The Daily Reveille
April
18, 1900
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Logging Company Needs Lumberjacks Lk Whatcom Log Co
is now hiring
lumberjacks for their Logging Camp #2, located 2 miles south of Park. Camp #2 was recently established and in
need of loggers to harvest the Hawley Alger Timber Claim of ten thousand
acres. No finer timber grows than on these two claims! Loggers can be assured
of having a steady job for many years to come. Besides the Hawley Alger
Timber Claim, the Lake Whatcom Logging Co. purchased numerous other timber
claims south of the lake. This is a modern company that uses steam donkeys
and horses instead of oxen! Experience is preferred, but not necessary. If
you are interested in applying for a job with this secure company, apply in
writing, or in person, to Mr. J.H. Bloedel. |
Shingle Mill Needs Jerns
Shingle Mill is hiring bolt cutters for their shingle
mill, located at Silver Beach on Lake Whatcom. This company has proven its
success over the past three years, and offers excellent pay, as well as the
safest possible working conditions. Working for Mr. Nick Jerns
brings great job security with an endless supply of red cedar stumps that
will ensure employment for many years to come. Mr. Jerns employs eight to ten
men and runs the mill ten months of the year. The mill turns out 50,000 16
inch and 18 inch shingles daily. Mr. Jerns takes pride in providing shingles
that are “clears”, meaning that they have no flaws or knotholes.
Transportation to the mill from the Bellingham Bay is provided by streetcar
from the communities of New Whatcom, Sehome and Fairhaven. Interested parties may apply in writing or
in person to Mr. Nicholas Jerns, proprietor of the mill. |
Wanted: Coalminers! Blue
Canyon Coal Co. is hiring men to work in their coalmines. Single
men or family men are equally welcome to apply for the job! If you are interested in
applying, apply in writing to Mr. Andrew Ecklund (“Big Andy”), Superintendent
of the Blue Canyon Coal Mine. To see Mr. Ecklund in person, you can catch the
Fairhaven and New Whatcom Street Railway at Dock and Holly Street, to Lake
Whatcom. The streetcar ride will take twenty-three minutes to make the run.
The fare is ten cents. At Silver Beach, you can catch the steamboat
“Marguerite” that will take you down the lake to Park and Blue Canyon, where
Mr. Ecklund lives. |
Fish-trap Watchmen Needed! Pacific American
Fisheries Company (P.A.F.) is currently hiring fish-trap watchmen. There is
no prior experience needed for this position. The P.A.F. company is growing
and expanding throughout the Puget Sound region, and promises a secure future
for its employees. Only strong, brave and healthy men need apply. Interested and qualified parties may apply in
writing or in person, to Mr.Duncan
N. McMillan, P.A.F.
fish-trap superintendent of Puget Sound. |
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The Lake Whatcom Logging Co., Blue Canyon and
fishing photos that are linked to this page are courtesy of the Galen Biery
Historical Collection. Permission was granted by his granddaughter to use these
photos on this web site.
The photo of the Jerns Shingle Mill is courtesy of
Tom Jerns, Bellingham School District 3rd grade teacher and owner of
the photo.
