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September 25, 1828
The Litchfield County Post
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A innovative flour mill in Cincinnati, Ohio, uses a steam engine to power rotary pumps that discharge water onto a 30-foot wheel, driving two pairs of four-foot grinding stones and machinery, with water recycled from a cistern supplied by rainwater.
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A Flour Mill is in operation at Cincinnati, Ohio, upon a new and truly ingenious plan. A small steam engine is attached to two rotary pumps or suction machines, standing over a large vat or cistern of water, by which means water is discharged upon a wheel 30 feet in diameter, with power sufficient to carry two pair of stones, four feet in diameter, together with all the machinery in the mill. The works are so constructed that all the water, except what is lost by evaporation, runs directly back into the cistern, thus keeping up a constant supply for the pumps. The cistern is originally supplied by the rain caught from the eaves of the building. This then is neither a steam nor a water power mill, but partaking of the excellencies of both.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Cincinnati Flour Mill
Steam Engine Pumps
Water Wheel Power
Ingenious Mill Design
Where did it happen?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
Event Details
A flour mill operates using a small steam engine attached to two rotary pumps over a cistern of water, discharging water onto a 30-foot diameter wheel to power two pairs of four-foot stones and all machinery. Water recycles back to the cistern, originally supplied by rainwater from the building's eaves, combining steam and water power excellencies.