American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-06

Troy, grain mills containing % run of stones and
also ron for plaster-one plaster mill with one run
ot stones. There ground at these mills last
year 265,O00 bushels whea, and about 5000 tons of
plaster. These mills could easily grind $4,000 bu-
shells, per run, of grain, year. SIS 900 bushels
per annum. Two rolling and sitting mills and two
nail factories for cutting and heading. These eatab
ilshments rolled more than eteven hundred tons of
iron last year, the greatest part of which made
into nails The works now being enlarged there
will be more than thirteen hundred tons ofron man
ufactured into nails and nail plates the present year.
One cotton factory, which now contains 1900 spin
dies and thirty power looms - the number of spin
dies will be increased to 1000 this season there was
manufactured the last year 100000 yards of cotton
cloth at this fac,ory-two bleaching establishments
OH chemical principles-two carding and fullng
mils-one paper mill--one trip hammer-one gun
factory-one rope walk, 700 feet long-two stone
ware and one earthern ware factores-three brew
cries, where will be brewed this year about 5000
barrels becr,two grain dstilleries-one air and one
cupola furnace--four tanneries-two manufactures
OF burr mill stones-oDe soap and candle factory on
Ia large scale-two candle factories-one oil mill
four printing Offices, from three Of which are issued
weekly papers,--one turning lathe, by horse power,
where all kinds OF mill work are turned cannon bor-
ed and turned, and this machine of sufficient power
Ito bore cylinders for steam engines. TO this list
may be added cooper's shop, where were made last
year very near 10000 casks Of all descriptions.
These manufactures paid last year, (excepting
two or three recently established and their business
is anticipated Tor the ensuing year to the amount Of
about s 5,000,)
For raw materials, as iron, hides cotton,
&c. S6S5,55O
For wood, coal, ard tan bark $1,000
For labor done in the factories, mills, &c
without reference TO common iabour,
carriage, boatage, &c. $4,000
Amount of Fixed capital in Mills machin-
lery, mill seats, buildings, &c. necessarily
Iappertaining to the establishments 4S6,500
| 1850 $50
This last item is more thsn 100000 less than The
lactual cost OF the above enumerated manufactures,
and the gross amount is considerably within the
actual sums paid Tor materials and labor, as no
labor but mechanical is estimated, and great
number OF articles consumed In various manuac-
tories oil, timber, sand for furnaces &c. not
included.
| There are owned in Troy SIS yessels their meas
ured tonnage is 5o79 tons. The population OF Troy,
by the census of $50, was 1914 souls, which was
about g OF the population of the whole county of
Rensselaer,. Since the desolsting fire in 1920, there
has been an increase of population, & the whole pop
ulation unques,ionably exceeds 6000.
Extracted from the Allegheny Magazine July 1916,
Published blythe Reu. L. alden.
In the great valley between the North and South
Mountains, the Easterly ridges, called, well was
dug, some years since, in Franklin county, and an
other in Cumberland county, thirty forty miles
from the former, which led to a discovery little
known and affording subject for interesting spec
uation. After proceeding, in each instance TO the
depth of about 25 feet, the bottom OF these wells
suddenly gave way, but fortunately, when the
workmen had retired, and torrent ofwater gushed
up A lead, with fifty fathoms of line was sunk
without finding the least obstruction! They remain
this day UNSIGNED and of unknown depth! The pre-
sumption is, that there is suberranean lake in that
quarter and how far it extends under the base of the
vast primitive mountains, suatebetween the Susque
hama Ss Pittsburgh will never be ascertaned, unless
by some terrible convulson of nature they should
be precip,ated into the tremendous abyss.