The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-12-10

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and most competent clerk of "Bash
Grove Refinery, We we're fur nished on
last Saturday with the following in
formation and figures: Bush Grove
is grinding At the rate of $50 tons of
came per day. and expects to get
rhrough in about two or three weeks
Three million pounds of sugar have
already been made. including the su-
gars made from the '.sCoutonr and
"NelodiaH syrnps- "Bnsh Grove
proper made from own and purchased
cane TINS for about 100000 pounds,
.Coulon- 10000, and -Meledia- about
10000 Everything is running in
good order. and slle first break down
il to be reported. This mill began on
the 18th Of October, and las lost no
time except on Sundays Total am
egsiE ri cane n,illed thus far is close 10
10000 tots and abon. 10000 gallons
ri syrup have been graduated for
.CoHion and MeIodIa."
Mr.. 4. g. Coignet, who owns and
ruBsa small sugar plantation a few
miles below TIibodaux, on the left
bank Of Bayou Lafourche, was in town
early SATURDAY. and told us that at 1
that morning he had finished boiling
and that his output would be is hogs
heads Of open kettle sugar. til G Jesuit
of 60 arpents of plant cane, and 10 ar
penis of stuboles. He had 4 sample
of his sugar sent to "Bush Grove"
which polaryad 91.2o. His sugar
sold for the best price on the market.
II cents which with the bounty of Q
cts, would give him n cts per pound
a fancy price for open kettle sugar
All this was done in four weeks grind
ing, withoura day lost, except Sun
days, and without a breakage. When
Mr.. Coignet told us these facts, he adj
ded, that these showed how well one
could do IN making open kettle sugar.
We would kindly ask of all our su-
gar planters to send rs all information
in regard to sugar making in this par
ish, especially Of those from whom we
have received no information yet
We will gladly publish same. We
have heard very little from Lower La
fourche-let Us hear from that locality.
VIZ are informed that Crescent
Farm" on Bayou Black, in the Parish
of Terrebonne, belonging to the Shat
fer Estate, had made by last Saturday
night q million pounds Of sugar, and
expected to make / q million more.
Hon. John ID. Shaffer, on his Gar
doyne" plantation, Bayou Black, will
reach over 8 million pounds, and ex-
poets to get through this coming
week.
Through Mr.. John Dolese, employ
ed in the weighing department Of
Greenwood" belonging to Hon. Err
nest Roger, we received the folio wing
information and figures on Dec. 9Th +:
Started grinding on 26th nit (Oct. we
suppose is meant) and may have yet
II weeks more Of grinding. Every
thing progresses satisfactorily on
Tuesday in % hours 467 tons of cane
were passed through the ponderous
mills, which bid fair to crush from $50
to 600 tons per day before the grind
ing Is over. So far 10000 tona have
beer milIed, Of which Mr.. L. j. Tros
clair has contributed about 5000 tons.
The other neighbors contributing to
the place are Messrs E. Robichaux,
o. Nsquin, and Mrs. r. N. Pugh, be-
sides several tenants. Mr.. Villavaso,
aided by Messrs Suarez and Suraud,
has charge of the acumn pan from
which superior sugars are made.
A breakdown occurred on last
Thursday on the "Ridgefeld," just
above Thibodaux, caused By the
breaking of a roller shaft. This will
cause the loss of several days. grind
ing.