Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-157
Corporate Name:	Harrison & Jowell
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Harrison & Jowell
Location:	Unknown
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1898
End Year:	1899
Decades:	1890-1899
Period of Operation:	1898 to 1899
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and flooring 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:	#3 Dixie sawmill, an 11-inch by 12-inch engine, a pump, a Goodall-Waters flooring machine and a 44-inch by 14-foot boiler
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	The firm of Harrison & Jowell, in 1898, mortgaged with Dilley for $1683, pledging a #3 Dixie sawmill, an engine, a boiler, a steam pump, 60-feet of chain, a dolly, a circular saw, four horses, and a log wagon. The firm of Harrison & Jowell, in 1899, mortgaged with Freedman & Bros, pledging a #3 Dixie sawmill, an 11-inch by 12-inch engine, a pump, and a 44-inch by 14-foot boiler. The following month the firm mortgaged with Dilley for $744, pledging a Goodall-Waters flooring machine.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-26-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson