Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-11
The flour manufactured at either OF .l,e ao
mills is good enough for Queen Vic'orias OF a"S
body else's biscuit"


BODY else's biscuit"
VIRGINIA MILL, RICHMOND.
The Gallego Mill was built in 1888, nls s sna
a,ed a, the head OF The basin OF Tue S.e i.
Ill be;sh, being los feet. II is eight Stories
h;ab in The rear. four stories high 10 iroR' anu
he stories in The attic. The building IS oi
hr;..l. and hnilt in the most substantial manner
,ba rails of The first story being 81 ieet tnick.-
The Gearing and shafts throughout are OF lfon,
,be 4bole machinery being put IN molioh y!
,hree wafer. wheels. of thrlv-iwo ieet IN didiee'
sscb and twelve feet bucket, carrying i"ehll
nur nars of burrs four OF which are useu -.
rubbers in cleaning the wheat. Inc 1us,'e
done by this mill is very large; IL ordinarily
on, about 500 barrels OF flour IN !he l"el'y
hours; though, when required, u nds .u. n,,ed in
T0O barrels in that time The flour IS pacheu ~
barrels. in The usual way, by hand ana plessedd
in The barrel by machinery. Aliachea %, ana
communicating with, this mill, is LUMBER
measuring 81 feet BY so, three stores IN liUH ;a
fonr stories in rear, and Two stories IN INC au'.'
lis total height being 20 feet; and, aololnus ~" or
lumber. house. there is another now IN couisc -
erection measuring 65 feel by 90 ieet lour sso-
rios bioh in 'front.' FIVE stories in The rear, anu WY
n ,hs aI,;c lis height is 20 feet. The nour sfounu
., his mill is chiefly sold for the South Amell-
IAN markets. where it is in great request anu GU
ioys deseTvedIy high reputation,
Richmond is also proud OF another houi i.a
nu(acluring mill, (Ha1al's milD OF whlch VIC
should have been happy 10 give oesciil',o Ill
We suspect that it could vie, too, WIN lhe L1 ~,
mort mill, in The extent and quality oil us P'o'"e
tiunS.
Thus far the Union. We take great pleasure
in supplying The gaPlclt open BY The Union We
have collected materials TO furnish a fuIl aesc''P
lion Of The columbian Mills" (Haxalrs') ana
il viii be SEEN that they, also, shoot aneaa Oh inc
Lockpcrt Mill, in their capacity for gr'ndins'-
On the property attached 10 the "Coluno'd"
unlsn number of manufactures OF various
,,,;.les have been established, of which very
brief notice is here taken. We hope, in short
limo 10 furnish more detailed description OF Inc
enterprises which promise 10 succeed admiraply'
and 10 give new spirit and prosperity 10 our cry
"The Columbian Mills" property in this cl'y
embraces about seven acres, situated wi'hih me
corporation limits at the 100, OF The FANS Oh
lanes River On it have been erected extensive
Nail Works, not now in operations Scre"
Factory and Machine Shop, built OF brick, ~ by
100 feet 3 stories high Corn Mill, win TWO
nair of stones; a Wcoll-n Mill, about 10 COM
nence operations, As BY l2O feet, stories hlgn'
bnil, Of brick, in very substantial manner, ana
,ril contain ak sets OF machinery for the manu-
fac,ure of annels; brick building, 40 ieet by 4U
stories high, about 10 be applied TO The manu-
fac,ure Of Cotton Yarns; a Saw Mill, working
three saws; and a Flour Mill, 60 by so, four sto-
rirs high besides Two in The attic, built OF orlcK
in the most substantial manner, in lSJl-oa' ana
contains eighteen pair 81 feet burr stones and
three pair OF burr rubbers-lhe gearing and shalt-
ing of iron-and is capable, when required, OF
turning out 700 bbs. of -four per diem OF twenty
four hours In the month OF August last, this
Mill manufactured 1000 bbls. -four IN SIX days
and five nights It's usual production is about
500 bbls. -four per diem. A store house Tor
wheat and -four, 10 feet 'front.' and IN all other re-
specrs similar in size and construction TO The -four
mill stands 20 fec, from il, forms part oil me
establishment, and is connected with II iiom inc
centre of each by gallery in The rool oil Which
a conveyoI carries the wheat as wanted 10 Inc
mill, and an inclined plane returns II in The form
OF flour packed in barrels. These several Mills
are propelled by wheels, nearly all oversho, Of
IS feet diameter The five attached TO the Flour
Mill arc l8 feet diameter and IA. feet wide. There
is space on this property for The erection oil about
six more Wooen or Cotton Mills, as manufac
lures OF this description may progress in this city
the whole supplied with water by eanil Of
abou, 600 yards in length, which is part Of the
property. The flour made at these Mills bears
The brand Haxall-C Columbia is nearly all
shipped 10 The South American markets, and
stands as high as any flour in that important
trade.
Our Northern friends may here see, what
fine opening there is for the exercise Of their CAPT
,al, energy and ingenuity. Let Them help US, and
they will be sure TO help themselves.