A. LOBREE MILL
Coos Bay
November 29, 1879: “A. Lobree is in San Francisco looking after his business interests. If the demand for lumber will justify he will put his mill in operation on his return to the Bay.” (The Coast Mail)
January 17, 1880: “A. Lobree is repairing his mill and it will be ready for work in two or three weeks. McColgan is repairing the machinery and boilers.” (The Coast Mail)
May 1, 1880: “Lobree's mill is running again.” (The Coast Mail)
May 29, 1880: “The schooner Mary Swan arrived in this port last Sunday, this being her first trip here, and will take a cargo from Lobree's mill.” (The Coast Mail)
July 3, 1880: “The schooner Mary Swann took a full cargo of lumber from Lobree's mill.” (The Coast Mail)
August 21, 1880: “Lobree's mill suspended yesterday, on account of the breaking of some part of the machinery; it will be immediately repaired.” (The Coast Mail)
September 4, 1880: “The Martha W. Tuft loaded with lumber at Lobree's mill and is ready for sea.” (The Coast Mail)
October 2, 1880: “A. Lobree has repaired his Coos River boom, in order to be ready for logs that are expected to come down 'on the rise.'” (The Coast Mail)
October 9, 1880: “The Letitia is loading at Lobree's mill.” (The Coast Mail)
October 16, 1880: “Accident.---Last Saturday, a Portuguese named Jos. Silver employed in Lobree's mill had his clothes caught by a revolving shaft or pulley, and in a moment he was stripped entirely naked except his boots. His arm was so badly burned by a belt running against it, that considerable of the skin came off. His bruised and burned arm was dressed by Dr. Golden, and is getting along well.” (The Coast Mail)
November 6, 1880: “The schooner Arago takes a deck-load of lumber from Lobree's mill.”
“The schooner Nidarus is loading lumber at Lobree's mill; the Norway will take a deckload at the same place.” (The Coast Mail)
“The schooner Nidarus is loading lumber at Lobree's mill; the Norway will take a deckload at the same place.” (The Coast Mail)
November 27, 1880: “A. Lobree has purchased the boiler formerly used in the Eastport mine, and will use it to increase the power of his saw mill.” (The Coast Mail)
December 4, 1880: “The schooner Arago takes a cargo of lumber from Lobree's mill.” (The Coast Mail)
December 11, 1880: “Hazing the Chinamen.---Last Tuesday night, some of the hands at work at Lobree's mill had a little 'racket,' the object of which appeared to be to clean out a few Chinamen who were employed on the lath-saw. They consumed the usual quantity of whiskey after which they visited the Chinamen and took them out and gave them a beating, with the mutual understanding that if they did not 'go' there would be other doses administered in the future. It appears that for sometime past, there has been a studied effort to make it uncomfortable for the celestials, which culminated in this affray. The result has been that the mill is shut down, but we are informed that it will soon resume work. The racketers will, therefore, have a little time to reflect on the profit resulting from that kind of amusement.” (The Coast Mail)
December 18, 1880: “In Progress.---On Wednesday, Geo. Jones, Jos. Sullivan, and C. A. Goodman, who were alleged to have been concerned in the assault upon the Chinamen at Lobree's mill last week, were arrested on a charge of riot and brought before Justice Brown for examination. The case was by consent postponed till last evening, and has not been completed. The result will be announced in our next issue.” (The Coast Mail)
December 18, 1880: “Lobree's mill resumed work last Monday, with nearly all the hands employed before it shut down.” (The Coast Mail)
December 25, 1880: “Testimony Taken.---Wednesday evening the testimony was taken before Justice Brown in the case of parties charged with riot in assaulting the Chinamen at Lobree's mill. The argument of the cause is reserved for next Tuesday night, and the result will be given in our next issue.” (The Coast Mail)
January 24, 1884: “John Kennedy, an employe at Lobree's mill, met with an accident Saturday by which he lost the second toe of his right foot. Kennedy was chopping with an ax, which glanced into the foot and severed the toe, with the exception of a small particle of the skin. He was brought to town and Dr. Tower completed the self-imposed amputation by taking off more of the toe and putting it in a condition to soon heal up and never more trouble Kennedy. A singular feature of the accident was that the one toe was the only part of Kennedy's foot that sustained any injury from the ax glancing into it.” (The Coast Mail)
March 27, 1884: “Ben DeLaunay is engineer at Lobree's mill.” (The Coast Mail)
May 15, 1884: “Last Thursday the large lumber sheds at the Lobree mill gave way. One fell entirely and is a total wreck, and the other is nearly so. The planer that stood under one of the sheds was moved out before the shed fell, and so was most of the lumber, so that the loss is not very great, for the sheds needed rebuilding, which work had evidently been too long neglected.” (The Coast Mail)
May 22, 1884: “C. H. Merchant returned from San Francisco by last steamer. The report in circulation that he has purchased the Lobree mill property is founded on the fact that he has bargained for it at $25,000. If the agreement be fulfilled by the parties thereto, a formal transfer of the property will take place the end of next month, when it is probable that the Lobree mill and Dean & Co's mill at this place will be consolidated and run under one management.” (The Coast Mail)
July 31, 1884: “Dean & Co. have shut down the Lobree mill. This is in compliance with their agreement as members of the lumber association to curtail their supply one-half for the 60 days dating from the 17th inst. While the Lobree mill remains idle the mill at this place will run as it is running at present, and in the meantime the Lobree mill will undergo repairs and a general overhauling that will consume two or three months. The capacity of the mill and the facilities for handling the lumber are to be greatly increased.” (The Coast Mail)