James Dysart's mill on the Yakima River was the first lumber mill in Cle Elum. Dysart's mill operated from 1876 to 1880.
(SWIFTWATER, History of Cle Elum 1848-1955, published by Northern Kittitas County Historical Society, 2014, Page 49)
(Teamsters loading boards from the lumber mill in upper Kittitas County, Washington. Photo courtesy of Dr. James E. Brooks Library, Archives and Special Collections, Frederick Krueger Collection, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA)