The weight of the flowing water of Zanoni
Spring
moved the water wheel at Zanoni Mill. |
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They built this pool to hold water pouring from between
rock layers in the hillside. |
| The water went into a trough, called a flume. The flume
took it down to the mill wheel. |
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The water wheel has paddles on it shaped like buckets.
The water filled up each "bucket" at the top of the wheel. The weight
of the water in the buckets made the wheel turn. |
| As the wheel turned, each "bucket" reached
the bottom. Out spilled the water from its front side. The empty bucket
made another return trip back up to the top. The wheel kept on turning. |
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Inside the mill are the old wheels and gears that used
to turn to grind the grain. They're connected to the water wheel outside
by a long drive shaft. |
| Here's the hopper, shaped like a funnel, where they
poured their grain to be ground into flour. |
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Today the wheel is still. No water flows through the
flume over the top of the wheel. The water is switched to a side trough.
No sense wearing out the wheel when you're not grinding grain! |
| The 58-degree water also cooled a springhouse, an early
"refrigerator." |
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Here's the old general store at Zanoni, across from
the mill. It's still used as a polling place. That's where people
go to vote when there's an election. |
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