| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-166 |
| Corporate Name: | W. H. Bonner |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. H. Bonner |
| Location: | Beat No. 2, the S. Underwood Grant |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1877 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1877 to 1882 |
| Town: | Beat No. 2 |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | 190,000 board feet in Census year |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | A circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | W. H. Bonner, in the 1877 Angelina County tax records, had a $1,000 value in tools, machinery, and the steam engine and boilers. The mill was located on the S. Underwood Grant.
According to census records for the year ending May 31, 1880, W.H. Bonner ran a sawmill in Angelina County in what was then called “Beat No. 2.” The amount of investment in the mill was d at $2600. Bonner employed seven hands (three under sixteen years of age), and paid them between $0.75 and $1.00 per eight hour day. Bonner did his own logging, and ran the mill only three months at three-quarters time during the year. The mill was driven by an 18-horsepower steam engine. By 1882, he was operating on the J. Hardin and J. Benton grants in the county.
R. W. Haltom's 1888 history of Angelina County makes no mention of W. H. Bonner's sawmill, which could, but not necessarily, indicate the mill was no longer active.
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| Research Date: | JKG 9-20-93, MCJ 01-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |