s ▁first ▁vent ure ▁into ▁tim ber ▁mill ing ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁started ▁at ▁ Ō r ā k au , ▁near ▁K ih iki hi ▁( where ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁store ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁though ▁the ▁sources ▁differ ▁on ▁several ▁dates ▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁some ▁saying ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁He ▁then ▁employed ▁ 4 ▁men ▁on ▁ 2 ▁saw ▁ben ches , ▁power ed ▁by ▁an ▁ 8   hp ▁port able ▁steam ▁engine . ▁ ▁Having ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁Ell is ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁left ▁further ▁expansion ▁in ▁mill ing ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁C oul th ard ▁B ros ▁had ▁a ▁mill ▁at ▁Oh au po , ▁which ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Rah u , ▁Te ▁Aw am ut u ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁Graham ▁joined ▁the ▁mill ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁Stephen ▁N ▁West ney ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁then ▁Ell is ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁joined ▁them ▁at ▁Rang ia oh ia ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁' Est ab lished ▁ 1 8 8 9 ' ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁sign ▁over ▁the ▁Ell is ▁& ▁Burn and ▁Ltd ▁head ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁( see ▁photo ▁above ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁railway ▁engineer , ▁Harry ▁Burn and , ▁and ▁local ▁store keeper , ▁John ▁Ell