The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-17

glng 90. e is IN charge OF John
Denee. One donkey engine is used
and eight horses and 80 men are en-
ployed. The daily capacity is about
10000 feet. All the logs from the
four camps go into the water at Shell
ton f ih p soega ilit No f
Along the Shelton Southwestern
railroad there are three camps. The
Williamson Logging Co. owns Camp
"B," which is in charge OF John Nor
gan. Two donkey engines for yarding
besides two road engines, are used, and
30 men and six horses are employed.
1t has daily capacity of $4,000 feet.
1t is estimated that there are 100000
600 feet of standing timber tributary
to the camp.
VIM. Callow has camp on this
road. It is equipped with one donkey
engine, employees 80 men and Ii horses
(Callow is not superstitious.l About
4o,OoO feet are put in daily. The
camp is located on the top of a hill,
several hundred feet above the rail-
road, and the logs are conveyed through
a half-mlle chute to the rollway, where
they are loaded onto the cars. The
logs when dropped into the chute
come down the incline with the speed
of bullet, and all that can be seen for
some distance is a streak of smoke and
sparks, caused by the intense frictio n.
Mr.. CallOw has on hand about 1.5OO.-
OOO feet, and will remove to new To-
cation soon after April l.
NJ. III. Draham is putting in pur
and will have new camp in oper: ton
by April LIST. He will use donkey
engine and expects to employ &c men
and 10 horses. He will put in 10000
feet per day. Mr.. Draham was until
lately a stakeholder in the Mason
County Logging Co. but will 90 it
alone this summer. He has 10000
600 feet tributary to the camp and
hopes to put in 100000 feet this
year
There are number of smaller camps
around Hoodsport, and other places, a
description, of which will be given in
the near future.
An interesting feature of the logging
camps visited is the complete tele-
phone system. So thorough is it that
message can be sent to the "head
push" at Seattle, Tacoma or Olympia,
or wherever he may be, from any OF
the camps. This is especially handy
in case of breakdown.
The termini of the Peninsular rail
read and the Shelton South western
are at Shelton, thriving town of 800
inhabitants. E. E. Crowell, receiver,
and W. III. Kneeland, superintendent,
Of the latter road, have offices at this
place. The Shelton Southwestern has
large machine shop where all repairs
for the road are done. The road runs
in southwesterly direction from Shell
ton and is only s. miles from the
Northern Pacific and d miles from
the Port Blakeley road. 1t runs
through very fine timber belt.
The Peninsular road has a large
round house and shops at Shelton,
where repairs are made and new cars
built. Last year ~ logging cars were
built in the shops This is a splendid
road, having fine roadbed, and the
equipment is first-class. 1t is owned
by Seattle parties and is looked after
by Albert Johnson, a practical rail
road man, who deserves a good deal of
credit for the work accomplished.
The Port sBlakeley terminates at
New Kamilche and runs in north
westerly direction. 1t is the largest
logging road in Mason county and is
kept in excellent condition. It has 50
miles of track, three locomotives of %,
80 and 40 tons,' respectively, besides rs
logging cars. It is owned and operat-
ed by the Port Blakeley Mill Co. which
owns the largest mill on the Pacific
coast The company has at present
under construction II miles OF new
road, which will be completed by July
LIST. Five miles have been graded so
far and three miles of track laid A
crew of 100 ere at work on the extern
sion. The extension, which is part
of the main road, will tap what is
known as the Pennsylvania tract, one
of the finest bodies of timber in the
Pacific Northwest. The tract in ques-
ton was recently acquired by the
Simpson Bros. Logging Co. Of which
Sol. G. Simpson is president and gen
eral manager. and there IS enough tim
Der in sight to keep five logging camps
busy for 20 years. Mr.. Simpson in
tends operating five camps this year,