Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-24
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lhe following, hom the Note. ola Traveller
Is brirt sketch nf some Of the principal manu-.
ise'otlHs and public works IN aud about the
city OF PitisbuIg Pennsy lsania.
Pttisburg perhaps exceeds oil other Giles
and towns IN the United States, in the number
~ extent Of ITS nanufact tories II possesses some
advantages over most other c,Iirs, bni II /, also
efficient in advantages ~hich oIh,rs tnjoy.
There il. no water poweI--All their machine
~ Is put into operation by steam power
Richmond. IN Va. aud Ror hester, ut the Gene
see Falls IN New York, possess gent adSanIa.
ges Of water power. and ought 10 be, Gas Re-.
chester now 49, great manufacturing ciiirs.
Piitsburg perhaps has tia advantage IN situs.
ton. is, however, n fact, thai the dorchester
Mills, which are very extensive, maunfacl,,ro
wheat bronght from the n. Western pari offhe
| Stale OF OHIO. about 400 miles.
The most exteosne public work in rntsbnrg
is the Water Works. The ca { Of these works
was y 10 oO0.-The water Is raised by ~ high
pressure steam eng,ne, of 81 horse power. lie
length Of the nam pipe is 2i39 feet, aod the
dmme,ar OF its bore 10 inches. Through il IL
thrown up ia - hours, $4,000 gallons. The
IL sefvoir IS ieet deep, and about 100 sect
squire. div ided into iwo compartments. The
elevation 10 ieot above the water IN tue river
Allegh anv.
There Is onn extensive Cotton Factory now 10
operation IN the Ciiy--the Phenit Factory,
owned by Adams " Co.---Ihc building is loo
ieet long, aud 90 feet wid,--I, cost IS lou, OOu.
In tins Factory ere run $500 spindles--u am
ploys 200 hands, about 100 OF whom are Young
females, neat Hnd clean, and exceedingly IN
ierestins IN their appearance, aud sound IN thur
morals. In this actory are made weekly
OuOO yards cloth, aud 10000 bnlcs cotton yarn,
No lo-in IT are Is power loom One or two
Iieus of Is principal Expense are 900 gallons
beat sperm oil annually and monthly $40 Ia
iuel, PIT coal.
lhcre ARE two other Cotton Factories in ope.
ration on smaller scale the Hope AID
Franklin Facio,ie---A tac he'd to thu Franklin
Fac DRY, ee the Franklin Iron Works, IN which
ere made weekly ~ dozen spades aud shoy.is.
BlRcks'ook, I'll N Co. RIc erecting very
extensive Cotton FnctCry tins srHson--t vii
contain 81 power looms, and run 10000 bpn-
dl 3.
There is one large PAPER Steam Factory
boring and forming S'rm Mil also Flour
M1l Steam Engine al o Steam Engine ioi
saving all klnds OF timbor.--Br sides those there
ale numbrrs OF olher Factories, IN all 20.
There are Bumrrous Glass Works, two OF
WHICH make the bet 1int & ass the others
chiefly make moulded aud hollow war;.
Pnisbnrg IL not we'll supplied with churches
1t bns only 10 Churches o 10 900 ,OhaDiinnts.
There - nov being built Gas the new School
would shy,) i've large Stosmboals n, pnt,buig,
l"r The waters of The Nj siss,pp below, Dainl
The pnst summer thu whtrt WAS nj all tunes sul-
ieienily deepio admlI steamboats, up 10 the Guy.
On The D II September ali. 10 steamboats, were
lymg NJ the dIti rcHt wharges, either inadmg,
unloading or repairing being loaded, be-
ing "nloadcd oT b"ug rspaitd.)
IheIe are ! ! tounderirs Ia Piisburg, COZ
suning annually ~ all, b33D ions oil pig meal.
Tho Rolling Mills and Iron Works use IN
blooms and pig metal, 1890 tons.
The Nail Facuries uso 1870 tons, do do
The amount Of coal consumed IN all the
FoundeIIes. Rolling Mills I'D Nail faclofss
Is. daily, $3.50 bushrls-and the amount con
sntned in all The establishments IN the city, ~
whch steam powei Is used, 10 daily, upwards
oil 5000 bushels.
The Catholic Church, though not "A public
work, nor manufac,o,y, ID worthy of notice.
lhIs Immense pile OF building Is 10 feet long,
and 10 leet WIDE. From the basement story
10 tue eve ii is f3 teet---the stevpls 100 feet
high above the bu,d,ng IRON the floor 10 ihr
highest point Vi the ceiling, which 10 circular
II Is 90 feet. The conietsmn rooms al one
end, aud the o,gau M the Other, each oIlond
20 feet, leaving Tor the body Of The church l35
feet III length. About 400 people can be com
touahly acc ommodatcd. The esimaied cost OF
this building IS 500, OOO.-Aboni one fourth OF
the Inhabitants OF tho cIly uTe Roman Caiho.
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4 question for The renders Of iotiery Lckeis
suppose u lottery 10 consist vi % ihossund
tick Is, 30 of which ARE pIlzes OF EI0UO ench
how many tickets must person purchase IN
ofder To have an equal chance for one of those
prizes, aud what I'll he the expence OF ihepBf-
chase at : ID slrrIIng per- ueket7
AIIother for Atgebrais5.
4 general, DauosIyIing hrs army, forms l.
lnlo 81 solid 'qIal sgnarts, aud has five men Z.
yer. lie then iorns II into one solid square, AMI
has nbne over What "as the strength OF his
army QUEkiSI.