| Alpha-Numeric Key: | OR-51 |
| Corporate Name: | Tracy Bland |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Tracy Bland |
| Location: | Five miles north of Orange on the Sabine River, at the end of At the end of Jack Island Rd |
| County: | Orange |
| Years in Operation: | 26 years |
| Start Year: | 1941 |
| End Year: | 1966 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1941 to 1966 |
| Town: | North of Orange |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber, bee hives
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Butane
| 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | A sawmill ran by a Buddha engine converted to run on butane fuel with a second circular saw “top-rigged” (mounted directly over the main head saw. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Texas Forest News reported that Tracy Bland had been operating a small sawmill plant for almost twenty-five years in 1966. Bland used a steel winch boat he designed to snag “sinkers” out of the river. Williams' interviews with Bland and his family reveal that the lumberman cut cypress logs which he sold locally. Williams does not mention a winch for retrieving “sinkers” from the Sabine. Instead, he writes that Bland would dive to retrieve “sinkers,” some as many as fifty years earlier. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |