Smith sawmill
James Smith's steam sawmill in Rusk County manufactured 832,000 feet of lumber (valued at $11,120) during the census year ending June 1, 1850. Smith employed twelve men, paid $300 per month in wages, and had $6000 invested in his mill. The small sawmill ran on a steam engine and was d a capital value in the 1860 Census of $5,000. Eight men, paid a total monthly wage of $250, produced 800,000 feet of lumber and 100,000 feet of sheathing for a value of $8,500.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
RU
Owner Name
Smith sawmill with James Smith. Possible forerunner of Buck Smith sawmill at Pine Hill in 1884.
Location
Post office
County
Rusk
Years in Operation:
12
Start Year:
1849
End Year:
1860
Decades:
1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:
1849 to 1860
Town:
Unknown
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2