Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-170 |
Corporate Name: | ? & Walker |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | ? & Walker |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Harris |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1869 |
End Year: | 1870 |
Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
Town: | Unknown |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | 15-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: | 432,000 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: | A sawmill with one circular saw |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | This mill (the handwriting on the manuscript is almost illegible) operated for six months during the census year ending May 31, 1870. It was valued at $3,000 and Walker paid a total wage of $700 to six men. Raw materials included 4,320 saw logs valued at $1,864. The mill produced 432,000 feet of lumber valued at $6,480. |
Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |