Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

HA-55

Corporate Name:

H. Boyce

Local Name:

Owner Name:

H. Boyce

Location:

Precinct 3, 1870 Census

County:

Harrison

Years in Operation:

2 years

Start Year:

1869

End Year:

1870

Decades:

1860-1869,1870-1879

Period of Operation:

1869 to 1870

Town:

Precinct 3

Company Town:

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:

200,000 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:

The H. Boyce mill operated for eleven months during the census year ending May 31, 1870. It was valued at $2,500, with $2,100 of it in the sawmill. A total wage of $1,100 was paid to three men at the sawmill. Raw materials included $800 in logs. The mill produced 200,000 feet of lumber valued at $4,000. A total wage of $100 was paid to two men at the grist mill. Raw materials included $1,200 for 1,200 bushels of corn. The mill produced cornmeal valued at $1,800.

Research Date:

MCJ 02-05-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson