Another view of the Port Blakely Mill site. I learned something today from long-time Port Blakely resident Bob Smith,about this site that I've visited hundreds of times
since the early 1970's. The large rock like object in the lower right of the photo is not a rock but is actually the spot under the sawmill where the cutting blades were sharpened.
Over more than 50 years of operations the metal shavings from the sharpening room were swept through the craks in the floor. This is the smaller of two formations, and it's
easy to see that the sharpeing room was moved, maybe after one of the major fire/rebuild periods?

A little history quoted from the Port Blakely Company's online history...
"In 1864, Captain Renton purchased land around Port Blakely Harbor on the southeast side of Bainbridge Island. Here sailing ships could easily come and go,
and the sheltered waters were perfect for storing large log rafts to supply the mill.

During the next four decades, The Port Blakely Mill Company flourished, at one point becoming the world's largest sawmill under one roof.
Its lumber was shipped all over the world, to California, Australia, England, Germany, France, South America and the Eastern United States."