, 1875-01-02

the three large furnaces IE feNlVlly my quo q
coal. On the North is another building con-
necteu TO Tue L4ain one, containing coolers;
this is eighty feet long by thirty broad, and to
the East is a covered space forty feet square,
covered with galvanized iron to protect the
cane carriers from the weather. The store
room for depositing the sugar ready for ship
ment is also to the North, and joined to the
main building.
To the East of the Usine are the two weigh
ing tables and houses, and a whole network of
tramway for the wagons, particularly those
stored up with canes for night use in the
West side a spacious canal, abundantly sup
piled with good running water to the South
the coal deposit, and to the North the stables
for the mules and horses belonging to this
Usine.
The seven medium sized Usines are built
much in the same style. and with a trihing diff
ference In the mode of placing the machinery,
contain about the same description and number
of pieces except La Riviere Sal6e, which is
all Of wood, the others are iron, and brick build
ings, iron pillars, girders and roofs, built gen
orally under three roofs, the two rows of inside
pillars are round and the whole space inside Is
open and forms one large room the outer Pill
lars are made much in the shape of a capital
II. for admitting the brick work. These Usines
arerl95 feet long, 1875 feet wide, the centre de-
partment is considerably wider, generally one
third more than that of each of the sides, and
the roof much higher it is in this part are
placed the defeating and concentrating machia
nery. That Of these USines, which has been
mounted with the greatest regard to economy,
cost the following
The machinery and iron
part Of the building
as per invoice, cost Francs 620,7O0 52cts'
Colonial expenses, la
bour, wages, &c. go. 24O,4o7 2oots.
Total cost of Usine in
Francs -- 86l,lO7 ~
The railroad cost for ma
terial and work 1885, 900
The Wagons, mules, and
cattle lll,OUO 2I9,9UO"
Francs 1,l4l, 007 70 cts.
The Usines and the Directors houses are gen.
orally lighted with gas about 70 tons of coal
are used annual y for this purpose.
The monthly expenses for the Employees,
Engineers, Inspectors, cane w~eighers, &c.
amount to $500 francs. Labourers gain from two
francs fifty centimes to three francs per day.
Women one-ffty to two francs.
Children one franc to one franc fifty CEN
times.
BIacksmith's wages are from three francs
fifty centimes to four francs fifty confines per
day.
Good Coppersmiths gain seven francs per
day.
Sugar Boilers at the Vacuum Pan from FIVE
to six francs.
The rails of the ~tramways are four feet two
inches in the clear, and weigh about twelve
pounds to the foot on a straight road, the
~sIeepers are placed three feet distant one from
the other; on curves they are closer, and the
outer rail is then somewhat elevated. This is.
greater or less, according as the curve may be
more or less acute. Ordinary tramways cost
Is, 200 francs per kilOmetre - 1893 yards En-
glish, but in some instances as much.as 10000
francs per kilometre has been spent; there is q
great diversity of opinion among the Directors
as the most economical and commodious way Of
working on the tramway. Some Usine use
steam engines, others CATTLE, others mules. I
have a natural inclination to side always with
Monsieur Quennesson and he prefers mules.
His practical experience has been very great.
AS he says, a tramway for locomotives requires
20 be laid more solidly ; the rails and clamps
must be heavier and cost more, and there is the
danger of fire 10 going through the cane pieces.
The engines I saw at work weighed, when
loaded with coal and water. fourteen tons.
An Usine of the description we now speak of
employs about eighty labourers namely,
29 to the fuel and boilers.
81 to the mill.
Is With the animal charcoal.
9 at the defecators. Sers, an
10 With the centrifugals, So. ses,sA -ugar-
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