The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-21

very clever invention OF Mr.. rupert, the
engineer of the Brook Mill. This is called
the " shaker" upon which the rice from the
mill-stones is carried, which is shaking
sieve which allows the hulled rice with the
broken bulls to pass through but any un-
hulled rice is shaken back to the hopper
from which it came, to pass again through
the stones. The hulled rice and the chatf,
after passing through the shaker, is carried
to point where it is taken up into the
upper story again by another elevator, and
passed under fan which blows off all the
chaff (the husks of the rice) and leaves the
rice to itself The chat is blown
off into a compartment prepared for
it, from whence it is carried away and
the rice then passes down stairs again to the
Founders. The Founders, of which there
are eight, are large vessels, of heavy
wrought iron, each of the capacity of about
one barrel. In shape like an egg with the
broad end cut off, and standing upright up
on the smaller end. Through the centre of
each FOUNDER works up and down ia .,ering,
round wooden cylinder followed in the
base, and under the pounding tie bran which
clings closely to the rice is thoroughly
loosened From the Founders the mixed
rice and bran Gin appearance like to a mix
ture of chalk and brick dust) falls into a
bin, from which, by another elevator, it is
carried up to the third floor again and
passing through covered way, the mix
ture is carried under another fan, which
blows off all the bran into an apartment pre-
pared for it, while the separated rice passes
on to the polisher. This is circular wire cy-
Under or screen, revolving several hundred
times per minute, into which the rice is car
ried passing from the polisher, the rice passes
down again and falls over a shed several
feet to the second floor-the fall being for
the purpose of cooling the rice, which by
the rapid friction and motion in the pol
Usher, becomes slightly heated. From the
floor the rice is shoveled up and thrown
into another bin, whence another elevator
carries it up to a slowly revolving cylinder
seive, which separates it into first, second
and third qualities of rice-No. l rice
2 the smaller grained and partially
broken rice, aud No. the broken grains.
This separation is made by the different
sized wire mesh of which the sieve is made.
And now, going down to the lower floor
again, and standing directly opposite to and
about fifteen feet from the hopper into
which we saw the rough rice at first
emptied from the sack, we see the white
and beautiful rice falling through three
separate wooden spouts into open barrels
placed to receive it, which, when filled, are
uedueu, Gue HILL DTauu anu qualify put OH,
and it Is ready for market.
Having thus put our readers Through
the MILL" we would express our obligations
to the Messrs. Allen, and to Mr.. Rupert, the
engineer, who so courteously showed us the
operation of the mill, which afforded us a
great pleasure and it is pleasure those
gentlemen will be happy to accord to any
who would like to see the mill when in
operation.
We are glad to know that this mill has
proved a most successful enterprise to its
proprietor. 1t is most deserved success,
atfording employment to large number of
good men. We should like to chronicle
many more such. With the improved ma
chinery he has, Mr.. Allen turns out an arti-
Gle which has taken front rank in this mar
ket, and is becoming rapidly known for
it's first excellence all over the State.
Aware of the increased attention being
given to rice culture in this State,
Mr.. Allen has prepared himself for
the increased demand which will come
upon him the next season, and with the
fullest assurance to our rice planters and
factors, that Mr.. Allen is equal to any emer-
gency which may arise, we commend the
Brook Steam Rice Mill, with it's storage
capacity and superior milling facilities to
their attention.