| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Bovier Grayden |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bovier Grayden |
| Location: | Precinct 6 with Longview as the post office |
| County: | Gregg |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Precinct 6 |
| 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: | 80-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | 10000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 2,400,000 board feet in a twelve-month period |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill with two circular saws and an 8-saw gang |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | This sawmill is listed as Bovier Grayden in the 1880 Census. The mill was in Precinct 6 with Longview as a post office. Declared a $20,000 capital value, it was powered with an 80-horsepower steam engine and used an 8-saw gang and two circular saws. During the reporting period, the sawmill cut 2,400,000 board feet of lumber, valued at $20,000, from raw materials worth $9,200. Twenty to thirty men worked at the mill and in the woods near the mill; they were paid from $1.30 to $4.00 per ten-hour day; they were paid a total combined wage of $6,000. Logging was done adjacent to the Sabine River, and the sawtimber was floated in rafts down the Sabine. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |