The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-08-22

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buy at II. NJ. Whitney's at q reasonable price.
Although Mt times l can tell some w%hoppers, which,
as [ have been somewhat of a traveller in my day, |
am privileged to do-as well As other travellers and
lecturers, IL trust l am not personal)-yet paradox
zeal n il may appear, | am no Liebig, and not able
therefore to give the chemical reason for the result
from the use of sulphur which | have mentioned, but
n chemical friend who Is near me suggests that the
following is the process The sulphur, when burned,
forms SuiDhurOuS acid, which is a deoXjdizing agent,
composed Of two atoms Of oxygen and one atom OF
sulphur. When brought into contact with the juice
the SuIphHTOuS 1Cii takes up another atom of oxygen
and becomes ~sulpiuric dcid. This deprivation of
the atom Gf oxygen probably causes the stoppage OF
fermentation. The sulphur is burned at a slow heat
in the retort, in order to prevent its becoming sui
! phuric acid before meeting with the juice. The
sulphuric acid thus created in the Juice, when in the
precipitators, and coming in contact with the lime, is
got rid of by forming "A ~sulphate of lime, which is in
soluble, and is precipItated TO the bottom OF the
retainer. The juice thus freed from all sulphurlc
faint or color, flows into the CHARTERS, from thence TO
the kettles, and is boiled TO a FORMULATING state as
customary.
HAIKU PLANTATION.
After inspecting the mill and boiling house, our
party mounted horses and rode through the cane fields
of the East Maui Plantation, along the northern edge
of the deep gulch or canon. which Is one Of its boun-
diaries seward, until We arrived TO n place OF descent
into this gulch, Just before you get TO the grove Of
kukui trees, which | was informed was planted by
the late Rev. DR.. Armstrong, and where he used TO
preach ga long time ago. to crowds of listening
natives, diScoursing on the glory of God and the
wonders of His ways. The trunks Of many of the
kukui trees are covered with the names of natives,
some of which are cut with much skill of execution.
Riding through the grove, we arrived ut the harbor of
Naliko, and saw safely ut anchor within the head
lands, the Haiku and Honolulu clipper schooner
Lannette. An old salt in our crowd gave II as his
opinion that it was Il perfectly safe harbor during
many months Of the year, quite as much so as that OF
Kahului. and with good buoys to which a schooner
could run u hawSer to warp out by, in case of n
baovv S.-al Spttiny in If N,pull nj all times be safe for
a schooner to load there. Compared with Laupahoe-
hoe and Metcalf's Landings, and other beautiful
points of embarcation on the windward coast OF
Hawaii, it looks to me g an elysium on earth, '-(that
last expression is a quOtation).
Mounting the gulch by the road used by the plan
tation, which is in fine order. rejecting credit on the
engineering talent which laid 1t out, and riding some
half "a mile, we arrived at the works and the resi-
dence of G.. Beckwith, Esq, the Manager. The
approach from the rear gives one a much better idea
of the magnitude of the establishment than that In
front. Leaving our lady companion IN charge OF the
agreeable hostess pro tenn, we entered the works,
which are all, with the exception Of the wood-shed,
under one roof. Here [ found that, although | coald
manage pretty well in understanding the theory of
the mule power arrangement, 10 get an idea of this
machinery through my wool, Slight on top you recol-
lect. where the wool ought to grow, } so as to
describe it, was, TO use an expression current IN the
first families" living upon the - sacred soil OF VIZ
ginia, " \ huckleberry above my p~ersimmon." The
building is built of stone, so #. front by 100 #. deep.
The front portion two stories in height, 5Oby 90, con-
tains the engine, and the mill for grinding. The
engineer who has the former under his guidance,
has also the latter immediately under his eye, and
should any accident occur, he is directly cognizant
of it. Notion is conveyed to the mill by means Of a
balance wheel of 16 feet diameter, and n driving
wheel of IA feet. which turned the shaft connected
with the rollers. The cane is brought from outside
to the rollers on an endless chain or cane carrier, and
after the juice Is expressed by being carried through,
the trash falls upon another endless carrier OF Il
similar description, taken along some ten or twelve
Ean f,1lipr uh,,,f IL Is pb foot iptp II rpppDtgclp
Immediately in front Of the boilers, and is used for
fuel, without going through the process OF drying.
Immediately in the rear of the engine, and with
their tops on a level with the engine floor. are six
circular CHARTERS, all in a row., not surrounded with
masonry, while in the rear of these again, but
much lower, are three square evaporating pans, the
top of the centre one on a level with the bottom of
the two side pans. To the right of the pans and
CHARTERS. rs you look towards them from the engine
room, and sunk about 10 feet, are the boilers. To
the left of the pans IS a capacious molasses tank.
What we have just described, is all contained III the
lofty building 80 by 80. On a level with the top Of the
boiler, and a few feet below the bottom OF the evapo-
rating pans, Is the floor Of the cooling house, in
which are the two centrifugal machines for drying
sugar, driven by machinery connected with the
engine. The strike Is drawn from the tgchc INTO the
coolers by "A valve placed in its bottom. Immediately
in the rear, and divided by a partition wall Ofstone, are
cooper's and black-smith's shops. Everything is
on an extensive scale, but the works are not in opera
ton, and the cabalistic characterize Il Hebrew Bible
would be about rs well understood by your correspon-
dent rs were the innumerable gimcracks which " lay
around loose" like the fellows milk, ready to be
screwed on and screwed into, when the crop came in
next fall. The house, a fine comfortable ediice, but As
unshadel by trees, which want, | feel confident, will
soon be removed by the good taste Of Mr.. Beckwith,
is a short distance from the works and placed upon
gentle elevation. Water in abundance is brought
from the neIghbOrlng Culch, from which 1t Is raised
by IL hydraulic ram, and brought by lead pipes to a re-
servoir near the works. It is also conducted by means
Of pipes to the house, supplying its inmates with the
requisites for bathing, cooking, sc. The ride 10 the
centre of the district, through the field, is a most
and charming one. | passed by the cul-
tiyated lot of Mr.. Wentzler, formerly a hairdresser
IN Honolulu. 1t was highly cultivated, and the
worthy proprietor certainly deserves to gather a
good harvest, If he meets with the reward due 10
the most p~lodding and perseryering industry and
trustworthy economy. The cane on the Haiku
fields looks in much better condition than that in
the fields of the East Maui and Brewer Plantation
)n account Of its not having suffered so much from /
Drought. The quantity Of land owned by the Haiku
Co.. as near as | could find cut, was about 2000
acres. About 425 are under cultivation, and the
coming crop will be gathered from some 2l5 acres.
WATER WORKS.
After a ride along the gulch of about four or FIVE
miles, we crossed it, and I had & sight Of the place
rom which it Is intended by the perservering man
ayers of the E. Maui, Brewer, and Hebron planta-
ions, TO raise water by means of a mill or force
pumps 10 a reservoir at the top Of the gulch, and
nave it conveyed from thence by lead pipes to their
respective premises. The height TO which it would
}e necessary to raise It Is some $50 feet, and l have
10 doubt the whole affair will be shortly completed.
As l have got TO the end of my tether, Ill now
8 dry up - for the present, as completely as the
have, and give you a further supply the
steamer. If you find any inaccuracies in my
descriptions, jump them. l am as much at a loss for
he technical terms applicable TO machinery and
ugar boiling, as the boy was for the proper pro-
lunciation Of kinsfolks when reading the verse in
he testament, where II states that they sought Je-
Us when he strayed among his friends and kins-
olks. The boy compromised on knives and forks,
nj I faar that [ IN as tar from Correctness as he