POTTERF (ALPHA MILL)
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Lane County - Alpha
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January 31, 1902: “Frank Potterf has a planer in his mill in running order and has dressed considerable lumber with it. He made the machine himself without a single cog, doing all the wood and iron work, making the rolls and knives. The machine weighs 1500 pounds and does satisfactory work. (The West)
February 21, 1902: “O. A. Potterf has placed an order with the Alpha mill for dressed and fancy pickets with cedar posts and base board for his yard fence.” (The West)
August 22, 1902: “Mr. Elmer Lamb is having lumber sawed at the Alpha mill for a new house which he intends to erect shortly.” (The West)
October 3, 1902: “W. F. Potterf's saw mill had a close call from fire Sunday morning. He had been running the past week and left fire in the engine Saturday night. Some of it dropped into the sawdust under the boiler and was discovered next day by Mrs. Potterf, who saw smoke coming out of the mill. She found a large bed of coals ready to burst into flame, but put it out with a few buckets of water.” (The West)
April 10, 1903: “At last Deadwood creek is to have a railroad. Frank Potterf the Alpha saw mill man has commenced building a logging road from his mill to a fine bunch of timber, a distance of about a quarter of a mile. The rails will be of wood 4x5, and the gauge 3 ft. A strong car will be handled by horse-power.” (The West)
January 22, 1904: “Frank Potterf has completed his planer and matcher for his mill. The machine is all home made and Frank is now turning out matched flooring, ceiling and shiplap.” (The West)
January 22, 1904: “Messrs. O. Acheson, Jas. Johnson, and Andy Alamasi are building and are hauling their lumber from the Alpha mill.” (The West)
February 5, 1904: “W. F. Potterf. The Alpha mill man, was in Mapleton Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Potterf is soon to build the first logging railroad in the Siuslaw valley, on which to haul logs to his mill.” (The West)
March 25, 1904: “W. F. Potterf has about finished sawing the rails and ties for his logging road. The track will be about ¼ of a mile in length to a grove of fine fir above the mill.” (The West)