Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	RR-21
Corporate Name:	Coleman's Mill
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Coleman's Mill
Location:	Unknown
County:	Red River
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1859
End Year:	1860
Decades:	1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:	1859 to 1860
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and cornmeal Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	400,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Coleman's Mill, valued at $4,000, employed three men in the sawmill and two men in the grist mill at an average wage of $30 and $25 each monthly, respectively. Raw materials included $1,000 in pine logs and $4,000 in corn. It produced 400,000 feet of lumber valued at $5,000, and 5,000 bushels of meal at $5,000.
Research Date:	MCJ 04-05-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson