| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-169 |
| Corporate Name: | S. W. Blount & Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | S. W. Blount & Co. |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1859 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1870 |
| 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 |
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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: | 5000: 1860 |
| Capacity Comments: | 1,000,000 feet in the reporting period of the Census of 1860 and 384,000 feet in the Census of 1870. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | S. W. Blount had a sawmill in San Augustine County from at least 1859 to the 1870s. The 1860 census records that Blount & Co. sawed 4000 logs at his mill with help of five employees, to whom he paid $135 total in monthly wages. His production value was $10,000 for 1,000,000 board feet. The 1870 census records that Blount had incorporated a grist mill into his milling operations. His lumber milling operation, capitalized at $2,600, produced 384,000 board feet with four employees paid $800 in total wages for eight months, for a production value of $3,840. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |