Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-88
Corporate Name:	C. E. Jacques
Local Name:
Owner Name:	C. E. Jacques. J. R. Burnett, Trustee. Possibly either the Fisher Bros mill at Alto or the Spinks mill near Wells.
Location:	Unknown
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	3 years
Start Year:	1894
End Year:	1896
Decades:	1890-1899
Period of Operation:	1894 to 1896
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough and finished lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	60-horsepower steam engine Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:	30000: 1896
Capacity Comments:	Estimated at 30,000 feet of lumber daily
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planing mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	J. R. Burnett, as Trustee for a company in financial difficulty, sold the property to C. E. Jacques in 1894. The property included a 60-horsepower boiler, a 60-horsepower steam engine, a log handler, a log turner, a saw frame and carriage, a rope feed, a St Louis gang edger, shafting, a pump, a 50-horsepower boiler, a 25-steam engine, a Hoyt planer, a resaw, a 2-saw gang edger, and other equipment for a saw and planing mill. C. E. Jacques mortgaged, in March, 1896, a 60-horsepower boiler, a 40-horsepower Ames steam engine, a Curtis & Co #2 Giant sawmill, a sawdust carrier, a 3-saw gang edger, a log hoisting machine, a 50-inch circular saw, and a 55-inch circulars saw.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-25-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson