| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-53 |
| Corporate Name: | Charles Louis [Klein] Kelty and Edmond Steiness |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles Louis [Klein] Kelty and Edmond Steiness |
| Location: | On Biloxi Creek near Homer |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1866 |
| End Year: | 1875 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1866 to about 1870 |
| Town: | Homer |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Saw and planing mills |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Charles Louis [nee Klein] Kelty on 16 April 1866 bought a boiler, engine, and the fixtures for a steam sawmill. The purchase price of $1,200 bought him a two-thirds interest, while Edmond Steiness held the other third. They formalized their partnership twelve days later. Boon believes that the machinery was stationary and set up at Biloxi Creek. That may have been on 87.5 acres Kelty bought from James Wilkerson and his wife on 1 June 1860. N. W. Gann bought a one-half interest in Kelty's sawmill and grist mill in 1873 for $1,250.
He was ordered by the court on 28 October 1875 to sell the Biloxi sawmill in order to meet the demands of his creditors. Charles Kelty apparently moved his Homer mill and machinery northwest of Lufkin. The mill may have been the first in Angelina County to have a planing mill. In 1877, no fixtures are listed for his mill in the county tax roll. He sold a later mill in 1887 at Kelty to Joseph Kurth of Angelina County Lumber Company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |