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Grant-

The Bale grist mill is a tremendous 36' water wheel driven mill in your 
neck of the woods. Located in just up the road from you in St. Helena, 
it's well worth the time to visit and see the tour.

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=482

mike


On 12/21/2016 5:17 PM, Grant Brians wrote:
> The loss of local mills and elevators and other agricultural
> infrastructure is a real loss. I hope that we can help that loss not
> occur as a force for recognition of the value of the history of our
> country (whichever country each list member is in whether the USA or
> Canada or Australia or Uruguay or).... Here in California most of the
> state would not have had a mill that was water operated as our
> eco-system is not set up for that. But there are/were other power
> sources. I bought a corn sheller a couple of years ago for our popcorn
> that we grow - old enough that it was hand powered! Actually, the seed
> cleaner is currently hand powered too - 1911 vintage Clipper.
>                  Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of
> vegetables, edible flowers, herbs, nuts and fruit
>
> On 12/21/2016 2:55 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>> David there is an old grist mill on an actual mill pond
>> near here in the town of Trenton.  Al Jones is well familiar with it.
>> A couple of years ago they started fixing it back up after the state
>> repaired the dam when a hurricane washed it partly out.  The mill stones
>> are installed now and they are running it with electric motors, just a few
>> days
>> a year for special occasions.  I think they are working on repairing the
>> water
>> wheel from what I can see in passing by but I'm not sure.  I hope they are.
>> I know we were talking about feed mills not grist mills but I wanted to pass
>> that along.
>>
>> Here’s a link to it with a picture and some information.  I didn't read the
>> page just sending the
>> link along.  I don't know if it's current info or not.
>>
>> http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/9448
>>
>> It's a beautiful place.  The mill pond has cypress trees growing in it
>> around the edges opposite the mill.
>>
>> Charlie
>
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