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Once leading industry of Han-	was in full operation when this picture around jl928.’l
sllow Pine Co. lumber mill at _ -AH that remains on old site is collection of concrete (foot—■ Dismantled around 1935 mill	ings, base of round sawdust burning tower and cement Silucel
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•- boxes sloping off towards river. Bend in Jourdian River, to ^ left, is site of present Whitfield Timber Co. Inc.’s palp wood ' operation. Wood is now barged down river and through Bay
of St. Louis for onw Original of photograpl
Mill pond
Logs were moved from the forests by rail and brought to the mill pond of the H.L. Hines Lumber Mill in Kiln in the early 1900’s. Finished lumber at right was ready to be shipped by barge or rail. At the sawmill in the center, a shute was used to pull the longs in for sawing. (Photo courtesy of Earl (Buck) Ladner and the Hancock County Historical Society). The Echo welcomes photos older than 25 years for publication.
They will be returned to their owners.
n over fifty yean ago, of logging.
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