The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-11
V 0 l.. VII. NO. e6

and through uniII completed. lam con.
fdent that The rolling process in weldioa
will leave iron more sound than hamm4r.
ing. When / was there, The workmcn
were converting bilets' into band iron
or nail plate, and for my own qualification
| noted the time occupied In rolling plate
This plate was 40 ieet 10 length, and The
time from throwing the billet from tho
oven, TO the completion Of the plate, was
two minutes. 10 rolling This plate, how.
ever, | noted three hindrauccs in entering
the iron between the rollers, and though.
had there been full play OF water on The
wheel end no hindrances, one minute and
a half would have performed the work.
That, thoogh; !, was lille easier than
10 draw band iron with sledge and hand
hammer, as ! was accustomed hen an
apprentice ! The plates named, passed
between rollers 10 times, and were COM
| pleted al one heat. was told that I50or
200 fec! Of inch wire could be rolled at
heat.
The quantity Of coal used @, Clinton.
vile per annum, was stated at 100000
bushels; and the ore at 5000 tons. The
uett gain, yearly, did mol Iearr.
Ader having spent wha! time eoaId
consistently in examining the aforesaid
works, and receiving satisfactory answers
10 my various enquiries. | left for Pero
village, nine miles distant, on loot, and
finding no opportunity of riding ony part
OF the way, found myself quite fa,igued
when | reachtd thu! place. This vilngo
has remained rather Stationary, when com.
pared with many other villages, for TWEEN.
ty-fve years past On Sabbath afternoon
the snow commenced falling, and on Mon
day morning friend conveyed me to
keescviIIe in a sleigh Al this place
found but II rail-tuuing uchincs; md
on enquiry learned that bu' lille more
than one third the amour, CT iron had
been manufacture there hat had been in
Clintonvile. The propricors have, how.
ever been ealarging their means Of opera
ting, and design increasing to n higher
amount Of business ;han is performed It
the other works. A stone building hss
been erected in kerseviI!e, fer containing
The rolling and sllin2 apparatus, which
is 100 by lG7 ct on The ground Ii is es'i.
mated that this mill will roll 5000 tons Der
annum, provided The stock can be procur-
ed. Al this place enquired of Mr. Ar
thur, the rolling master" respecting cer-
tain principles Of operating, and found his
opinion 10 correspond with that Of Mr. Bal.
y at Cllntonvi!le, both gentlemen favorirg
the application Of the railing ard cul'ing
| named 10 hem. Both these men appear
10 be scieat?fe mechanics. and grL!leman,
ly in their appearance. O hers 100, at The
keesevIle works, were, like those al Gin.
'onvile, ready to imp1Il such information
as they could give.
KeeseyiIe appears 10 be a thriving vl>
Iage. Among The important works there,
are, large WooIIen Factory, Furnace
and The establishment, b, fore named, Tor
manufacturing wrought iron. In the Of
ternoon OF MGnday returned 10 pot.
Keo', hoping TO find a passage hack to
Burlington but in this wqs disappointed,
as the snow fell so last and constantly The
whole OF that day lha, the boat did not
cross the Lake. Ga Tuesday The Sara.
mas went over 10 Port Kent and PIaus.
burgh, and returned to Burlington al night.
The snow fell each side OF the Lake from
IL 10 ! S inches in depth, and when start.
I'd from Burlington could find no sleigh
o be spared so came 10 Ferrisburgh,
Is mites, with wagon. This slei2 hing
IN wheels, two Of them running in tho
snow about 10 the centre, found mot 10 be
what sleigh riding" is cracked up to be!
Procuring sleigh AT Ferrisburgh Centre.
found my horse travelled 81 miles on
FIiday much easier than he did 10 miles
he day previous.
The steamboats closed their ,rips I'd
cd down the Lake. for lhis season, week
efore last. The navigation season this
ear has been long one. But whouI
aw The freight on the docks waiting 10 be
,rwarded. was reminded Of those who
ass their Three Score aid lnn unnd ii hnn