Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-65 |
Corporate Name: | Jim Blinc or Blink |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Jim Blinc or Blink |
Location: | On Hurricane Creek, near Hemphill |
County: | Sabine |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1920 |
End Year: | 1920 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | Later 1920s |
Town: | Near Hemphill |
Company Town: | 0 |
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: | 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: | |
Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | An oral interview with Winfred Emer, long-time resident of Sabine County, revealed that the Jim Blinc or Blink sawmill operated in Sabine County for several years during the latter part of the 1920s. It was located on Hurricane Creek, near Hemphill. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |