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of the triple circulars or better known as " Evans' Third Saw." 

 The invention, as before stated, is one of David Evans, a res- 

 ident of Eureka, Humboldt County, and the Superintendent 

 of the extensive properties owned by the California Redwood 

 Company. 



The mechanical genius, the perfect knowledge of the 

 requirements of a redwood sawmill and a complete mas- 

 tery cf all details in the production of lumber, from the fell- 

 ing of a tree to its landing upon the wharf ready for ship- 

 ment to any part of the world, have essentially fitted " Dave " 

 Evans to manage with prudence the vast properties now in 

 his charge. 



In order to give place to an article written by George 

 D. Gray for the " North- Western Lumberman " (Chicago), 

 and subsequently appearing in the " San Francisco Journal 

 of Commerce" dated August 23d, 1883, we prefer to leave a 

 description of the " Evans' Third Saw " to him. Mr. Gray 

 has been connected with the firm of Dolbeer & Carson for 

 some fifteen years, and writes intelligently upon the subject 

 under consideration. Since Mr. Gray's article was written, a 

 number of new sawmills have been built in the redwood belt. 

 The gypsy invention, as applied to railroad locomotives for 

 the loading and unloading of logs, is of more recent date, 

 hence its omission. As to the uses for which redwood 

 may be utilized, he evidently speaks from practical experience. 

 He says : 



"Redwood (sequoia sempervircns) is peculiarly a California 

 production, being found nowhere except on a small portion 

 of the coast of this State. The whole belt is confined be- 



