Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-22

ID unque stonably one Of tle largest md most com
plets in this country. Imudiately oppesitsthe ceie
brated hin. calsa the "Cfcw's Nest, in The High
lands, the North River formerly took double sourss
east and west thus forming beautiful rocky islano'
with bold abrupt bank, facing West Point Military
Academy. The eastern branch or stream OF TINS
noble river has gradually filed up within the last
fifty years; and where, in the days OF the kevoiu-
ton, ran clear deep stream, is now low seosy'
sandy marsh, totally impossible either on horseoack
or on foot, or in . boat, The hills on the eastern
shore opposite to this marsh, lose portion OF tne"
bold, abrupt character and were broken IN various
places, BY the action Of powerful body Of wafer
ages since till a vast hollow ravine was scooPed
eat. through which runs beautiful clear creek
called Cold Spring, which empties itself IN the
North River In this ravine on both sides Of the
creek and sncircled by the old gness green stone'
granwacke, senite and granite hills, stand the oud
ines owned and occupied by Mr. Kemble ana ms
workmen, called the West Point Foundry wnicn
was established in 1916. In many respects II ressm
HES the great establishment Of Messrs Darby In
Cslebrook Dale, England.
The buildings of this establishment cover over
100 acres Of ground and yet are all situated con'gu
Gus to each other. There employed IN them upon
an average, 400 men, who are payed sem-mon'"iy'
and whose aggregate wages amount every TWO "eenS
to about 5000, the whole Of which Qike the weekly
expenses of the New York Herald'') Is paid IN
cash, and NO grumbling. Some faint idea oil tne
magnitude of this immense concern, may De
formed from the fact that there are constantly al
work upon the premises in the business 81 siasAs'
smelling, welding, casting, forging turning &c' Nc
four steam engines and two enormous water wheeis,
the aggregate force Of which is equal to that i4o
horse power One water wheel used for the machi-
merry employed in boring cannsns, is thrty-nx 'eet IN
diameter: and under the floor of that shop, there
a Is horse engine capable of driving all the WORK
done there in the water wheel should get out OF
order.
There are altogether about dozen large buildings,
used for different branches OF the business; ana inc
Offices for the clerks and foremen are placed In the
centre Of the whole, yet separated iron all: On inc
north side Of the works stand the casting ana
ing shops; ON the south side are to be found the
tensive and valuable pattern shops; on the west
close to the road that runs to the North river
long range of buildings in which the large ooher'
for steamboats,, sugar houses, &c &C., are put W
sether and finished. On the east side II the large
forging shop; ard at the very end OF the rav'ne 70
the east stands the blast furnace, that supplies the
establishment in part the blast OF which oota'ned
Of Mr.. Ksmble, who has under him foreman to the
engineer department. foreman to the turning 'noPs'
foreman to the pattern Shops foreman to the forg
ing shop, and foreman to the casting houses De-
sides principal experimenting agent
There are three large pattern lofts from ~ 70 ioo
feet long and full Of valuable patterns besides great
number Of peculiar and singular patterns that lay ex
posed to the weather from want Of room in the lofts
wksal ttapua III
v.,ue 81 elO foot in diameter, making total sum
&C ,oo GOO invested in wheel patterns alone; and in
Tho three lofts the value of the patterns must be
5o 600 One casting house is 205 feet by s. feet IN
"a ,Lere is one grand moulding floor
otner large house coptais b. 30 fs.f An
aad three furnaces the latter capable
Of throwing out II tons Of iron at a castings and the
streams from all three Of which be turned at one
and the same time into the same mould. One engine
employed TO blow two Of the cupolas is of IL horse
power. There is a very handsome and capacious
boring mill, in which there seven gun beds for
turning and boring the United States cannon each
separate bed for turning and boring trunnisns.
In one large turning shop, last week,we roll,
turning for Ames paper works, feet in diameter
and FIVE and half feet the face. This is great
curiosity inasmuch as upon thi. face where the wet
pulp oil inc paper Woufu not 90 10 nave
hole the size Of pins head. We also saw several
carronades in the boring mill that the were re-
boring; the bores were originally made smaller than
usual to give LEI. windage. The experiment has
failed, and the carronades have to be bored over
again There were also Is eight-inch bomb casnons,
upon the principle OF those used al ST. Juan de Uloa,
in process Of casting and finishing. There is a
ond boring mill, and the bed Of the planning machise
attached thereto 10 Is feet long. The cylinder at
tached 10 the driving machinery Of this valuable
branch Of the establishment is "a inches in diameter
and II feet long. There is also small turning
come with this department containing 10 lathcs
on one aosr all the power to drive which is obtained
from the large water wheel before spoken Of The
bottom bed Of the planning machine attached to this
shop is "a feet long, and the plane feet square Be-
tween the shops above mentioned there is a curious
rotary machine used for cleaning balls the balls are
placed inside hollow circular bsx, and are cleaned
to perfection by dry attrition.
The forging shop 10 also great curiosity; under
one roof there IL large furnaces, besides four
in the pudding shop. There are also eight enormous
wooden cranes, (wood being preferred to iron) for
carrying the shafting, pieces Of machinery, &c in
heated state from the forge 20 the hammer. The en-
zine that works the hammer 10 Of 40 horse power