Salvaged log ID help South East Texas

[BushMeat]

Any ideas on what this wood is?  I'm making a little fort for my kids out of drift wood from a lake and pulled this log out of the water this weekend.  I cut it in half with a chainsaw and it turned out to be beautiful inside.  I'm now looking into maybe making a solar kiln and drying this to make something out of later.  Anyway, thanks for any help y'all can give!

[Texas Ranger]

did you smell turpentine when you cut it?

[thecfarm]

BushMeat,welcome to the forum.
Man you have gone and done it now!! We all want to see more of that wood. Is that a foot-18 inches across?

[BushMeat]

Texas Ranger - there was a bit of an odor, but I can't say for sure if it was turpentine.  It wasn't strong, but it was noticeable.  I actually found it kind of pleasant.

Thecfarm - yup, it is indeed about 18-20 inches at its widest.  Unfortunately, I left this piece at the lake and won't be able to get more pictures until I go back. I left it in a dry, covered storage area and Put some scrap wood under it to get it off the ground, but after doing some reading I really wish I had taken it with me.  I have zero experience with wood that didn't come from a lumber yard, but am really eager to find more now.  Hopefully it's not ruined by the time I make it back in a few weeks.  Anyway, this is the only other photo I have and it was taken immediately after sawing. 

I realize I'm not giving y'all much to work with...ill be sure to get better info when I can.

P.S. Thanks for the welcome!

[BushMeat]

I just remembered that I had thrown the end I cut off of this log in my trunk!  I now have a few more pictures.  I tried to get a good shot of the end grain, but I don't know how successful I was...

[Magicman]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, BushMeat.   8)

[BushMeat]

Thanks!

[Texas Ranger]

I believe it to be pine.

[coxy]

the 3rd pic down looks like butternut  :-\    don't know if you have that there

[BushMeat]

I think it's too hard to be pine.  Again, I don't have much experience with this but it was really tough on the chainsaw.  We had to stop twice to sharpen the blade.

[BushMeat]

And I don't think we have Butternut down here.  Not according to Wikipedia anyway...

[Texas Ranger]

sand and grit in the wood will dull the chain, only wood with a sweet smell when cutting after the years that I know of is pine.  By the looks, it has been under water for a very long time.

[BushMeat]

Very cool.  Thanks!