Solomon Warner, a pioneer merchant who came to Tucson in 1856, constructed a two-story flour mill here in 1875 (photos 1-4). To the south, he built a dam across the Santa Cruz River (photo 5), creating a small lake. From there, a flume ran along the base of the mountain feeding the raceway and waterwheel which turned two sets of heavy millstones capable of grinding about 100 bushels of locally grown wheat a day. A small stamp mill, powered by the same waterwheel, was used to crush ore from Warner's mines.
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