The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-19
SPRING GROVE OIL MILL.


On Saturday morning Feb. 7th. 1864. the above
named OIL Mil, belonging 10 J. ". BrEsos Co.,
burnt down, and the old site, Phoenix like il.
has arisen Of the best most substantial and
venen. OIL Nils in the West just eleven months
from the date Of the disasro fire, the NH agsie
put in motion andi now In successful operation.
Encountern2 all the perplexities ami ds.pponsuneuts
from failures IN contracors for lurnber brick de-,
ard overcoming all BIZ Lniom:lable Perseverance,
promp, action. tact, management; and uatrinS Efforts
its erection in 50 short time IS mainly owing.
On Monday OF last week, paid brief visi; 70 the
new Spring Grove ell M +" 1-1 1ha. which eyes
bciIeid, we viii briefly describe. The main building
is a feet inches, by 90 feet inches II is five
stories high basement included. The bzscE-n: and
first story II Aet il height. The second story Is
feet and The third ami fourth 81 feet high, each
The building IL emphs,ically built rock the foundl
ton and basement walls being average full "a
feet in thickness. The walls Of tie buhIing brick
the first story being % inches in thckne=s-balance
II inches and ali covered with slate routing. Iu the
basement are sixteen large pillars, feet square, all
standing stone foundations built up some three
feet from below the basement f1or-the pillars hare
each iron cap, which rests 4 heavy oak crown,
firmly Ked 10 tho tnbcrs above, and from their sub
stansia looks, she uld think it would take falL
grown earthquake 70 shake the fouudGto. The
building settle the ninth part Of hxir-so strong
is its general APPEARANCE,
Tie utmost has been taken, in constructing sbe
building TO thoroughly guard against accident
from fire, AMI from what were toll and could So,
safely say that it is fire proof build
ing : possibly b bJit.
In the rear OF the basement, ID the Engine p
by - feet in which is blackzm forge 10 ds airy
iglt repairing to machinery that may he needed
Adjoining the Engine room, is the Wood house Of the
sam. dimensions. The Steam Engine, that used
in the old MIL having been tired IN the fire, appears To
be good anu having UNDER" some repairs
is waiting patiently It's turn to drive tie machinery
whenever the water fails, to assist. ! 1ocom7-
tive boiler takes tie place Of the oil which is
usei 10 generate steam for heating tie meal, before
expressing the OIL
We ascended from the basement % the first floor, in
one Of which IL fine Office. On this floor the
Faxsced is received esni,ed ia,o weighing apparatus
which weighs forty bushels AZ time, and is from
thence large bin in the basement drawn from
thence By elevators tie upper s,oresclesnea ard
then deposited in tho grinding, rashinc, heating and
expressing room, just as they Eeedat- all done by
machinery.
In this the tcmpertg stones which arc
feet In diameter and L inches in thickness and c-ch
weigh three the mill foe grinding the seed
mill for grinding oil cake three large circular sheet
iron heaters in hich the ia Kscci meal * placed pre-
vious To being put in the presses all heated b.
conducted through pipes underneath the heaters -
three Hydraulic Presses, each weighing 90 tons.
All this powerful machinery, is propelled by a Tur-
binc wheel, 80 inches in diameter
The oil is conveyed from the presses a small tank
which hollis about eight barrels and from thence
a large tank which contains eighty barrels both of
these tanks are in the basement and the OIL is drawn
from the largest into barrels ready for shipment
There are now in the MIL about 20 zee bushels Of I
Fiax-eed, and i. will store not less than $4,000 ;
bushels.
1t took 200, 900 feet Of lumber $50 perch Of ssone
and $50 900 brick complete the main building; and
for the furnace, engine and wood house. 900 brick
were used.
The brick and stone-work under tSe inmediate
superintendent of Mr. SAMUEL BARNETT, of eur city,
and better job was never done by Uncle Sam" or
ANY other man"
The chief Carpenter was our Old friend JONI b.
PosEy, and il not hatsery to say, that the
work done under his supervision is like the man
good, honest substantial. We are authorized by the
propric0rs of the Mill to commend Mr.. FosEY ''all
nre world and the balance Of mankind" work
nan t6t "needcth not to be asian OF his work."
md to say to those wanting similar work. carpentry
# any kind done, that he is the to do il in
vorkman-like manner.
The Mill Wright, was Mr.. DANGEL DE Rusr.sof
ireenyille, Ohio and the job be has done reflects
-edt his skill a scientific mechanic. Ills work
drumming advertisement for his Superior work
forkman.
The Steam Pipes were fitted by fricnl GRAN a
LILLE WICK, of the Gas Works in thi, city What I
does not know about fixing stcata pipes packing.
a. is not worth gr,i,,9 abont. 70 is good Hi~h for
oher LIGHT STEAM ana no mistake, and perfectly ?
Understands his business. To any wanting work )
this kind done just il should be, commend Il
n friend WICK as Me man TO employ. le
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