The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-15

SUGAR SQU1Bs-The weather during the
past week has been extremely favorable for
plantation work and the intelligence comes
from all parts Of the parish that grinding
operations are being pushed forward with
great energy.
Messrs. Mccall Bros. have made the most
successful run this week ever yet accomp-
ished on their magnificent Evan Hall
place. From ~ O'Clock last Sunday night
until the same hour tonight the machinery
in their sugar house has been in constant
motion and work in all the departments
has been going on without The least cessa-
tion-there were no halts, no accidents, and
the quantity of sugar made will exceed that
of any previous week in the history of the
plantation. Last season $4,000 pounds
were made during single week, and that
was considered the biggest kind of work,
but we are reliably informed that this
record will be eclipsed by the results of the
six days run closing tonight.
A splendid weeks work has also been
done on Mr.. Richard McCall's McManor
place and Mr.. j. p. Rocks Belle Alliance,
the latter located III Assumption parish.
In response to our inquiry as to the yield
of Messrs. Kenner q Brent's crop on Bow
don place we have received the following
memorandum from gentleman employed
on the place:
Answer to s. How many tons to the acre, Gen
eral?" One hundred and forty-fve pounds
to the ton; twenty-five tons to the acre! How
is this?
How is it? Why, it is so big that we are
almost inclined to think some mistake has
been made in the figures. If not, we think
best average yield this year, as she did last.
It is hard to beat 1926 pounds of sugar to
the acre.
After two breakages of couplings during
the week, involving considerable delay, the
big mill at Mr.. Beirne's New Hope place
has been gotten into good running order
and is now moving smoothly and sadsfac-
toriiy.
From the Souvenir and Cofeld places word
comes that work is progressing finely. MIR.
Cofeld's mill will be in operation about
two weeks longer. We have received two
fine stalks of cane from his place, one of
which measures eight feet in length, cut for
the mill, and has twenty two red joints.
A laborer employed on Germania place
informs US that it will take until January
to finish grinding the cane on Mr.. Reu8s'
places. The new engine and mill at Ger
mania, built by the Whitney Iron Works of
New Orleans, work like charm.
DIR. Ballard will not send his syrup to
Gerinania for granuletion, as we supposed,
but Will make open-pa:l grades in his own
sugar-house.
Mr.. Henry Cook finished grinding his c:va
cane to-day and IS now grinding five acres
of cane for MIR. Fevrief, ere Of his bayou
neighbors. The last lot will go through
the mill tonight and boiling will be con-
Guided tomorrow morning. Mr.. Cook
will realize % hogsheads, averaging fully
1900 pounds each, from 20 acres OF cane.
FINE SuGAR-HoUsE BUENED.-at an early
hour Thursday morning the magnificent
sugar-house On the rear portion of Nj.
Oliver Beirnes Armant plantation, in the
parish of st. James, caught fire and was
totally destroyed. The flames were first
discovered on the roof of the fire room
above the boilers, bat they spread with
such rapidity that it quickly became
evident the building was doomed aud no
efforts could avail to save it. We learn
that large quantity of sugar, including all
that had been made this season and por-
ton of last years crop, WAS also destroyed.
The sugar-house was one of the finest in the
State, having been built in 1873 at cost of
considerably more than 100000. The
total loss by the fire is estimated at $780,
600. We have not learned the amount of
insurance.
The little eating house kept by Chinamen
at the corner of Crescent Place and Eou-
mas street is said to be a regular opium
joint" The town authorities ought to
Investigate this report and if the place
proves to be as represented, it should be