MOORE BROTHERS SAWMILL
Link River
August 17, 1877: “W.S. Moore, formerly of Salem, is building a sawmill at Linkville. He has the whole of Klamath river for a water power, and a fine fall.” (Morning Oregonian)
1887: W.S. Moore sold the mill to his sons, Charles S. and Rufus S. Moore. The water powered mill became known as the Moore Brothers sawmill.
May 13, 1890: “The Klamath County Star reports that on Wednesday night the sawmill log boom above the rapids broke in the center and down came the logs, plunging and bumping through the rapids, rising, falling and leaping upon one another until the lower lake had 800 of them on its silvery breast. Eight hundred good logs is a heavy loss, but the mill will continue to saw piles of lumber all the same. One hundred logs remain in the boom, and doubtless there will be some lively logging in the timber by the lake this summer.” (Morning Oregonian)
January 10, 1895: "R. S. Moore, of the firm of C. S. & R. S. Moore, lumbermen and mill owners, is a native of Marion county, this state, and is 39 years old. He is a surveyor by profession, receiving his first instructions under D. T. Thompson and John Meldrum at the age of 16. He has secured numerous contracts from the government and has surveyed on all sides of the Rogue river valley. There is probably no man in the state of his age who has covered so much ground on foot as Mr. Moore, having walked many times 3,000 miles in a single season.
In 1887 he secured a n interest in the lumber mill which operates on the west bank of Link river, and which annually turns out a large amount of plain and dressed lumber. The firm is now C. S. & R. S. Moore." (Klamath Falls Express)
In 1887 he secured a n interest in the lumber mill which operates on the west bank of Link river, and which annually turns out a large amount of plain and dressed lumber. The firm is now C. S. & R. S. Moore." (Klamath Falls Express)
January 10, 1895: "Charles S. Moore, county judge of Klamath county and one of its foremost business men, was born in Marion county, this state, in 1857. He came to Klamath county in 1874, finding employment as clerk in Beach's store at Klamath Agency, where he remained two years. He then came to this town and with his father and George Nurse, built the sawmill on the west side of Link river." and much more... (Klamath Falls Express)
July 25, 1895: “The Klamath Falls sawmill is now running on good time and turning piles of lumber from under the bark.” (The Klamath Star)
March 1900: "R.S. Moore, a Klamath Falls lumberman, was in Portland last month on a short business trip." (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
May 31, 1900: “The sawmill of Moore Bros. Has been running about two weeks and has during the time cut a very large quantity of excellent lumber, as we are informed by Mr. Thompson, the foreman.” (Klamath Republican)
July 12, 1900: “A raft of logs containing 320,000 feet came down the lake from Pelican Bay on Saturday for the mill of Moore Bros. Of this place.” (Klamath Republican)
November 29, 1900: “R.S. Moore's mill is busy getting out a large amount of excellent lumber of all kinds. Lumber will be in great demand for building purposes next spring.” (Klamath Republican)
April 25, 1901: “G.P. Wagoner of Portland arrived here Friday, and will take charge of the saw mill of R.S. Moore during the season.” (Klamath Republican)
May 1, 1901: “Work commenced at the Moore Bros. Sawmill Monday.” (Klamath Falls Express)
May 23, 1901: "H. C. Hanley arrived Thursday from Monroe to work in Moore Bros' saw mill." (Klamath Falls Express)
May 23, 1901: “R.S. Moore's saw mill is now running in full force and turning out big lots of lumber, for which the demand is great and growing.” (Klamath Republican)
May 23, 1901: “R.S. Moore has constructed a machine, run by water power, by means of which the sawdust accumulating at his mill is taken away and disposed of without dumping it into the river.” (Klamath Republican)
May 30, 1901: “Moore Bros.' sawmill has suspended operations this week for the building of a contrivance to carry sawdust and prevent it from dropping into the river. The mill will resume with full force next Monday.” (Klamath Republican)
June 20, 1901: “Jones, the logger for C.S and R.S. Moore's sawmill, was in town Saturday from Pelican Bay after a load of supplies.” (Klamath Falls Express)
July 4, 1901: “Mr. Jones at the logging camp near Pelican Bay tells us that he will in a month have a raft of 900 big logs to float down the upper Klamath lake to the mill of Moore Bros. At Klamath Falls.” (Klamath Republican)
October 31, 1901: “Capt. Schoff arrived the first of the week with the steamer Alma, conveying to Moore Bros.' mill at this place from the Pelican bay country the biggest raft of logs ever brought down the lake at one time. There were in the neighborhood of half a million feet in the raft.” (Klamath Republican)
November 7, 1901: “A great many big loads of lumber are now being hauled every day from R.S. Moore's mill. This indicates that the spirit of building and improvement is abroad in this town and the country around, and that without doubt a building boom of much larger proportions than usual is to soon be on hand.” (Klamath Republican)
April 17, 1902: “Hugh Silvers and son Chas., of Crystal, were in town Thursday. The latter bought down a raft of 400 logs for the Moore Bros.' saw mill.” (Klamath Falls Express)
July 24, 1902: “While working in the saw mill Tuesday J.L. Fisher had the misfortune of being run over by the carriage, breaking one of the bones of the left leg about four inches above the ankle and one of the bones in the ankle joint. He was brought to the Hotel Linkville and Dr. Hargus reduced the fracture.” (Klamath Falls Express)
August 21, 1902: “The sawmill of the Moore Bros. Had a break in its machinery on Monday and was compelled to suspend operations for a few days.” (Klamath Republican)
October 2, 1902: “A.C. Griffith came down from Odessa with his steamer Sunday night, bringing a raft of 900 logs for the sawmill of Moore Bros. Mr. Griffith was accompanied by B.B. Griffith, J.S. Griffith and J.F. Jones.” (Klamath Republican)
November 27, 1902: “A.C. Griffith arrived Saturday with his steamer and a raft of 1400 logs for Moore Bros.' mill. The raft measured 340 feet long and 60 feet wide and was the largest one ever floated on the lake. On account of an accident to his machinery and the unusually high wind, Mr. Griffith spent a week in making the trip.” (Klamath Republican)
May 14, 1903: “C.S. And R.S. Moore's mill began sawing Tuesday. Mr. R.S. Moore has been busy for the past two weeks making repairs and improvements and putting in some new machinery. It will keep them hustling this season to keep up with their orders as there are any number of people who propose building and are just waiting for the lumber.” (Klamath Republican)
May 14, 1903: “Moore Bros's started their sawmill Tuesday with an immense supply of logs in the boom. It is quite likely more logs will be needed, however, so great is the demand for lumber. The mill will be taxed to its utmost capacity for a time. Many orders are waiting to be filled. Unless they secure their price for the mill, and it is a valuable property. Moore Bros will move it next season to the lake's margin just below the bridge, a much more desirable location, and where yard room will be ample.” (Klamath Falls Express)
June 4, 1903: “J.L. Jones, the logger, went up to Shoal water bay, near the Spence ranch, on the upper lake Friday, to build a house and make other preparations for his summer's work. The family and crew of loggers will go up to the bay in about two weeks, when active operations will commence. The logs will be made into rafts and delivered to Moore Bros' sawmill.” (Klamath Falls Express)
December 3, 1903: “Griffith Bros. Came down the Lake Saturday with a boom of 500 logs for C.S. & R.S. Moore. The logs were cut on the Upper Lake and will scale about 200,000 feet. The Griffiths were compelled to stay here until Thursday as the fog was so dense on the lake, it was impossible to tell where they were going.” (Klamath Republican)
April 7, 1904: “A.C. Griffith, the steamboat man of the Upper Lake, brought down a boom of logs for Moore Bros. Tuesday.” (Klamath Republican)
April 14, 1904: “Moore Bros. Saw mill started up Monday for the summer. They have orders ahead to keep them running for some time.” (Klamath Republican)
February 5, 1905: "C.S. and R.S. Moore are the pioneer sawmill men of the county. Their mill is situated at the head of Link river, on the shore of the great Upper Klamath lake, a mile from town. They draw their logs from the great timber belt surrounding the upper lake, which is regarded as the largest in southern Oregon. For many years they have supplied the entire Klamath country with building material, and state that they will make night and day runs during the coming season to meet the demand made upon them." (The Oregon Daily Journal)
July 13, 1905: “200 cords of dry wood, mostly fir, 16 inch length, at $2.00 per cord. Inquire of Al Carlson of Moore Bros. Saw mill.” (Klamath Republican)
September 28, 1905: “J.L. Jones, who has been logging for C.S. & R.S. Moore, has been on the lake for the past three weeks trying to sail a raft of 300,000 feet of logs to the lower end of the lake. He is expected to get down sometime this fall.” (Klamath Republican)
November 2, 1905: “Mrs. J.L. Jones was visiting in the city Wednesday from Moore's logging camp on Shoalwater bay.” (Klamath Republican)
November 16, 1905: “J.L. Jones arrived from the logging camp on Shoalwater bay Saturday with a raft of logs scoring 400,000 feet for C.S. & R.S. Moore's saw mill.” (Klamath Republican)
January 18, 1906: “Quite a number of logs belonging to R.S. Moore have been floating around the lake below town the past two weeks. The heavy south winds washed them over the boom.” (Klamath Republican)
July 4, 1907: “Large forces are now at work on the Keno canal and the government camps present busy appearance.
The headquarters along Link river are well established and every convenience is supplied. The sanitary condition of the camps is exceptionally good owing to the location.
Owing to canal construction the water has been shut off from the Moore Bros. Mill race so that this sawmill is closed down. The excavation work is down as far as the sawmill and since active operations have begun splendid progress has been made.” (Klamath Falls Express)
The headquarters along Link river are well established and every convenience is supplied. The sanitary condition of the camps is exceptionally good owing to the location.
Owing to canal construction the water has been shut off from the Moore Bros. Mill race so that this sawmill is closed down. The excavation work is down as far as the sawmill and since active operations have begun splendid progress has been made.” (Klamath Falls Express)