Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CS-153
Corporate Name:	Welburton (?) Mills
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Welburton (?) Mills
Location:	Unknown
County:	Cass
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1859
End Year:	1860
Decades:	1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:	1859 to 1860
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
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:	16-horsepower steam engine Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	160,000 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:	This multi-purpose mill manufactured lumber and ground meal. Valued at $1,800 with $800 in the sawmill and $1,000 in the grist mill, it had raw materials of 300 cords of wood valued at $300 and 12,666 bushels of corn valued at $12,666. It carried a payroll of four men averaging $20 each in monthly wages. It produced 160,000 feet of lumber valued at $1,600 and 12,656 bushels of meal valued at $15,770.
Research Date:	MCJ 04-04-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson