| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SJ-39 |
| Corporate Name: | J. R. Geaslin |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. R. Geaslin |
| Location: | Stephens Creek, between Coldspring and Point Blank |
| County: | San Jacinto |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1947 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1946 and 1947 |
| Town: | Stephen's Creek |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 9,000 in 1928 |
| 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: | Diesel engine, 225-horsepower
| 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: | B-1 Corinth circular sawmill, 60-inch saws, edger |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | J. R. Geaslin mortgaged to the Peoples State Bank a 225-horsepower diesel engine, one Corinth sawmill, a twelve-foot mandrel, a three-block carriage all logs and lumber, two horses, and a rubber-tired log wagon “all located on the Geaslin place 3 miles south of Stephens Creek.” The Gulf Coast Lumberman carried an advertisement on June 15, 1947, that J. R. Geaslin wished to sell a sawmill located at Stephens Creek. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |