Nizhny Sinyachikhinsky Plant

The Sinyachikhinsky plant was founded on the Sinyachikha River (the left tributary of the Neiva River) on free state land, 151 versts northeast of the city of Yekaterinburg and 21 versts from the city of Alapaevsk ^[1] .

When inspecting the Alapaevsky plant in 1723, de Genin decided to create auxiliary plants due to the fact that the plant could not cope with the processing. Bergmeister Nikofor Kleopin, de Genin’s confidant, and Molotov’s foreman Lorins Pozharov, who arrived with de Genin, were searching for places for new plants. The construction of the plant on the Sinyachikha River began on April 14, 1724 and was completed in March 1727. The construction was attended by the peasants of Alapaevskaya, Aramashevskaya, Nevyansk and Murzinskaya settlements under the leadership of L. Pozharov and under the supervision of the captain of the Tobolsk regiment Ivan Korolyov. Peasants were paid a salary of 4-6 cents per day. A bridge was thrown across the factory dam (33 fathoms long, 8 fathoms wide 2 arshins, 4 fathoms high) and earthen lari were delivered ^[2] . From the very day of its existence, the plant was in dire need of water; the factory pond was small. In 1726-1746, the plant was idle annually for 1/3 of the working time ^[1] .

The first release of iron was carried out in 1726. In 1730 there was a breakthrough of the dam, which was restored, including by workers from the Anninsky Plant, the exiles. In 1733, the breakthrough of the dam was repeated. In 1759, the plant was transferred to the control of the guard seconds, Major Alexander Grigoryevich Guryev. September 11, 1766 the plant was bought by Savva Yakovlevich Yakovlev . The new owner built a new screaming factory for redistributing cast iron from the Alapaevsky plant . In connection with the construction in 1769, the upper river upstream of the new Verkhne-Sinyachikhinsky plant became known as the Lower Sinyachikhinsky plant .

During the peasant war of 1773-1775, the artisans of the plant actively participated in the suppression of the rebellion, 38 people died. The plant did not have its own forest cottage, and coal was mined at government cottages ^[1] , at the dachas of the Alapaevsky plant.

In 1827, the Neivo-Alapaevsky plant was launched, and the need for 4 auxiliary plants disappeared. In 1828, the plant was stopped. The equipment of the plant was dismantled, and the factory buildings were liquidated. Later, a flour mill operated by S.S. Yakovleva ^[1] .

Currently, only the factory pond remains, the foundation from the factory buildings, and part of the piles from the factory dam ^[3] .

In 1750, the factory had 2 hammers, in 1760 - 5 hammers, in 1780 - 6 hammers. In 1797, the factory had a hammer factory with 6 screaming horns and 3 screaming hammers ^[1] .

In 1807, according to P.E. Tomilova factory dam was strengthened from above with wooden pigs, from below was lined with rubble stone. The dam was already 117.2 meters long, 53.3 meters wide at the bottom, 29.8 meters wide at the top, 7.1 meters high, and the water level in the pond was 5.3 meters. There were 2 screaming factories at the dam, one of which housed 6 screaming hearths, 6 screaming hammers, 1 hearth for making a hammer, 1 hearth for hammer repair, and wooden furs with 8 cylinders. The plant had a forge with 6 horns, a locksmith with 1 hammer and 1 mine, a flour mill, a number of utility rooms ^[1] .

Number

In the 1750s, the factory had 53 artisans, of which 36 people were at the factory itself: 12 craftsmen, 12 apprentices and 12 workers, 6 apprentices. Payment was to the masters for 5 cents from the finished pool, a six-day work week.