| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-64 |
| Corporate Name: | J. H. Risckes |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. H. Risckes |
| Location: | Precinct 4 |
| County: | Harrison |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Precinct 4 |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 25-horsepower steam engine
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 15000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,000,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census
Estimated 15,000 board feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill with 4-gang and circular saws |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | J. H. Risckes, according to the Census of 1880, owned and operated a sawmill of a d value of $4,000 in Harrison County. The mill employed fifty men at peak production and twenty-five normally. They earned from $1.25 to $2.50 per day depending on their level of skill and worked eleven-hour shifts winter and summer. Risckes paid $6,000 in total wages. The mill, in six months, manufactured 3,000,000 feet of lumber worth $30,000 from $17,000 worth of sawlogs and supplies.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-05-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |