The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22

recently purchased several additional
tracts of timber land in the Black
Hills region. The Olympian says that
the timber holdings of this company
IN Thurston county probably reach
$250,000 in value.
+. NJ. Duggan says that the price oI
logs has remained the same except in
the case OF merchantable. "In this
case the slight slump was due to over
production down at Shelton" said Mr..
Duggan. "The price there slackened
and then went up again, the change
being felt nowhere else" The prices
of logs ruling at present are asfollows
Merchantable, $5@5.5o; rough, $3.50
selected flooring. $6.50@7.
Prof. Edmond S. Meany, of the
Washington-State University. returned
recently from trip through the east,
and being student of forestry, ac-
companied the government forestry
experts in their work in Mason coun-
ty, this state. In the Simpson Log
ging Co.'s camp No. 5, Supt Geo, M.
Grisdale, well-known logger beyond
Matlock and near the Olympic foot
hills, showed the party how sticks for
the China trade were gotten out.
There were $50 sticks in all, ranging
from 81 to 102 feet in length and from
80 to Sc inches in diameter. This is
due to the China customs duties,
which specify duty at. so much per
piece, instead of by the 1000 feet
board measure, but it nevertheless
proved interesting to the government
experts.
The Puget Lumber Co. of Port Gam
BILE, made its first shipment of lumber
to the east three weeks ago. It con-
sisted of $4,000 fee. of fir strips and
was consigned to Philadelphia. The
shipment was made by, scow to the
Great Northern's gridiron at Smiths
Cove, Seattle, where it was transferred
to the cars. The Port Blakely Mill
Co. and the Puget Lumber Co. both
cargo mills and the wealthiest on the
coast, have contemplated entering the
car trade for several years. The first
named has gridiron and approaches
made at the mill, a barge containing
three tracks and holding nine cars
built, and has set aside large tract OF
ground for planning mill and dry
kilns, while the latter has made many
improvements to its plant with the
view of handling eastern orders. This
gives both an opportunity to dispose
of their best lumber in new markets,
and the move will certainly be success
full from financial point of view.
FROM w. &C. q ?. S. LUMBERMEN
This issue completes the tenth year
of this journal The October number
will be the first issue of volume No.
eleven.
A. S. Kerry has bought of the Met
ropolitan bank of Tacoma, the Vaughn
Bay mill and will move it to Seattle.
The Mason County Logging Com
pany, Olympia WASH, is making a
strong bid for visitors at their camp.
A party of ladies and gentlemen re-
Gently spent a day there and came
away saying that the board at the
camp was all clear stock. Tom Bor-
deaux was mean enough to count the
cake the ladies ate and reported they
averaged ten to the plate.
The Gate City Lumber Company OF
of Port Angeles, has gone into the
lumber field under very suspicious
conditions: The new company in
manned by men of experience in the
lumber field of New England. The
officers are F. G.. Gibson, president ;
G. E. Gushing, secretary and treasurer
G. E. Furber, manager. The Com
pany is incorporated for $4,000. 1t
has contracts already booked for over
four million feet of lumber for the P.
A. & E. R. r. 1t also ownes 1,lO0
acres of splendid timber located on the
line of the railroad. mill is located
on the water front at Port Angeles.
] A spur has been run to the mill, CIV
ing it large and cheap logging faoili-
ties.
AS the years go by the reliable tim
Der cruiser will grow more valuable
and held in higher esteem. The call
ing of a cruiser demands high type
Of man. In the first place his integrity
must be unquestioned; he must be
above suspicion of being a man that
can be bought. A typical cruiser
should be not only practical but tech
nical. The study of the forests Of the
Coast should be his delight. Every
wear should add something 70 bis
woods lore. He should be keen OBJ
server and close reasoner. He should
see why trees on certain exposures
have q tendency to be wind shaken
and be able to read the inside Of 3 tree