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Oregon & Northwestern Railroad
Hines Mill
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The Fred Herrick Lumber Company started construction of the giant mill in Hines but was unable to
complete or operate the facility before the company imploded. Edward Hines Lumber Company purchased
the mill from Herrick in 1928. Hines had the resources to finish the mill, and it cut its first log
on 27 January 1930. Edward Hines continued to operate the mill under a couple different names until
1983, when the property was sold to Snow Mountain Pine. Snow Mountain Pine operated the mill until
around 1995, when it closed. One change brought by Snow Mountain Pine was the construction of a
manufactured wood products facility adjacent to the old sawmill. The new plant operated under the
Tecton Laminates name until shortly after the sawmill closed, when it was sold to Louisiana Pacific.
The laminates plant continues to operate today as the last vestige of the once great timber industry
in Burns.
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A panoramic view of the Hines sawmill. Photograph is from the Harney County Historical Society collection and
is courtesy of Martin Morisette.
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Looking at the front of the mill from the top of a log car. Photograph is from the Harney County Historical Society collection and
is courtesy of Martin Morisette.
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Loading cars inside the mile-long, ten story tall drying shed. Photograph is from the Harney County Historical Society collection and
is courtesy of Martin Morisette.
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Union Pacific woodchip hoppers contructed from converted boxcars are spotted underneath the woodchip loader at the Seneca mill. Photograph is from the Harney County Historical Society collection and
is courtesy of Martin Morisette.
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