at Brandywine, 2 pr. of stones rent for 266 2/3 D.
100. bushels of wheat makes 20. barr. flour at Brandywine & 22.in Maryland.
a millar's wages at Brandywine from 100. to 150 D. & found.
a head millwright's wages .86 cents, a journeyman's .67 per day
& found.
the millwright's work of a mill of 2. pr. stones, with boulting apparatus,
fans,
double wire screen, hopper boy, hoisting machine,screwpacker, is worth
from 200.to 267 Doll.
double wire screen, hopper boy, hoisting machine,screwpacker, is worth
from 200.to 267 Doll.
a pair of millstones manufacture 10,000 bush. in the season. Dutton.
where the mill-wright is found, & everything
brought into place he should make
a double armed waterwheel for 12/ the foot & the Cog-wheel for 15/ the foot in
diameter, & the shaft & gudgeon supporters into the bargain: and a single
armed water wheel for 20/ the foot.Gordon.
a double armed waterwheel for 12/ the foot & the Cog-wheel for 15/ the foot in
diameter, & the shaft & gudgeon supporters into the bargain: and a single
armed water wheel for 20/ the foot.Gordon.
in Blowing much depends on the nature of the stone. but in very hard stone,
a man
striking for himself will bore about 8. holes of 12 1.depth a day.mr. Cocke.
1.lb of gun-powder will make about 20. charges. mr. Cocke.
a man digs from 10. to 11. cubic yards a day of canal work & throws it out.mr. Cocke.
striking for himself will bore about 8. holes of 12 1.depth a day.mr. Cocke.
1.lb of gun-powder will make about 20. charges. mr. Cocke.
a man digs from 10. to 11. cubic yards a day of canal work & throws it out.mr. Cocke.
a cooper's task is 4. flour barrels a day from the rough, i.e. from the
stuff merely
rived out into thicknesses for 2. staves. and 6.barrels a day when the
staves are drawn.
rived out into thicknesses for 2. staves. and 6.barrels a day when the
staves are drawn.