, 1866-09-28
NUN1BER Al.
Pioneer Woolen Fnc,oru.

S""a.ANANaaShS VI tulS SOIL and DeODlp
the visitor with more surprise aud yrati6r,,i,,r
than the Wooden manufacturers or ib,s ',",
Whel tue Pioneer WOblen Manufartur,no O.,
panyi situated at the North Beach. tnr ss.HiI;,-
oi structure, style aud character Of macbi0srrS
'u "a Pi0u"e'lou1 reputation of goods and
management, Is second-tg none on tbis ,on,i
uent. from small begInnfHgs undar ,r 80,
bluffs at North Beach, It has tstd -; 'ne sano'
obtru-tsely until it has come t1r~r-,hr,.a ~. ~
tract which is 6eing leveled, graded Irnd ne
uN"'iaoie irF the continually growing w.nII -
tae company. Ihe-bnIdings are now very snb,
e''u''"t OEck structures, $50 feet long The
l"iu eu'hce iour stories high. AnOIhertbiIiId,
is.ei---lPs .osss' - etee'Yp, - feet long by 60
thick the limOers d VT c. gos pine, imported Oy
!he company. WITH tae comRetion of this
building, the whOle' length will be 500 feet and
| tue noOr room over two acres. Tne motive
power Is superb 80 horse engine. of San
francisco construction. 1t cost $50, 900, and ia
I +" marvel Oi beauty and workmanship 1t exer.
elSes It's vast power putting in motion all the
machines throughout the extensive factory with.
out Tue siighIeS, sound or jar. 1t is supplied with
steam from tIree boilers Ufthe most improved
construction, one Of wlIch is supplementary, to
guard against delay by repairs. The engine
turns shalt from which bands cOmmunlenIa
motion to all Ihe lofts. First, the washing room,
to which the California wool, after having been
| carefully sorted into nine grades, is brought
| Here two Washing mdchlqeS OF the most imprOV-
ed construction are propelled by the steam giant
| Ihey draw the wool into vat, agitate it ia
strong alkaline hot wattT, aud eject it, squeezed
partly dry, Into heap, after winch it is riused
Ia clean water, dried, aud some OF it dyed to
serve different purposes. 1t is then conveyed to
the pickers devils" which, moved by the
all-pervadIug steam, seize the wool, comb out
It's tangled locks, unravcl what is kuotty, and
send it flying like snow flakes iuto Il close room
fan in F,I.I
baskets ard taken to the next lott. Here are 81
carding machines, or nine sets, whirling their
busy cylinders with steady hum. Al each of
these machines Is Il CtInamau, who has brought
to Lia from the pickers large basket Of wool,
some Of which, mixed blue and white, is destined
for grey cIOtI. This the attendant weighs in
small lots and lays upon the apron OF the ma
chine, which draws it in, spreads II evenly over
the revolving card cylinders, cUmUing 1t out into
! II continuous loose ribbon about inch wide,
\ and which 1t winds upon Il bObbin. This is then
/ Ted to the next machine, wnen 1t is made finer,
aud coming from the third 1t is in shape of yarn
or rovugs tor weaving. Each OF the nine sets
| prepares yarn for The different kinds of goods
made at the milI-Ganucls, kerSeys, blankets,
pautaloOn cloths, heavy wuoens, ETC., ETC.
| These loose yarns or rUvingS, wound on long
tbObbiuS, are carried to another loft, where are
the sDiuping frames, which prepare them for the
looms. These latter contained in IL large
loft, and, to the number of -, Of the newest aud
mos, arproye,l construction. are Tended Inv Chi
n.men Whoar we'll aJanteJ Ia th. euinluvm.nt
Each I,n,p ,v.,v.s fr,u ti,re, +, t,ur ,,,...o of
cloth or flannel at the same time. From the
looms the cloth fluids its way tU the iulliug mills,
where they are thoroughly washed and tufled i'll
| machines urged by the ever present steam power.
! The clothes are then drained and dried ara
| ,...ci thr,,;,, d, sf,,,, ,,i,.,, ,,.t,i =, r, =
! the nan. tbruu,h sill urnIitrr In i, .L.,v.d and
smontnrd T.ltmltrIv thev u,Sst,' mn ,,,.l,r,,
room, where tney are iold,d anl nrr,ured IN =
! bydrnulic uress If great mower which - YER
! cisrd. bv ilat yioILSuL steam which lbrust, its
/ rcsisiless agency INTO every departmeut, The
F,un.ls are Ibru carried 10 II sp,cIuu, Ioft
/ ,ybrr. are seventy In ci,,hiy SINGER and Wheeler
| 4 Wilson sewing macuInes.u fail buzz each
! one tended by a white youth male or feuraie or
| Il Cuinnnau Alta long table is the, cutter with
| his assistant CuIuamuu cultlng out garments
| which are dis.riJutea to t5e Ga,y groups, who
| speedily sew them up into goods Tor the shop in
| TINS CITY. TO which they are conveyed 10y teams
which 80 and come twice a day. OF these sew
ers some sixty are Chinam.n a few females and
some hiteen hoyS, sixteen to seventeen years Of
age who are being trained to Iudu ,trous habits
while proving "A valuable to III Inuflcturinr The
whole number of persons employed is about tbreo
hundred. of winch scyeniy. i've are whites,
These latter are orrauized INTO Il fire brigade.
and drilled in the use of the numerous hose
which are attached Ia bydrauts fed from reser-
voirs on the surrounding heights, and which
make the darccr 0. ts.c very snail la addition
L, The main lnlldiuus there are numerous others
-tbe boarding Do1se for the whites; IL largo
one for the C'Iua1ren: storehouses for The dves.
wool etc . ,he she'd, at The wharf, where the
cou and material are landed; the office ~of9tbe
S,,periniendent Mr. Agdrs which Is also IL store
bni,s. nf b,ri,v,r,. anJ nil materials used in the
f,c'orv Ihs Gvr.hon,cs where the beautiful
c,Inrs introduced iot, the po.ds are manuIac.
tnrsJ and anuiird Every drp,rImeut of the
| f,ctory is under chief; tne whole directed by.
| the exn4rirncrd and ever yirilant Superiuteud.
ent Al nresent il requires zoo. 900 lbs, Cali
| foroia wool to keen the whole IN motion, and
the mills close ouiy on Sunday. They start on
| MONDAY morning. and double sets OF hands tend
them night aud day until saturday night. The i,
wool is Of very excellent character, butts very
trry. The loss OF OIL and drtin washing is 40
per cent, and from hylngs aud waste lu every
cording to the goods turned out. Thus it re-
quITes tulrty pounds vi wool 10 turn Out palFs