WILLIAM HOWELL LOGGING
Coos County - Coquille area
October 1, 1903: "A. G. Hoyt hauled a fine large cooking range to Howell's logging camp, Tuesday. Mr. Howell evidently believes that working men must be well fed to assure the best results in labor." (Bandon Recorder)
March 3, 1904: "The new mill above Prosper has shut down for the present, the sale for fir and spruce lumber being somewhat slack. It is rumored that the Howell Logging Company near Prosper, will open up soon." (Bandon Recorder)
March 12, 1904: "The new mill above Prosper has shut down for the present, the sale for fir and Spruce lumber being somewhat slack. It is rumored that the Howell Logging camp near Prosper, will open up soon." (Weekly Coast Mail)
November 30, 1905: "The Howell logging camp was closed down several days the past week on account of a break on the 'donkey." (Bandon Recorder)
December 7, 1905: "Most of the men employed at the Howell logging camp were discharged last week for the winter. A small crew will be kept at work." (Bandon Recorder)
March 29, 1906: "Howell's logging camp was closed the first of the week on account of a break down on the engine." (Bandon Recorder)
April 10, 1908: "Fire, a few days ago, destroyed the cook house and its contents at the Wm. Howell logging camp near Charleston." (The Daily Coos Bay Times)
February 16, 1915: "The Wm. Howell logging camp near Prosper has closed, the timber having been consumed. The Prosper mill has a large supply of logs on hand and intends to start a new camp in the near future. It will likely be in the Beaver slough section." (The Coos Bay Times)
September 26, 1919: "James Herman Anderson, of Bandon, died at the Wm. Howell logging camp, on Halls creek near Myrtle Point, September 19th, following the loss of a leg in an accident which occurred a few hours before." (The Coquille Valley Sentinel)
May 26, 1921: "The big smoke in the Coquille neighborhood seen from far distant yesterday was not a forest fire as many thought. It was the burning of slashings at the Howell logging camp on the opposite side of the river from Coquille. The camp is burning out all the underbrush and debris about the camp so the engines and equipment will not be endangered by any fires which may start later in the season. The same plan is to be followed out at the Cunningham camp." (The World)
June 7, 1921: "The Aasen & Schroeder mill at Norway is still operating along with most of the other lumber industries in the Coquille section.. The Howell logging camp near Coquille is running and is furnishing logs to the Prosper mill. Both the mills in Coquille are operating so the county seat has been fortunate in having the lumber payrolls kept up when in most parts of the state the mills and camps were closed." (The World)
July 14, 1921: "There is quite a big smoke in the woods opposite Coquille which some thought was the start of a forest fire. It was caused by the burning of slashing at the Howell logging camp. The camp closed down for the Fourth of July but it will open probably one day this week." (Coos Bay Times)