The first image is of the exterior of the Alder, Wash., mill around 1905.
The next shot is of the interior of the mill. Note the size of the saw blade — set up for extremely large logs.
The mill was located on the south side of town near Alder Creek. A wooden dam was constructed in the creek to form a mill pond to dump the logs to the be sawed. (Per Old Alder.)
Photos Courtesy Pat Van Eaton.
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Eatonville To Rainier 
3 responses to “Alder Mill, 1905”
My granfather (Ernest Boettcher) worked here unloading log cars.They where pushed down the track on the left side of the log pond.You’ll notice the tract are tipped toward the pond. The log car had a row of wooden stakes to hold the logs on the car. He would chop the stakes away until the logs broke lose & he would duct down into a pit between ramp logs as the logs rolled over the top of him.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Good posting
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