The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-28
AROUND THE MILLS.

The Keefe e. Perkins single mill at
Sultan has started UP.
The sawmill a, Sidney ia being overhaul
ed preparatory TO starting up.
A new double block shingie machine has
been placed in the Geneva shingie mill
Wilson Bros. of Aberdeen. are putting in
a l6x3O inch planer, a new boiler and Cor
isss engine
Ferguson & Taylor. sawmiii operators at
Blaine. have fled In bankruptcy: liabilities
E,sol. assets $a.ssl
The Wickersham Shingie Company has
started up it's mill. having installed a new
shineie block machine.
The Samish shingle Company has clean
ed out the north branch of the Samish suf-
heiently 10 permit its navigation.
Warren Stetson. of the Stetson & Pos,
Miil Company. is interested in an excel
sior and broom handle factory being erect
ed At Sedro- Woalley
The WiIlapa Shingle Company has re-
ceived new forty horsepower boiler
which Is now being put in position Mr.
L. Tarr. of Seattle. is now the fier in the
mill, and Mr.. Beach. also OF Seattle. is
the sawyer.
Moran Bros. Co. will build sawmill on
the Kerry Mil Company site at Seattle.
fitted with a stsarns band mill with IA
inch saws. Stearns head blocks and car
risge and edger, Of 75.eo0 feet capacity. and
10 handle 1oo-foot timhers
Loggfe Bros. of New Whatcom are
building a new dry kiln on the north side
of the Export mill 1, Will be the same
size as the one adjoining, 32xS0 feet and
will be supplied with the lates, ,nproye-
ments for drying cedar shingles and sid
ing.
Melvin Maurin. an employee OF Foye &
McCleary's single mill. near Lebam. ac-
cidentally ran mis- hand against a c;.t-ofr
saw. and a thumb and finger with one side
OF the hand, We're cut completely of He
was taken TO Centralia for surgical treat
ment.
young man by the name of nildebrand
was injured recently while at work on the
carriage IN the Export mill. al New What
cam. While engaged in turning a log on
the carriage one OF the levers suddenly
few up. striking Hiidebrand on the ia w
With such force 70 infiict severe in
jury.
W. +. Hightower & Co have received
the machinery for their new railway tie
mil at Mfiieit- & Davidsens old spur and
immense contract for ties for the Great
Northern railway will keep them running
10 The fniF capacity for the greater part
Of the season.
charles Herman. a sawyer az the Van
Landt shingie mill. had the thumb az his
right hand cut entirely off few DAYS ago
He was reaching over she carriage for a
silver which was hoshering, and got his
hand on the saw. Mr.. Herman states that
ne has been IN TIE single business for
nearS thlrtytsve years. aud this is his
HrsS experience with cut.
The biggest sticks Of lumber ever cut In
Portland were cmt at the mill OF inman.
F&ui@'n & Go Recently. They were Of mr.
and were three feet square and A little
more than forty-eight feet long. They con-
satned $40 feet OF lumber and weighed
anou. 2i.sS pounds each. The tfnhers were
SAWED without the aid of special machin-
-ry. and were handled easily By the pen
dt'ToHs apparatus al The mill
T. A Green. OF the Hrfn Of Green Rres
proprieioTs OF the big saw and planning
ma az nemtug. met with bad accident
a few DAYS ago. He was managing the
planer when in some manner board be-
came entaDgled in the machinery. throw
ing x back MN great force striking Mr..
Green on she leg II n fret thought
the limb was broken. but t. proved ONLY
- be Il bad brsHSe- Those who witnessed
the acCfsisnt say thsy do NOT know haw
he Tss aEesa instant death.
The Eelitnghan Ray Improvement COM
pays mali AZ Naw Whaseom ssenfx a
yeraEabfs bee ave anraa ranca. A taFze
a.saaNar Of men are employed in shs "a n
usiG Which has a capacity fer cutting - :
@A lee. ~ lumber isr iay The foisrf7s-
To. fer the Big mil has heen laid and
IL short tire active work ca TIE cor
ssTgsctien 81 wh&f will be the best saw
rsiai extans viii hx commenced 4 fcrea
OF men Is AZ work building an extensive
wharf arctst7i tie nasa plant.