J. H. PETERSON
November 1899: “J. H. Peterson started up his sawmill at his camp, four miles from Rainier, recently. He has quite a quantity of cedar logs on hand and will cut them up. He is moving his camp nearly a mile from its present location and will saw out the lumber for the improvements, and will also cut out the ties for the extension of his railroad. The mill is located within a thousand feet of Prime's slough, and a lumber chute will be built from the mill, so scows can be loaded readily. The mill is modern in every respect. The saw rig was built especially after Mr. Peterson's own designs by the Willamette shops in Portland, and differs somewhat from the usual type. It is built exceedingly strong. The saw mandrel is a 4 ½ inch steel shaft, 16 feet long. The engine is connected on to the saw shaft without a line shaft. This gives the entire power of the engine direct to the shaft. The saw carriage has a rope feed, and sticks 40 feet can be cut. The capacity of the mill will be about 20,000 per day.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)