National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-04
rRIp TO THE BIG MoNocAcr.


Tho frederick County Manor, sugar Loaf
Mountain aud Greenfield Mills.
on Saturday morning, at 1870 O'Clock, a number
OF gentlemen with tho double object OF freeing
themselves from tho heat OF the city and enjoy
Ing day 10 the country, where, ANNA other
pleasures, fishing was promised, loft on the Me-
tfopolltan road for Big Monocacy. They arrived
a. the station named Tuscarora, about forty miles
from thls CITY, shortly after 10 o'clock and took
carriages for Greenfield Mills, two mtles TO tive
noIth, wnerc u was proposed to pas, the day.
Here they met with their only disappointment,
Which was IN being deprived cf their Fshiuk
sport. II was found, on reachIgl the MouCIagJ
that the heavy showers OF tho night rrrvipushgi
so swollen and mudt!sd the gtrCGn "a 10 tendcf
angling Tot lass unIenurcrrt,re They he'd an.
pie enloynleut however, IN viewing tie naPniH.
ecu scenery OF tue country, Jut before roach.
ihs tae El'lsl which nrC located Ia FREDERICK
county, you rass near thC Read oil what is known
IS rue Manor watch presents most bean tlf.i
and rtciuresl uO 5GeG :.
The valley 4 said 10 extend no.th ami wcst for
icrty mics, Wiz Width Of ten. Uu the one
side nre the cha.u " CotoCtiu mountains, while
SIDE, h.you look down tGe Manor blush. gray
INST seems TO hang over II, completely Unyctup-
ing the mountain PEAKS. Green neids can DC
seen on all sides, and dwoll.nghOuses here and
there d9ti.ng the surface give further evidence
1f the tlot mat the entire soI! - under cutiya-
ZION. Ohy q sh1.s distance n tAc lortn tgS
| located the uTcthncltti!is, well known through
| uGL tlc North ard East for tho superior hrHmi
Il
pear To nave tag1 set down IA an glgJgr formed
| ~ nature. ltsa Hnd LJbls hllig iUck down
| rpo9 taem ,Iom me ttrne siics, while sugar
Loaf mountain OVctShadUNs it on tho other, and
country.
nAtIig, HOAdCrfgl Oh GgsIuu. Of It's curious
anEpc, "a said to bc ONTci by our lrIl1v.fGwnl.
| naD,N. ". C1Tooran, CstI,, Out what use hO pro.
poses 10 make Of It has never set been made
public. Many suppose that he will cstaDllaN a
summer rcsort there, which doubtless w1uii I'd
well rlirOntzcd, II aGOriug commanding
view o. tho country fnr mites GrodGd, and also
| giving tue NiAltOr5 the benefit Of an GbUudIug.
| OF pure, sweet air. The mills ace situated on thg
ZIG NuuOcacy, ami nossess tic adveltaEC Ui
having constant aud abundant supply Of water
They are htted up with al the moirrn inR.
chhsry Tor thv manufacture uf rour
tho ia.est being the patent burT-rrrula.or 40 IN,
ycntiou OF Nj. Clinton Roberts, Sou Of tic pgU
| FGctcT, IN 1851, ere tN1 rlfcn'Uy EGg tVIHty
cars Of age. IL shows tile result ~ cbG4ltcrabi,
, hltthsnlr1l stady. In tue adyGnccuunt u
| science ami machinery The usc Of th!1 tuycn,lot
, becomes u Necessity On tho one side ami u psCu
uEry advantage on The o.bcr. Tie Invention /
| connected tJtdg OUgr from what Is known .s thu
2riige-iree, aud TO .l9 feed ~ IN OrhigRIs 1--we
| AMI tube, thUi giving tho machine trN guslE,
1 control OF the burr Tbs burr 10 WelgIGd on
/ simple scslc-begm, with the requisite mcchan
: iatl TO MAINTAIN me pressure u the runner
: stone on certain quantity Of gtaiU pg-s!n.
through, notwithstanding the sNpiuqiGu " cor
9 | traction OF the Gpnte, A simple CeutrttUga
' governor - adapted 70 govern the motion OF IN
o
or decrease the quantity Of feel AL .ho pTGssu,
. Uf tho t1uner.st0ne on the bCi.storr tdfuUgl
. the medium OF the Ecsle-beam ia proportion 1
4 each OtlCr, 50 that By any variation IN III
\ driving power the motion aud tho set Of In
, | stoG1s always maintained.
a ltls w0-SnJwn fact that uniform graio O
grinding y essential 20 the gale Df nOuT miller
|. ace manufacturing IL quality aud quantity; N;le
. tl'a i accomplished theft yield IA better and th
5 general working Of INC manufacturing prose
better. II may 10 readily adjusted Il, give au
IA A. NJ tFt
I. | anu Will Enthusiastically mqirtuia tha. nrusluT.
4 acting as uu ilnmclRGy ,..'nriur OF any CNanE
y tna! may occur from cNpansl0n u: gr"'rectlu
:. OF tue spindle, wearing u4 parts AlTltr Of bII.,.
;, Tree az muck E1''', ~ from any other cause
mus lh-1lnS Uniformity IN the grai0 Of u Ilra
J. or llhf and the MAXIMUM yleld thereof FROM
l. gwen IilntilJ ut Brd!u. Il regulates 10" pTes
Z SUM OF the iunnlGg stone upon the gram, Au
\ the quantity VI gl.,in being fed To the stores Il
| proportion 20 Cd. other, lB the driving rn1r
I. Alg lacrosse 'r dlmn,si or a. ihr drt5s q Gu
StNnei may become wCfu. II rCrtUTWs tnGa
i dui'Cs without the G:snU1i ot t'.1 ~ ..cr. an
' nav I've easily ant Immediately changed i1 rr.
r hhte any rTd,t" VI PFi'Gtu1 Of wIru The SgpL'
! | are capable.
, Mr. !. l.. HohCrta, tho prurr.ot1r. Ti,h 4. tr
d. fogsraaapnA the entire management Of "a" mi'
Q ana they are now tIrntng out dl'y sixty barrel
= OF i1u-, although when taxed Ia Ia FULLEST ga
. pGCuT the mills Yield tally one huUI,,t barrels
j Tue Standard Is known ~ the family d0Ur, an
q Is C2fi%luy ut very doe brand, HOtniuy ~
| pcrlut being seen ~ this market. IL l. gnlpIr
4 | 10 bIltmgTr, AMI fhrpv" 10 New York and 4 Ds
4 ton, where II c0mWlu Is : ready sale, very little
n Il any, being brought to this cIty. During q.
il visit " tho mus several loads 81 Eran EFIIyCt
| IN al about i've hundred Sn9lcis whlCu Nas q
. m" nfo.cnt years harvesting. II was Of tn
J., stau'arl knOwn Us Mediterranean, and yer
1, bright AMI nnu, the farmers being well please
4 with the quantity aud quality OF the yield. Ate
4 further sightseeing.
\ The party started to return home at O'Clock
I much pleased with their visit, aud determine
= to renew their trip later In the season, ynen
war Will be wa9el against the bass,