| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-26 |
| Corporate Name: | Blount & Thomas |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Blount & Thomas |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 24-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | 285,000 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 |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | This may be a combined concern of the S. W Blount and N. G. Thomas sawmills of 1870. The 1880 Special Schedules of Manufactures, Schedules 5 and 6, list Blount & Thomas as operating a sawmill industry with a capitalization of $1200. Operating on an eight-hour daily summer and winter schedule, the six men employees were paid at the rate of $1.00 a day for a skilled mechanic and $.75 a day for unskilled labor. The annual wages paid totaled $500 for eight operational months. Raw materials were valued at $1,425 for logs and $50 for mill supplies. The mill produced 285,000 feet for a total value of $2,850 |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |