first built about 1862, and it was re-modeled, or re-built, in 1871, by Mr. Soper. It is doing but little or nothing at this time. The dam is mostly gone, and seems to be neglected. This mill after being re-modeled did good work in making an excellent quality of flour for a considerable time, but it is now doing nothing.
SAW-MILLS.
Saw-mills were once abundant in Story County—some fifteen or eighteen in all, scattered over the south half and western part of the county. The water power saw-mills were as follows: one on East Indian Creek, built in 1855-6 by Samuel McDANIEL, on the northwest quarter of section 23, township 83, range 22. It did not do a great deal of sawing, and yet it was quite an advantage to those improving in that vicinity. It finally became useless.
"CHANDLER'S SAW MILL"
was on Skunk River in, or at, the northeast corner of Cambridge, and was built in early times, 1853 or 1854, by Mr. Jairus Chandler. it was a water power saw-mill, and was built before the Grafton & Chandler flouring mill.
M'COWAN'S STEAM SAW-MILL
was in the western part of Iowa Center, but has been moved to Mingo Jasper County, Iowa. It was moved in April, 1886.
There was a steam saw-mill for a time on the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 7, township 83. range 22; also one in the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 7, township 83, range 22, but remained only a short time, and did but little work.
THE ESQ. ROBINSON STEAM SAW-MILL
was situated on the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 29, township 83, range 22, and did quite a business for a year or two.
John Parker had a steam saw-mill near the east quarter section corner of section 14, township 83. range 22, which done a very fair business; but it was finally taken to the northeast quarter of section 6, township 82, range 23, at Womach's. It was placed on the west side of Skunk and very close to the river in the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 6, township 8-2, range 23. It now is of the past; but in its time did a great deal of sawing.
The Hiestand Mill, a "Tread Mill" with an effort to use water power, was on Squaw Creek, and on the southwest quarter of the northwest quarterof section 33, township 84, range 24. It was built probably about the year 1855. It did only a small business—a "carding mill" and a saw mill. The dam washed out and the water power was a failure.