The Edwards sawmill in Precinct 5 during 1879 to 1880 was d a capital value of $4,000 in the Census. It employed nine men, earning from $.90 to $2.00 daily for ten-hour shifts in the winter and twelve-hour shifts in the summer. Edwards paid out a total of $1,500 in wages for six months of operations. From $3,575 in supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 650,000 feet of lumber valued at $6,500.