COGGINS SAWMILL
Jackson County - Dead Indian Road
July 13, 1941: "The Arthur L. Coggins sawmill on Dead Indian road and 30,000 board feet of freshly cut lumber were destroyed by fire late Friday afternoon. The mill situated 14 mills from Ashland. The plant was too far gone to be saved when the blaze was discovered. It was thought that the fire was started by a spark in the engine room. Rogue River national forest headquarters said.
About 3 p. m. Friday machinery in the mill broke down and the sawyer left for town to get replacement parts. A little later the only other workman left at the plant went into the woods on a logging mission. When he returned at 5 o'clock, the plant was in flames, forest headquarters stated.
Mr. Coggins figured the loss at about $7,500. There was only a small amount of insurance, he said. The mill built about three years ago, had a capacity of 20,000 board feet a day. It will not be replaced and the logs in the pond and the woods will be taken to Mr. Coggins' mill in Ashland, he said." (Medford Mail Tribune)
About 3 p. m. Friday machinery in the mill broke down and the sawyer left for town to get replacement parts. A little later the only other workman left at the plant went into the woods on a logging mission. When he returned at 5 o'clock, the plant was in flames, forest headquarters stated.
Mr. Coggins figured the loss at about $7,500. There was only a small amount of insurance, he said. The mill built about three years ago, had a capacity of 20,000 board feet a day. It will not be replaced and the logs in the pond and the woods will be taken to Mr. Coggins' mill in Ashland, he said." (Medford Mail Tribune)