East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-01-17
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MAYFLowEn, is built on the site Of the
old mill, burned in April last, on Water
street, a short distance below Fitzhugh
street. 1t has front Of so feet on
Water Street, and depth Of 60 feet
running towards the river, it is four
stories high, with basement; the base
ment is of stone; above it is built Of
wood, except engine house; has tin roof
is PANTY furnished on the outside and
I painted white. ai 9fai.,.. ...
The first story, g it. high, is on
level with the dock, and contains Herst
frame, smut mill, receiving garner, and
deposits for bran and other coarse stuff.
Second story, 1ll r. in hcighth, on which
are the stones, g, Of #. 4 inches in
diametcr,) fed by silent feeders, which
make no noise like old fashioned hopper
and damsel one of Matherson & Bros
/ improved packers, which pack al size,
/ from barrel to Is barrel or sack, at the
rate Of so barrels per hour; two retail
flour chests, weighing hopper, and prin
cple Office, this is the first floor on
I Water street, teams are loaded and un-
loaded from this floor. The Office, and
around the stones on this floor are heated
by steam coils generated from small
boiler made for that purpose, situated in
the engine room, and which also runs one
Of Whceler's Patent Steam Pumps"
capable of throwing $50 gallons per
minute. Third story, II #. in hcighth,
contains the grain separator and wheat
gamers, Sc. Fourth story, contains the
bolts, consisting of four reel chest, cal
culatcd for making the very best quality
Of -four (Maylower) also three reel
chest for returns, buclwheat, rye and
corn meal. The coolers are situated on
the top Of the four reel chest, in the
shape OF eonveyers, instead Of using the
old fashioned rake, thereby saving q consid
able room. The whole is covered with
the best quality Of tin roofing plate, and
surmounted with large sign running
the whole length, on. which is painted
the name of the mill (Mayaowcr) Total
hcighth Of the mill is 81 feet. The
ENGINE AND BOILER ROOMS
Are entirely disconnected from the main
building, (no communication between
mill and engine department except by
bells,) and built entirely OF brick, roof
and all, and heavy iron shutters to the
doors and windows. The engine room is
y LIMBO in the clear, by 20 #. in heighth,
and contains the principal moving power
Of the mill, consisting of direct acting,
vertical, condensing engine, which is an
entire new thing of the kind in this re-
giou; its dimensions are as follows;-
Stroke Sc in, bore SO in, nominal horse
power so, but can be worked UP to 100;
it is OF sufficient capacity 20 drive double
the amount of machinery which is now
attached, the calculation being to enlarge
the mill as the times may require. This
engine drives the entire machinery with
a pressure Of only lbs per square inch
Of steam, which is only 1-16th the pres.
sure usually carried in our mill engines
or any non.condensing engine of the
same capacity. This apartment, also,
contains the small boiler and pumping
engine, spoken of above, as being used
for heating the mill, &c. The principal
, boiler is situated in an adjoining apart.
ment of the same size as the engine
room, and is of the following di-
mansions Diameter of Shell, 7 feet;
length 20 feet; it contains 0 Aucs. The
furnace is situated nuder the shell at one
end, from which its flames 90 directly
back and return forward through Q II
; inch and . ID inch aues to front end of
boiler, and thence back again through 5
ID inch flies to the chimney which is
10 feet above the CRATE surface, thus
making the fire travel GO feet under and
through the boiler before reaching the
chimney, whereby all the heat is retained
But a very small amount of fuel is used
in comparison with the ordinary style of
} engine and boilers, the engineer doing all
the work Of firing and attending to the
engine. The engine and boilers were
made by the Cuyshoga Steam Furnace
Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, well known
throughout the West as the best iusti.
tuition Of the kind west Of New York.
! This, VIC repeat, is the finest mill prop
erty in Michigan. there being, besides the
mill above mentioned, a large warehouse
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