Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-30
BAKER CITY BRANCH.
Progress of The Work OF the Lord In
Oregon he Great saw Mill.

BAKER CITY, Ore, Jnne 2, 1897.
To the Editor:
o. arriving in Baker City 8 ,turdny
evening was highly pleased with the
patriotic sentiment; the city was alive
with memorial services. Brother ii.
Il. Bakor, presiding Elder. met me and
took ms to the home OF Brother j. Nj.
Grant Gsdd.s. mansger OF the Oregon
Lumber Mills company, and later l
returned to Baker City.
Sunday morning found me at Sun
day school,, where Brother Gsddes
presides, his former assistants having
moved away. Theological class,
taught by Brnthsr VIM. j. Vale anu
assisted by Jss. Baiisntine, ID most
progressive. There 10 an average at
tendance OF about ninety, with twelve
OH GERS and teachers. Fully twenty
per cent nIe not Laiter.day Saints.
Brother Baker is assisted In the
Geddss anu J. II. Bmurth waite,
anu I may safely say the
little branch 10 In good healthy con-
Sunday evenings coDj)iDtly In NJ. 1.
association. The lesser Priesthood IL
represented In the various oraaniza.
lious. The Relief bociety 10 doing O
good WORK, and the Jay left, being
Pfesiden. Brigham Young'A birthday,
the Primary association, . hundred
strong, assembled on the grass near
town usder the bowery anu had
good time. 1t.
Joseph Barton, chief OIL ginesr OF the
Su mpler Valley railway and tuperin-
tendent OF electric light works, being
just reaoy /, go 10 the terminus in the
interest Of the mills, invited me TO 20
along. 30 Monday morning found
me In decidedly good company; for as
the immensely long train OF harrow
gusge cars pulled out OF the yarc W.
stood on the platoon aud took In the
sights which were may. Powoer
csDyan, down which Il Wa the river
by that, Eame, IL one OF pecu.
liar picturesque nature, much
like our canyons at home
and indeed what have seen OF Ore
gon % far, greatly to my surprise, lie
much like our Mountainous egien.
We were soon at sumpter, new min
ing camp of no email dimensi 10 ne, an
the terminus OF the railway. Ony
about fifteen miles from this point,
and fully iorty.seven from Baker
City, 10 "GfnDnet," tne camp where
Grant Bros. OF Balt Lake have mining
property, which, l am 1 filmed, !.
likely to yield Them no very small
sum OF money. Brother b. +. Grant
Is operating the mines aud from what
can learn, the Grant Bros. stand all
right In those parts.
Not OF the least interest IL the timber
| OF this csuntry, and l was very much
| interested In seeing where the loge
| come from. This Oregon Lumber Co.
| OF whick Brother David Eccles oil
| Ozusn is q. neral manager, swnB anu
| operates tnirty.two miles OF railway,
with nearly three hunured cars anu
four engines. LIS mills TURF cut
! $4,000 feet daily, and Its yard
noiJs FULLY three million ieel;
II employees about two hundred meu.
| Cutting 1000 feel day you must
know these men have to work. Car.
rying of tho timber is not done by
hand, IN fact scarcely anything IL, II
| being done by rollers. several mel
load 1t on csrts and several boys with
| hoItes move IL to the yari. The
narrow slips go to the lath maker,
while the large slabs are cut iu corr
lengths for the market. All reiuss
goes to q great furnace and Is con.
sumed. The saw dust Is used In the
furnaces for steam generating while
| the snavlngs from the plauing mills
20 TO the electric light plant. This
company furnishes lights for lighting
Baker City. Situated around the
lumber yari 10 village OF cottages,
mostly owned by the company, though
In some instances the occupants pos
sess them. They have splendid
meeting house and store building.
Wherever practicable, Bro. EccIes
mas employed Latter day Saints, max
ing employment for a great many.
The various Organization and Sunday
melting Of this little band OF Saints
80 situated, 10 doing great work In
the cause OF truth.
Respectfully,
II