SPRING CREEK.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 14, 11 March 1890, Page 3

SPRING CREEK.

Nature, which is sometimes lavish in her gifts, has created in this district a wonderful stream of waterin the severest drought it never fails, and seldom overflows its natural banks, as usual some of its power has been economised for mechanical purposes and Messrs Redwood Bros, are to be congratulated in having seured such a valuable and everlasting factor to assist their undertaking. ■ They have constructed an artificial race and dam, erected a large waterwheel which gives them nearly 45 horse-power, and now have a large flour mill perfect in all its parts and filled with all the latest improvements jn machinery that can be procured for milling the best flour. The first building erected js a four storey one 100 ft long, 30ft wide, and 40ft high, capable of holding 10,000 bushels of wheat and 150 tons of flour. The lowest floor is occupied with the main shafting, driving, wheels, and a large wooden bin for receiving the wheat when emptied out of the sacks. This grain, by an automatic process, is quickly lifted'to the upper storey, and passed into machines which thoroughly VnJeanse it, and contain powerful mag- • nets for extracting any foreign sub- '" stance. This being done it is then V passed into crashing and other ma--1 v chines, and dress by what is known as the roller process passing up and down the elevators noless'than siiteen times, . - Mtil'it is placed in another large bin, holding a ton, and finally deposited by an automatic weighing machine into sacks at leisure that only require sewing to be ready for the drays to cart away. . Toshowhowperfect the arrangements are now, one man can go in the mill jfct 6 o' clock in the evening and come <jutat7 o'clock' vq. the'morning with ' sjx ions'of .flour made and ready for jnarket, The whole establishiijent is lighted with electricity by 25 lamps of 16 candle-power each, constructed

by Ganz & Co. of Buda, Pesth, Hungary, with all the modern improvements science can suggest, and then close adjoining they have another large building covered with corrugated iron, 100 ft long, 30ft wide, and 20ft high, capable of storing 1500 sacks of wheat. Thus after twenty years practical milling experience the Messrs Redwood Bros, have now a plant which might be classified as " Ne plus ultra," and we must heartily wish such a popular firm the reward they have so well earned through their enterprising perseverance.