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Tahona or Horse-Powered Mill
Photographer: James King
Taken: November 24, 2012
Caption: Tahona or Horse-Powered Mill
Additional Description: This mill was operated by a blind-folded mule or burro. It was harnessed to the pole or sweep and moved in a perpetual circle, thereby turning the upper stone. A hopper-funnel set in the feeding hole fed grain to the grinding surfaces of the stones. Grist discharged from the stones was stored in a bin. A tahona mill was installed in 1810.
Submitted: December 1, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p227615
File Size: 4.485 Megabytes

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