Company History
J.H. Huscroft Ltd.
In 1927 John Henry Huscroft and his oldest son Elmer made their first little mill on the Huscroft farm, in the fertile Creston Valley. It was powered by a one-cylinder gas engine. They sawed eight-foot logs into ties for the Great Northern Railroad at Porthill and hauled them there with a team of horses and a wagon and by sleigh in the winter.
In 2005 J.H.Huscroft Ltd. is proud to celebrate 78 years of family tradition in the Creston Valley.
Just before the war started, the mill moved up Boundary Creek to Blue Joe Creek turnoff. There, a camp was built and workers started sawing lx9s and 1x11s for fruit boxes. An old three-cylinder diesel Caterpillar bulldozer was purchaced and a drive pulley was added on the back. When it wasn't powering the mill, it was busy making roads.
An old planer was bought in the 1930's from a small mine that had shut down near by. John Henry, a man of many talents, was also a blacksmith and he made shiplap knives for it from old car springs.
In November 1960 the mill in Dodge burned down. It was rebuilt in Erickson and started sawing here in June 1961. The mill has been expanding its operation ever since. It's a long, slow process accomplished only because of the many wonderfull people who have woked for this company over the years.
