The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25
They Saw Some Big Timber.

lhey saw Some Big Timber.
G: T. Mills, of the G. T. Mills Ma
chinery Co., and d. M. Miller, of the
Climax Manufacturing Co., OF Cory
Pa, have returned from their trip to
the Simpson logging works near Shell
ton and also at Matlock Saturday, the
22d ult., and returned Wednesday, the
10Th ult. Mr.. Mills recently sold the
Simpson Logging Go. 35-ton logging
engine, made by the Climax Manu-
featuring Co., and Mr.. Miller came
out from the east TO see that the big
locomotive was properly started on the
rails of the road at Shelton. He ac-
companied the engine to its des.ina-
ton, aided in getting it at work, and
then came back to Seattle. With Mr..
Mills, his company's agent, he again
went into the Shelton country, as stat
ed.
eve found some great timber along
the line of the road near Shelton, but
the biggest timber was along the Blake
ley line" said Mr.. Mills. "Miller nev,
saw such timber before, and when he
gets back home and tells what he saw
out here he will have to exercise a
good deal of diplomacy or his employ
ers will take him for. q Munchausen
and be afraid to have him around.
Over on the Blakeley road we have
found one tree that was forty feet and
six inches in circumference-a fir tree
The diameter was about 13 feet. The
tree went up straight for about sixty
feet and then branched out into large
number of smaller branches.
Chow tall was 1t?'' Mr.. Mills was
asked
Owe couldn't see the top" said he
then he added, because OF the brush
and spreading branches"
Mr. Miller, who is crank amateur
photographer, secured several fine
views Of the tree. Within fifty feet ol
this tree was another giant of the for
est of eleven feet in diameter.
at was the prettiest tree / ever
saw" said Mr.. Mills.
1t was straight as arrow and shot up
in the sky without single deyiating
crotch.
Mr.. Miller saw a good many things
that were revelations. At the foot oil
this big tree was bears nest that
bore every indication of recent occu-
patton. 1t appears as though the ap-
proach of the party had frightened the
bear away. From the appearance -ol
the place the bear mus: have been us
ing the lair for some time, perhaps
several years. There was hair, ETC..
piled up until further orders, and Mr..
Miller took photograph OF it all
From the tracks the animal must be
very large one. Mr.. Miller went to
Oregon from Shelton to put in two
more of his company's engines in that
state, and when his work there is fin
ished he will again stop at Seattle be-
fore going east. Mr.. Mills has arrang-
ed for the sale of another of the big
logging engines in this state.
"Simpson isdoing a great business,
said Mr.. Mills. "From his different
camps along the two logging roads he
is putting in about 1000 feet of logs
per day. On the Shelton road the
Climax engine we have just put in is
dong great work and giving perfect
satisfaction. However, there has not
yet been any chance given the engine
to show what can do when she has to.
She can do three times as much as has
thus far been required of her. There
are no level places on the whole road,
and one place there is grade of five
per cent on Q. curve"
Mr.. Mills is almost as enthusiastic
over the food they got in the different
camps as he is OF the big timber.
"Talk about your meals" said he,
"they are simply ont Of sight. They
were mighty glad when they got rid oi
Miller, for he nearly ate them out Of
house and home. In every camp is
an excellent cook and the men have
the best there is to be had in the way
OF food.