Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-90
Corporate Name:	C. Hinsman
Local Name:
Owner Name:	C. Hinsman
Location:	Unknown
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	6 years
Start Year:	1907
End Year:	1912
Decades:	1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation:	1907 to 1912
Town:	Unknown
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
Power Source:	Steam engine and boiler Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planer
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	C. Hinsman mortgaged in May, 1907, for $300 an engine, a boiler, a sawmill frame and a saw. C. Hinsman mortgaged in August, 1907, to W. Connally Co. for $150 an 8-saw 36-inch edger. The lien was canceled June 26, 1908. C. Hinsman mortgaged in November, 1908, to Reeves & Co for $1540 an engine, a boiler, and a sawmill. C. Hinsman mortgaged in November, 1908, to A B Palmore & Co. for $212 a sawmill carriage. Hinsman reappears in the county records in 1912. He mortgaged on February 12, 1912, to Berryman & Walters for $205 “1 planer complete, all lumber on yard, 2 mules.”
Research Date:	MCJ 01-25-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson