The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-12
THE LUMBER BUSINESS
It Promises to Be Brisk This
Winter.
LARGE CUT WILL BE MADE
Extensive Logging and shipping oper-
stions-Improved Machinery on q
Larger Scale VIII Be
Put In.

Missoula, Nov. 1.-THE lumber BUSH
ness OF Missoula county promises to be
very brisk this winter. The season just
| closing has been the most prosperous
in the history of the milling business
in his section, as the trainloads Of
lumber that are sent eastward from
Missoula testify. In all OF the lumber
districts of the county extensive log
ging operations are In progress, and the
| indications are hat the cut of next sea-
son will be a large one
Along the Occur d'Alene branch the
mills from st. Regis to Frenchtown are
shipping all the time. At the mouth OF
| the st. Regis, T.. Goughnour has his
complete plant in operation and Is ship
ping extensively to Eastern Montana.
Mr.. Goughnour has extended his log
ging railway farther into the timber
and Is preparing for an increased out
put. Mr.. Gouehnour's plant is n OF
the most complete Of the smaller mills
In the state. He has improved ma
chinery and an ingenious system of
hauling his logs. His master mechanic.
Mr.. Rowland. has built a small loco
motive that furnishes the power, and
all OF the logs are hauled to the mill by
this means.
Two miles down the Missoula river
from st. Regis is the new plant of the
st. Regis Lumber company. This mill
is now doing its first seasons work. u
Manager Lavell is making a creditable
output that is adding considerably to
the traffic on the branch The new
p N that has been built TO this mill Is
about three miles long and brings the
cars close to the mill.
Below Quartz. at Purtle. John Purtle
- Il ILL go. .axIt,. an th.. n~-
cellent timber that is found In that re-
gion. His plant is a large and COM
plete one. and his output Is large. Most
Of his lumber is shipped 10 Butte and
Anaconda. John Lynch has his new
mill ready to operate below Superior.
inc will ship this winter. Ed Donlon's
plant above Quartz has finished saw
ing at that point and will be removed
to the new setting near Huson. Al the
latter place the Ross mill will be oper-
ated this winter as sua The men are
now logging. John Hanratty has "A
good setting about four miles from HUI
son. above the old Carmier mill. When
the Donlon mill is in operation, Hu-
son will be an important lumber GEN.
ter.
The Steffee mill Is now saving min
ing timber for the Idaho mines m Is
near Lookout. IN the Idaho divide. 1t
will not be possible to operate here
during the winter. but saving will con-
tinue as long as the weather will per-
NIT.
on the west end. W. b. Russell Is
saving at Eddy and will have a good
output his season. Hts logging camp
on Clark's Fork. just below Plains. Is
being prepared for winter work. The
drivers are now taking down to the
mill at Eddy n considerable quantity
OF logs.
East OF Missoula. william Kendall
has two mills, one near Clinton and
the other I'm Cramer gulch. above
Bonita. This latter mill IL a short dis
lance above the ground that was made
famous i'm the early DAYS Of the lum-
Der business i'm this county by the now
almost forgotten logging war that was
carried on by the rival lumber out
fits. This plant will be operated all
winter.
The McKeen & McOuarrie mill. east
of Bonita, has been set in it's new loca-
ton and Is ready for business. The
Harper & Baird mill. still farther east.
Is also ready for operations and will
ship tn Butte.
At Bonner. the Big Blackfoot plant
will run until the ice locks up the
river this winter. The big plant has.
this year, broken its record in product
ton.
Up the river. logging operations are
I'm full blast. Contractors Cunningham,
Kilburn. Boyd. Hammond. Mcnamara
and Dunnigan having large crews at
work along the river in Missoula and
Deer Lodge counties. The logs will be
spring drive. The outlook for Mis-
soula county for next season is very
bright.