Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HR-170
Corporate Name: ? & Walker
Local Name:
Owner Name: ? & Walker
Location: Unknown
County: Harris
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Rough lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: 15-horsepower steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 432,000 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: A sawmill with one circular saw
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: This mill (the handwriting on the manuscript is almost illegible) operated for six months during the census year ending May 31, 1870. It was valued at $3,000 and Walker paid a total wage of $700 to six men. Raw materials included 4,320 saw logs valued at $1,864. The mill produced 432,000 feet of lumber valued at $6,480.
Research Date: MCJ 05-06-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson