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Show usa -.-.-..-o..c- . . 1 cv v ""v. v - -a r , l - i I jWf - v i- X v - it i . - ' .,: 'ife; Ji W Sv. 'in " ""llliMiiin I T iv ifrlftBtfiW'-iiiitffira EARLY SAWMILL ' The first steam-powered aw mill to operate in the hills et of Bountiful. IHE MOSS brothers took his mill into Holbrook inyon and operated it on Irious mill-sites, all the way )',( he top and down Hard " crabble into Porterville and A io the southeast towards e head of the Bear River long the edge of the Uinta fountains; cutting choice mber all the way to Yellow reek, Wyo. Many homes in Davis ounty, prior to the turn of ie century, were constructed i ,ith lumber from this mill. Ij n WAS a delightful Troerience I had as a small Kihiii, lo live with my parents, brother and sister, in a log tin nestled by a brook and the shade of tall pine trees. J number of small cabins i took care of the operators of the mill and a large log building served as mess hall, dance hall, office, and rooms for the women folk who came to cook and serve three meals each day. Nearly all the members of the mill-crew were from the Bountiful area. AS I remember the operation, opera-tion, it started with men and oxen out in the forest. Husky men with large double headed axes would cut the trees, trim them, and then with the help of the oxen "snake" the logs to a man-made trail. From here to the mill mules would drag the logs with one end of the logs chained to the front running gear of the wagon. At the mill a large steam-powered saw would cut the logs into desired sizes. Every piece was full size or larger than the name given to it - 1", 2", In an early saw mill in the area one day were, front row, left: Mary (Mamie) Putnam, Ada Bryson, Jean Randall, (girl), Amanda Moss. Second row, David Moss and Robert W. Moss. Third row, Reuben Moss, Edmond Moss, and unknown. Near saw, Richard Sedgwick. Back row, right rear, unknown, Robert H. Moss and Hugh Moss. 4", 6" and so on. IN THE sun and in sheds, the lumber would be stacked and cured ready to be taken by heavy horses and mules to the Union Pacific Station, Wasatch, Utah, or to Evans-ton, Evans-ton, Wyo. 35 miles or more to the north for delivery by rail to many towns. Most of them were in Davis County. The mill was operated for many years prior to the turn of the century. When the Moss brothers sold the mill, the manager Robert William Moss, helped start the Bountiful Boun-tiful Lumber and Building Association and was the manager of that Association at the time of his death in 1905.- |