New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-04
Hamilton. ohio-Irydreuiic Works, &c. 81
Correspondence of The New-yoFE Tribune.
HAMILTON. Butler Co. Ohio. an. q. 'i5.

Hamilton. OhIo-JTyGreuiic works, &c. &C.
Correspondence of The New-York Tribune.
HAMILTON. Butler Co. Ohio. Ian q, 49,
To-day at twelve O'Clock the water passed through
our Hydraulic Canal, and es il forms au era in the
history Of our town, and our citizens hope, also
in that of The Couaty, snail endeeror 10 give you
a short account Of the matter.
By looking at the map you will ses that Butler
County Is IN the Southwestern part Of the STATE,
and ia that sscton Of country called the Miami Val
lev, rs ii is watered by the Great hliami River and
its bYaaches. Tine country Is rolling; Inc bills are
frequent, bur t-y are not pTecipiious ana are all
capable of cultivation, btirg without exception CO.
ver.d with excellent land. The Bottom Lands,
however, are our boast, and rich as Ntamt Bot
tom" has passed into proverb. Hamilton Is Sit
mated on the iiami River forty miles from IFS
mouth, and twenty miles noria OF Cincinnati. The
River ~ not rSvIgable 10 steamboats,, not on account
o III sza. for many streams much smaller than The
Miami are nayicaed by steamboats,, bus because OF
i;s YNiyness, and the frequency oil rapids Within
four miles above our the River ialis twenty
one feet, which, by Dam, has been Increased TO
twenty eight. Taking advantage OF his Compe-
ny Tor digging Canal was formed in Al. From
thai i:Ine unit nov ihoy havsbeen steadily al work
Al first they could do but little on account of hard
times. Lately they have been troubled by want Of
canitai. Our place has population Of trrce thou
sand hut beyond ii tiicre has been but h.ile SUB
scribed. Cincinnati does an immense amount OF bu-
suess but does contain ona bait the capital OF
Boston which nov couGts itself two hundred years
old We have been aided By nothing save our own
CAPITAL, Enterprise and lorerest. The Wo'k has
cost six:y thousand dollars. To ;his, one New
York man, Evan X. Bebo has aided more than all
Cinciunat The amount Of power is sufficient fer
enc hundred and sixty ran OF stoues But three
buildings have yet been put up on ia cotton
mill, grisi-mili and foundry. Two oi these were
running TODAY. Others projected. Property has
risen considerably; bu; none yet clearly thu
new world which is to rise before them the world OF
Tools and the man. with which ther yet
totally unacquainted- Factory iye. The old man,
full Of fact dislikes 10 credit theory, and does not be-
lieye tbat Hamilton viii be au important place until
ne sees il; lie dreans boy sees the city rise 5e0re
him in u day, though c0unded by mist. They arc
both wrong Hamilton must become great manu.
featuring place, but not tor years. There ia Sd
immense umouut OF business bur not much esp
ital. There millions Of dollars ia The black
loan Of the Miami Valley, but they are yet
to be coined. But fifty years ago the deer was
shot where stands the cotton factory
For manufacturing capital IL necessary. There are
few places where an EasteIn capitalist could be
suited beuer then ~ Hamilton. The town is situated
on Ga- bottom lying between two ranges oF hills,
disiapt from each ether from two 20 six miles. In
t,i, western part OF this bottom runs the Miami
Riyer-ihrcugn hr Eastern The Miami Caasl Be
tween them is Hamilton, Two turrpkes lead 10
Circinnat. Land Is CHEAP; buijing materials and
water power are cheap. Every thing is cheap ex-
cept wolk-may II long continue dear. The mar
keJis large. The country is most beautiful; and
walking out IN Summer, The gigantic forest tres
the almost unbounded fields OF rustiiug corn, the
rank weeds themselves bearing witness TO the rich
ness Of lhs so have compelled me aimosi inyo!un-
;a!ils 10 ekclOim with Byron-
oh. CHRIS; Bat 'us :oodiy .isht 20 see
How lieaveHlai CITED tins delicious land
4 few more sueh Hydraulic Csnas and this is
manufacturing c0uruy. You're, XouNG SLEpGE.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER oF PArENrs.-
The annual report from the COHaiss Toner Of Ps-
tents Tor the ear 1871. shows that during The wear
So patents have been Issued thar 539 pafeats have
expired, that 1045 applications have hesn made for
patents; that 3Sa caveats have been fled; ttat The
receipts of the Patent Once have been 10 amount
Sil,2s0G6, nom which are 70 be deducted $1,000
repSid applications VltRdrawu: i1si toe Ordinary
expenses OF he ofiCe hsvc haea $2I 223 OF. 10
whih is 10 bs edded 5000 10 for library ard srri.
c9iiuTe, snd leaving Gett balance OF $6l75 81 10
;hs crediI Of the psIent fund for the YEAR tis, So
So 60 has been paicior the restoration of models
records AID drawings, under lbe &C; Of 8 March
1857; the number OF applications icr extension OF
patents was l.; 2were granted, and 10 rejected:
patents have been extended since the act OF 4.h
July. 1856; the Whole number of patents issued I'D
TO lsi January, 1915. is 0s4.
The lSYLvSSc OK OF DEMOCRACY I'm 4 free conn.
ny every thiakS he has concern IL all public
matters: that he mas Tigh; 10 form and right 10
deliver an opinion upon them. Tney siit examine
and discuss them. they 9ge curious, eager, aiter-
i've aod Jealous; AID By making such matters the
dsiiy subjects OF their thoughts sad discoveries vast
numbers contract very io,erable knowledge Of
them, and some very considerable one And this
i IS that hls free countries with men of abity in
all stations, whereas, IN ether countries, rone but
men whose oihcs calls them to il having much car
or thought sbcu, public affairs, and NJ, daring 10
Try ;he tofcs 81 ther opinions with one another.
ahiiiiy Of this sort i extremely rare IN any station
OF lite In free countries there Is Glen found mere
rsal public wisdom SID agaciry IL shops sbd man
ntacioIiss ihaa in ie csbtaels OF princes IL countries
where no oee d2rss 70 hgye opinion anIi lie comes
into thsin Edmund Butss's Correspondence pub 1ss
LuSArIcs.-The sixth annual rspcY: Of the Luna
nc Asylum Of Ohio gives the whole number Of pe
,ieats IL the Institution IS 81. Their occnPstions
Fsssasrs- Lzisoeers 81
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