Of the principal mills
on the Sound. under the OWNERSHIP o.
Arthur phinney. After Mr. Phnney's
Puget Mia Company.
Laurence Grennan. Thompson and
Campbell located ar Utsaia6y sn tSa& Five
/ years .atsr Thomas Crsnney succeeded 20
| the interest Of Thompson and Campbell.
and under 1hS arm name Of 6Tennaa &
CFAnney they built q steam sawrsAL Thss
nia grew nn;il * became one % the .arg-
est on me sound A few years ago IN,
Puget Mzl Company acquired this prep
ayty also
seaeeek was located Ia ISIS by Msssrs
8 Adams ard Marshall Rsinn. % san
Francesca aud j r. Williamson. Han
Harmon and " y. sinclsar. OF the sound
In July 1851, they commenced 70 cut and
ship lumber. fen years ago Tits mill
was DESTROYED ~ fire and has never been
rebuilt. The owncrs. however. acquired
shs pani at Fort Ha3locs. near PERI
Townsend. Which they are operating.