| Eventually the Quebec Land Office conceded that Stone's claim had preceded Johnson's and he was able to start business anew, building saws and gristmills. |
| The U.S. government established gristmills and provided cottonseed, spinning wheels, and looms to the Cherokee. |
| Initially, transportation routes, harbours, river crossings, and the availability of water to power sawmills and gristmills were important factors. |
| Soon the gristmills were no longer needed except in occasional places where they were used to grind livestock feed. |
| The demand for grain was increasing and the gristmills were unable to keep up with the production. |
| These gizzards are nature's gristmills, and they grind exceedingly fine. |
