April, 1883.
THE WEST SHORE.
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earners are endeavoring to form a " Packers'
Protective Union," to protect their interests in
foreign markets where Sacramento and other fish
are sold as Columbia salmon to the injury of the
puckers, here, also to prevent llic cutting and
stealing of nets, and to take concerted action in
propagating salmon in the river. Such a union
must be productive of good to the canning industry
of the Columbia.
Manufactures.
A In rf;e boot and shoe factory is being added to
the industries of Victoria, B. C.
The Washington flouring mills at Waitsburg,
W. T., will be increased to twice their present
capacity this summer, and the roller system
adopted.
Mr. Precedent, of San Jose, California, has
purchased the flouring mills at Phoenix, Jackson
county, Oregon.
It is announced that the oil lands of Elhi, near
New Tacoma, will be tested this summer by a
well organized company.
A factory to manufacture barrels for shipping
Puget sound lime is being put up at Bowman's
landing, on Orcas island.
A new flouring mill on the gradual reduction
roller system will be built this year in Colfax,
VV. T., at an expense of $55,000.
The Missouri valley flouring mill at Cenlerville,
Montana, has begun oerationi under charge of
an experienced Minneapolis miller.
S The woolen mills at Dayton, W, T., are being
thoroughly overhauled, and will begin running
again in May, havii'g been idle several y.ara,
The Tacoma Lime Co. has been incorporated
with its principal office in Portland. Its object
is to manufacture and deal in lime, lumler, etc.
The Durand Organ Co. has been incororated
in Portland with a capital stock of $30,000, and
preparations are being made to manufacture their
instruments here.
The new mill at Oregon City, owned by J. M,
Welch k Co., has begun work. The gradual re
duction process is used, and the present cacity
is 750 barrel per day, which will soon be In
creased to 1,000.
A large foundry and machine shop is nearly
completed in Corvallis, Oregon. It occupies a
large two-stry building, which, kith other pur
tions of the establishment, covers a large space of
ground.
The discovery of large beds of lime rock near
Lake Pend d'Oreille will be of vast benefit to the
buildinc and brick industry in that region. There
is an inviting field for brick manufacturers through
out the whole northwest. The brick are wanted
am! the market is sure.
The Oregon Iron and Steel Co., capital stock
$3,000,000, has purchased Smith Hios. & Wat
son's iron works property in Portland and Albina.
The extensive rolling mills this company will
erect will be of great benefit to Portland and the
whole coast, helping to build up this city and it-
velop our great iron resources.
The manufacture ol brick is Incoming one of
the important indutries of the coast, owing to the
enormous demand for building purpose. Small
brick yards are to I found In the outskirts of
nearly every town of any size, but are in most In
stances incapable of supplying even the local
market. A large brick yard at Steilacoom Is
working on heavy contracts, and work has been
commenced upon a splendid bed of clay near
New Tacoma, where not leu than 6,000,000 brick
will be made this season. Spokane Falls has
also fine deposits of clay, and of the brick made
there a manufacturer says 1
" The clay out of which the majority of the
brick have been made here is of a very strong na
ture ; it requires an admixture ol nearly an equal
quantity of sand to keep the brick from cracking
while in the process of drying. The sand, of
which there is an unlimited quantity adjacent to
the deposits of clay, also has the effect of produo
ing a fine blood red color to the brick when
burned. When the sand reaches a certain hea',
in the process of burning. It melts and fuses with
the clay, resulting in a brick of most extraordinary
strength. Their tenacity is an important factor in
reducing the price, as the brickmakcr is at com
parativeiy little lots from breakage, w'. ile he has
the grim satisfaction of knowing that when once
burned they will stand like a stonewall. The
clay used in brick making all over the Pacific
coast is found in the lop soil, instead of under
neath, as in the east, lite subsoil here, from
some geological cause, does not posses body
enough for the purpose. As a result of these
facts the fine steam power brickmaklng machinery
used in the east cannot lie used here I too many
roots, etc., in the clay. In the largest as well as
the smallest brickyards in California and Oregon
the brick are all moulded by hand. Counting first
cost of very expensive machinery, breakdowns,
etc., they cannot be manufactured on any chceiwr
principle than by hand moulding. Taking
things into consideration, the chances for making
brick at this point are very favorable, so much m
that they can lie, and are, pmlilably manufactured
to sell at a price so much Ik-low the present price
in Portland as in more than counterbalance the
extra cost of lime requited for brick buildingi
here."
l.UMIir.R.
A new steam saw mill Is being put up ten miles
from Kat Portland.
The new saw and planing mill at Sumner, W,
T., is completed and nearly ready In commence
woik.
The Multnomah Lumbering Co. ha Uen In
coriuraled in Portland, lo manufacture and deal
in lumber.
A company has lieen incorporated in Mason
county, W. T., to build a lugging railroad near
Union City.
Hanson A Co. 'a mill al Tacoma ha recently
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been enlarged lo 'laily rapsciiy cm mj.owi icci,
and new wood-winking machinery has been added'
The lumbermen of Wisconsin are turning their
attention to (he forest ol the great northwest,
A company has been organized there thai ll
soon begin operations at some favorable point.
A portion of the material for Ihe logging road
from Utile Skookurn lo the Lhehalis coumry,
has already Uen purchased. The Port IDakely
Mill Co. will build lh road this season If Kible.
In March thirteen vessels louk cargoes of lum
her from Puget sound ports lo Honolulu. Callso,
Iquique, Melbourne, Mnejr "! Shanghai, Cn'
sling of 7,574,000 feel of rough and 1,407,000
feet of dressed lumber, 7o8,oco laths snd pickets.
nd 404,000 shingles, all valued at $1)7,050,
At A-U'.A tl.t CmImh Mill Co. iiu been in
corporated, and has purchased the saw mill prop.
rty of George Hume, and Ihe West Shore mills
have been enlarged In a daily capacity of '35,000
feel. The market Is not yet fu'ly supplied In
thai city.
Two cedar slumps in Snohomish county, W, T.,
measure 63 and 56 feel in circumference respect
ively, at t distance of one foot from the ground.
A pitch pine tree In the C'uur d'Alene mountains
h reported with a height of 115 feel, and a elr-
unifercnce of V feel, five feel fiom the ground.
The Western Mill Co. has been lncocHiraled
to build a saw mill on Lake Union, In Seattle-
It is the lourth new mill enterpiise founded In
that city this year. The capacity will he 30,0.10
feet per day. Mclmnald & Kellie are driving
ilea on Ihe flats south of the gas works, a
tindalion for a new saw mill and sah factory.
A new lath mill ha commenced operations.
The pn lection of our forests from ihe devastat
ing fire thai annually sweep through them should
ie one of the first care of our jieople. Not only
are the home and liv s of sturdy settler endan
gered, but one of our greatest source of wealth I
being consumed In smoke. The following notice
being freely circulated In Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, and shows thai the inleilor depart
ment Is stilting In the matter t
DsTAarnrNTor in Ixmaioa, )
iKNkAL Land Omi k, J
Washington, i. C March 8, iHHj. )
The attention of the public I called to ihe fact
lhl large quantities of Ihe public limber are an
nually destroyed by ihe forest lire wh'ch, In many
cases, originate through the carelessness of hunt
ing, piospeclliig anil oilier camping parlies wlilUi
in some Instance lliey occur lliruugli design. I
lake ibi method of warning all pervin thai,
hereafter, Ihe cause and origin of all finest hrrs
will I closely Investigated, and where Ihe hi Is
ascertained lo hs?4originled through elller care
lessness or design, the panic Imi'ficatcd will I
ftinulnl Id thi Jull mlml 0 Imv.
sqieclal tinnier agrni are nereoy uirrcieo 10
proceed against all offender under ih local law
of ihe stale or U-nitory, rrUling lo Ihe unlawful
selling out ol fires, in which llie same may occur.
I he public, grnerally, are rnpiesled to aid Ihe
offi.'cr of the government in its efforts In ch k
Ihe evil referred lo, and In li e punishment of all
ufleiider.
N. C. MlKaI AMi, Comiiiisatmrr.
Puget sound I considered one of Ihe mini re
markable bodlc of watt r In the world. It Is sur
rounded by continuous forest that reach Insck lo
the summit of I ha Cascade and Ihe Olympia
range. The si nam that come down from Ihe
mountain on every side have fertile valleys 1 hm
of them are already occupied ami well cultivated.
It was once Mirved Ihe land around Ihe oiuimI
wis worthless, and thai It forest Mood on rock
without toil) 11 lime has demonstrated lhal all
ihe upland between the ttream, ami esiending lo
Ihe mountains I ikh, deep si.il, lhal will produce
anything lhal i!l grow initial climate. Timtt,
Munludtii, Minn.
Onuine soda spring have been found al Ihe
head of Ahlanum valley, tome twenty -six NiiU
from Yakima'trty, W. T. Kxceltenl bread ha
been made by simply mixing flour with water from
the spring, ssing no other Ingredient mil tall,