McCORMICK SAWMILL
Keno
July 11, 1890: "McCormick is running the sawmill with all his might and main. He has four teams running to the wilderness for logs, but so great is the demand for lumber that he will have to put on more force." (Klamath County Star)
June 13, 1895: "The Mayflower arrived again Tuesday from Keno with another load of lumber. The hardy old steamer has been put in as good condition as ever by McCormick, the enterprising and rustling lumber mill man of Keno. With a larger boiler she could make some splendid runs between the Falls and Keno." (Klamath County Star)
April 25, 1901: "Thos. McCormick came up from Keno Thursday with the Mayflower. He brought a load of lumber to the Gleim landing for Judge Smith of Altamont." (Klamath Falls Express)
May 9, 1901: “Thos. McCormick, the Keno sawmill man, was in town Saturday.” (Klamath Falls Express)
August 1, 1901: "Thos. McCormick came down from Keno Monday with his steamboat which was loaded down with lumber." (Klamath Falls Express)
August 22, 1901: “Brice McCormick was thrown over a large wheel in the sawmill near Keno yesterday and received some severe bruises on his head, neck and shoulders. Fortunately no bones were broken. Dr. Reames was called.” (Klamath Republican)
May 29, 1902: “W.S. Stone of Keno, while at work in McCormack's sawmill last Saturday, had one of his hands badly injured, and the ends of two fingers taken off. Dr. Reames was called to dress the wounded hand.” (Klamath Republican)
March 12, 1903: “Thos. McCormack came up from Keno Monday with the Mayflower loaded with a cargo of lumber.” (Klamath Republican)
October 6, 1904: “Thos. McCormick, the saw mill man of Keno, was in town Monday. He says that his new steamboat will be ready to run the latter part of next week. He is now putting in his new machinery.” (Klamath Republican)
December 6, 1906: “Thos. McCormick, the sawmill man of Keno, was in the city Saturday on a business trip.” (Klamath Republican)
December 27, 1906: “We are reliably informed that Thomas McCormick has received from Uncle Sam $10,000 for the right of way through his place for the cut that is to lower the Klamath River will destroy all his water power that runs the sawmill. This looks as though Uncle Sam meant to do some work here in the near future.” (Klamath Republican)
January 17, 1907: “Charley Nelson is going to haul logs for Thomas McCormack. McCormack expects to saw in the spring.” (Klamath Republican)
April 25, 1907: “Thos. McCormack has returned from Portland, while there he purchased the Andrews timber claim of 160 acres, adjoining his homestead. He also purchased an electric dynamo. This plant will be put in at his sawmill. Work will begin at once and the lumber for the power house is on the ground. Mr. McCormack expects to furnish Keno with electric lights in the near future, or as soon as the plant and wires can be put in. This will make Keno independent of the Standard Oil Company. He can also furnish other power if desired. If Uncle Sam should compel him to vacate the old mill sight he has another place a little down river where he could put his dynamo.” (Klamath Republican)
May 2, 1907: “Mr. Holeman is putting in the electric plant for Thomas McCormack.” (Klamath Republican)
September 26, 1907: “R. J. Sheets has installed an electric motor in the McCormick mill at Keno.” (Klamath Republican)
May 23, 1908: “The McCormick sawmill at Keno burned down last Tuesday---not a thing was saved.” (The Evening Herald)
February 17. 1910: "Thos. McCormack, of this place, has sold out his entire holdings, consisting of land, timber, power site, also the electric light plant and the steamer Canby, with the boat landing. A Mr. Harris, of Butte Falls, is the purchaser and consideration was 18,000." (Klamath Republican)
April 17, 1910: "J. King, manager of the Keno Railroad & Lumber Company, arrived here last night in his automobile to take charge of the company's proposed work in this vicinity.
This company is a branch of the Gold Hill Railroad & Lumber Company, which is operating extensively in that section. It recently organized and incorporated here and purchased the McCormick sawmill and light plant at Keno, 12 miles southwest of this city, to be operated under the name of the Pokegama Railroad & Lumber Company. In addition to buying this mill and the property, which contains several hundred acres of fine timber, it has since purchased about 2500 acres of timber in the finest sugar and yellow pine belt in the Klamath country." (The Sunday Oregonian)
This company is a branch of the Gold Hill Railroad & Lumber Company, which is operating extensively in that section. It recently organized and incorporated here and purchased the McCormick sawmill and light plant at Keno, 12 miles southwest of this city, to be operated under the name of the Pokegama Railroad & Lumber Company. In addition to buying this mill and the property, which contains several hundred acres of fine timber, it has since purchased about 2500 acres of timber in the finest sugar and yellow pine belt in the Klamath country." (The Sunday Oregonian)
November 25, 1929: "Thomas McCormick, 86, pioneer, the first man to operate a sawmill in Klamath county, died at his home in Keno where he had resided 43 years." (The News-Review)