The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-25

oUIitI pump IS used for pumping the
lnOIaSseS from a tank beneath the
centrlfugals into the "blowup"
Where 1t IS prepared with steam by
means Of a perforated pipe coil in
the bottom, 10 be again taken into
tie vacuum pan for second or third
sugar; the second and third sugars
are gained in iron coolers. which
occupy considerable room, while
the first sugar is grained in the
vacuum pan and dried as RAPIDLY as
possibly after it is discharged into
The mixer from the vacuum pan
hence we sack the sugar at night
from cane standing in the field in
the morning. The change is so
great from our former mode Of
making sugar that it seems a sud
den transition almost incredible.
and then the results are SO far
superior in quality and quantity,
That IL IS still more surprising, and
we now have learned the great
losses which we sustained with our
former plOdding way of making
sugar. l give you figures, which
are honest and true, by measure
ments and comparison. We are
now taking off a piece Of cane
which is more than two years old
and certainly has deterioated to a
certain extent. The piece of land
which L measured by stepping, not
having a better instrument,
contains by calculation 2I acres
we have called it 2115 acres to make
good allowance we now have fifteen
tons of sugar to divide by pa
acres, and that is the yield per acre,
From the same quality Of cane l
would venture a nice sumo, if
L was used to attending horse
race, that we could not, with the
old mill, possibly get to exceed
two tons per acre. These results
are extremely gratifying and must
call forth expressions of gratitude
to Him who gives the increase. A
sample sOf our sugar we hope soon
to present to the people Of Utah.
We cannot now run the mill up to
its full capacity in consequence of
deficiency in water supply for the
vacuum pan. In itsl passage
through the vacuum pan, it be-
comes heated and as the
pump carries it directly to the
the reservoir, and it is thence drawn
to the vacuum pan again, it loses its
and usefulness to the
pan; hence it requires time to cool
before it again becomes serViceable.
But to alleviate this difficulty and
place the mill on a thorough run
ming basis we are constructing
flume at least two miles in length to
conduct the water from kOlOa
Gulch to the mill. This flume will
cost us about $1,000, and will ans
wer a triple purpose. First, we
shall have q constant flow Of
water to the cane field
for irrigation purposes, which
will more than pay the cost
Of construction each harvest in the
increased yield per acre; secondly we
shall be able to float all the fuel we
need from the mountains, and gulch
which are inaccessible with teams;
thirdly we shall have a supply of
water which will enable US to turn
off from two to four tons Of sugar
per day, and then when the water
has done its work at the mill it can
be conducted upon the cane field.
We hope to have one tiume, which
is in the shape Of V, completed to
the cane field within fifteen days, so
that we can float wood and irrigate
during the time we are eX-
tending it 200 rods further to
the mill, and in the mean
time we shall continue running tie
mill making one ton Of sugar per
day.
Our regulations and order III con-
Quoting the business Of the planta-
ton are as follows: At630 am, the
whistle announces the approach of
the commencement of the laborS Of
the day, and at $50 another whistle.
the time to commence
work. One hour is given
for noon, and at 1 o'clock
the whistle blows for recommence-
ment of labOrs, and at o'clock
pm. the whistle announces CeSSa-
ton from labor for the day. The
elders are assigned to the superin-
tendency Of the different depart
ments. denominated first, second,
third. fourth, fifth and sixth. De-
partment first includes all field
labor, such as blowing, planting,
cultivating and gathering; depart
ment second includes all that per-
-ains to the attention Of raising
stock, cutting and hauling wood !; |
department. third includes all that |
pertains to the duties of engineer.
the management of the
spring. Department fourth |
embraces the duties Of sugar boiler;
fifth embraces the care
and use of the centrifugals, packing,
and shipping sugar depart
ment. Sixth, which by the by is a
very important department, in
cludes blacksmithing, keeping Of all
tools used on the plantation, and
the refining of the same.
Elders VIM. d. Alexander and |
Joseph II. Dean. with their fam
lies, sail on the Eureka for home.
Elders B. Cluff, James G.. Knell and |
Sidney Coray are now travelling IN
the ministry on the other islands.
Elders H. 4. WoOlley, 0. ID. Allen,