is , ▁spent ▁ 6 ▁days ▁taking ▁a ▁can oe ▁down ▁the ▁O ng ar ue ▁and ▁Wh ang an ui ▁R ivers ▁from ▁P oro - o - t ara o ▁tunnel , ▁where ▁Harry ▁was ▁inspect or ▁of ▁works . ▁ ▁S ites ▁ ▁O tor oh anga ▁ ▁Ell is ▁and ▁Henry ▁Lewis ▁started ▁building ▁a ▁saw mill ▁at ▁O tor oh anga ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁daily ▁capacity ▁of ▁, ▁mill ing ▁k ah ik ate a ▁and ▁rim u , ▁and ▁probably ▁including ▁plant ▁from ▁Ell is ' s ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁K ih iki hi ▁mill . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁they ▁were ▁seeking ▁tend ers ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁tram way . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁and ▁Burn and ▁became ▁business ▁partners ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁( or , ▁more ▁probably , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ), ▁when ▁Burn and ▁bought ▁Lewis ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁O tor oh anga ▁mill ▁and ▁left ▁his ▁railway ▁job . ▁Ell is ' s ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Lewis ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁' E ll is ▁and ▁Burn and ' ▁being ▁later ▁that ▁month . ▁The ▁tram way ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁The ▁O tor oh anga ▁bush ▁was ▁exha usted ▁and ▁the ▁mill ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁mill ▁had