Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-24

part Of the bui.ding, where it is manufac-
tured from wood charcoal and muriatic
acid. In short time the juice becomes
thoroughly saturated with the gas, but
the heating continues till the scum again
cracks open, upon which it is allowed to
descend to two horizontal cylinders, called
"Monte,jus" which force the juice up stairs
again to peculiar filter presses, where it is
forced through many folds of cloth, and
frames Of perforated metal by high steam
pressure, till it is entirely freed from all
sediment, and flows out hot and clear, like
a stream of brandy. Leaving the filter
presses, the juice descends to third
"monte-jns," which forces it up three
stories and into the filter tower, where it
descends through four very long iron fill
tiers, filled with comeback, and leaves
clear, and thin as water. 1t is then con-
veyed to two huge evaporating cylinders
or pans, where it remains subject to in
tense heat, until quite thick, of about "a
deg. of Beame's sacchrometer scale. From
these pans the thick juice is forced by an
other monte;jus back again to the top of
the filter tower, to be filtered again
through the cylinders filled with bone
black, from whence it passes down to the
main building into a reservoir where the
juice is collected for the vacuum appara-
tus, large egg-shaped vessel, standing on
its point, briStling with air-pumps, Their
mometers, gauges, faucets, pipes and
spouts, having small round windows or
dead lights of glass in its sides to throw
light on, and allow the observation of the
boiling, seethng mass inside, as it foans
and rolls about, with not breath Of fresh
air to cool its fearful fever. When it has
boiled for sufficient length of time, it is
sent to another room and transferred to
strong galvanized iron boxes or watts, CAL
led "ScEuzenbach's crystalization boxes"
here the juice cools and crystalizes. This
is called, or rather it deposits the ''fillmas-
Sc OF the first product" Three of these
boxes or tanks [ measured, and found
them to be six feet long and twenty eight
inches wide and twenty-se7en inches deep,
and were all nearly full, with the second"
or third product when saw them. Cat,
a subsequent visit, | counted % small,
square, large round, 4 medium ob'ong,
and the 3 watts already mentioned, all full
or emptying.)
The syrup, as it cools grows very thick
and hard, and full of crystals, which when
dug out Of !he crystalization boxes to be
separated from the molaSses, by fltering
in the centrifugal muchine, Qor it has to
be dug out with spade looks very much
like the sugary deposit often seen at the
bottom of molasses barrels. When suffi-
GENTLY crystaized, the syrup is transfer
red to centrifugal machine, and soon
great change is produced. AS the ma
chine rapidly revolves, the mass leaves its
center, and presses against its sides,
the syrup passes through its wire lining
and perforated sides, assisted by an occa-
sional dash Of clean water, the upper part
of the mass turns gray and then white,
the color changes downward, and as the
molasses leaves the machine, the sugar
remains against its sides, white and firm
as wall of plaster. When the separation
is complete, the machine is stopped and
from 20 to 80 lbs. of fine, white, coffee su-
gar is found within, and at once removed
to barrels, ready to 90 to the drying room
and from thence to market.
The moasses, which tastes decidedly
betty, is conveyed to reservoirs, boiled
over again, then recrystalized, refltered,
and sent back, to go through the process
es third time, thus yielding 3 grades of
sugar, known as first, second, and third
products. These processes are all in ope
ration, with others which [ have not room
20 describe, and the manufacture of sugar
in this factory is a fixed fact and a success.
The factory is the property Of a compa
ny of German farmers, residing in Honey
Creek Valley and vicinity, some 40 in
number, who have subscribed a capital of
$685. 900. They have built factory 40x
100 feet on the ground, 3 stories high, of
frame, exclusive of wings, boiler house,
filter tower, drying and cleansing houses,
at total cost for all of $4,000. They
have brought from the late beet factory at
Fond du Lac, and from the beet works at
Chatsworth, Ill. a quantity of costly ma
chinery, besides many articles not to be
found at either place. They have steam
engines, one of "a, the other Of 10 horse
power, from Chicago. They have watts
and tanks, boilers, filters, elevators, pipes,
sports, wheels, belts, shafts and pullies,
in all directions. They have comeback
and flesh blacksour water and sweet water,
lime and gravel, sticks ard stones, pumps
and ladies. wheel-barrows and washtubs,
to the tune of $4,000 more, making to-
tai investment of $4,000.
The officers of this enterprising compa
ny are John Schneider, President; Henry
Ochsner, Treasurer W. Mold, Secretary;
The members of the Council, NJ. Meisser,
A. Sprecher, G. Baumgarth, and W. Wei
ferlng, who is managing the technical and
commercial interests of the company in
very successful manner. The 40 mem