The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-06

uittod from below and presses II
upwards. The dirt and refuse
forming hard cake is run off into
the river, while the juice thus ex-
tracted is run off into the double
effect and 800 pounds of sugar is
thus gained per day.
The mill, though only a ten ton
mill, has averaged over IL tons
day for the last year, and during
that time has only stopped working
for six days, turning out about
$500 tons of sugar. The highest
number of CHARTERS of 500 gallons
each of sugar cane juice in any one
day has been Al, and the lowest
has been 80. Thus some days the
turn out has been about Is tons.
There are three grades of sugar
manufactured, and the remaining
juice, after grade number three has
been extracted, is run into tank
and there lies for year, from which
about 10 tons more of sugar is made
at the end of that time.
Everywhere throughout the mill
the compactness of the various parts,
and the case with which every part
can be seen rapidly by one man
without leaving his post, shows that
great judgment must have been used
in its erection, and every care has
been taken to provide for all posi-
BILE accidents, car over the machi-
merry being provided to rapidly run
off any part which may break down
and have it placed on the cars out
side and run down to the steamer to
be shipped to Honolulu. Every
thing throughout the mill is beauti-
fully clean and neat, reminding one
Of nothing so much as man-of-war
cleaned and prepared for visitors,
and yet this is its ordinary working
condition. Order and discipline
reigns throughout.
Outside are the furnaces on the
leeward side. The Jarvis furnace is
used here, and the green and dry
trash and cane tops mixed together
are fed to the furnace, but in wet
weather coal has to be used. An
immense brick chimney, 100 #. 0
in. high, erected in 1879, carries off
the smoke, and double flue has
been built so that in case of acct
dent work may be carried on without
delay. Trash houses and sheds
occupy considerable space on this
side, but at present are rather
empty. Beside the sugar room is
the machine room and the machine
shop, well-equipped with lathe, drill
press, vice, and the necessary tools
for working. Here also is donkey
engine for pumping water to four
large water tanks, holding 5000
gallons of water. The locomotive
house comes next, wherein are kept
the two engines used for hauling
the cars, each being used week
about. Throughout the whole mill
and appurtenance the systematic
orderliness strikes one as promi-
nent feature in the management.
Within easy distance of the mill
are the quarters for the officers and
men employed. These are kept
wonderfully clean and tidy, and
every care is taken to make them
comfortable. On visiting the mess
room we found it well-filled and
clean, and splendid dinner of
fresh beef, soup, vegetables, bread,
butter, tea and coffee provided.
Regular meal hours are established,
and the various classes of workmen
have each their own table.
A run was then taken round the
1,200 acres of cane that composes
the plantation, first in break and
then on the cars. There are nine
miles of track English and German
steel) including the portable track,
solidly and well-laid on wooden
sleepers, and the grades vary from
two and four feet in the hundred to
nine feet. The speed attained is
greatest on the line to the wharf, a
distance of two and a quarter miles,
which is reached in six minutes with
load on, and the return journey
occupies seven minutes. Covered
cars are used for taking the sugar
down to the wharf in case of rain.
The average yield from the fields is
3! to four tons of sugar per acre.
The mill buildings are of iron and
therefore there is no fear of fire.
One noticeable feature around the
plantation was the uniform polite.
ness and civility of the men EN-
ployed. None of the hands arc
shipped. All are free to come ant
go as they please, without having
recourse to q court of law to hole
them to their engagements. There
are probably 430 inhabitants all tolt
in Waimanalo, natives, foreigners
and Cinnamon, and the latter are il
the majority. The place is well
watered, having four springs and {
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