The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-10-17
SOUTH HADLEY FAILS.

A correspondent OF the New York Express,
under date of the "a inst, communicates to that
journal the following interesting particulars re-
lating to the great operations now going at
South Hadey Falls
The South HadIey Falls Company is an asso-
citation Of capitalists incorporated with a capital
OF $4,0OO,000, for the purpose of improving and
working the immense water power, TO be obtain
ed here by daming the Connecticut river. They
have been little more than one year to work,
and already we see long blocks OF brick dwell
lngs nearly finished, that would compare lavora.
bly, with city houses, and everywhere is seen the
hand oil the engineer and arIZan, in making the
place ready for its destined business The Com
pany have got their dam (28 feet high and 1900
teet long, in good state OF torwardness, and are
laboring diligently at their canals, of which there
are two running parallel, by which the water is
to be conducted TO the factories. These canals
are 10 be lao eet wide, and about two and three
lourth miles long, viz: upper l IA miles and
lower or next side g miles, and from 10 to 20
eet deep. 1t is faced with solid masonry, and
VIII be a substantial affair. The water power
thus obtained, says little sketch just before me-
Is calculated to be more than twice as great as
any other power in the State. Its calculated
that there Will be sufficient to drive 900 900
spindles, (Lowel has only SOC, 600 spndles,) and
sustIn population OF one hundred thousand in
haoltanls The city has been laid out in good
style, and in every direction is to be seen work.
men with carts and derricks eVelling hills filing
up ravines, grading streets, &c. Everything
seems to be done under the direction of eng
neers, SO that when the city is ready for inhabi-
ing uefe VIII be nothing comparatively to do.
Inc projectors and managers have already had
experience in such operations at Cabotville and
other Places and they are bringing all their pre-
Viously acquired knowledge to bear in making
thiS their last and greatest work, as nearly per-
feet possible.
spent some time in rambling about the other
day among the workmen, and it quite astonished
me to see the ease with which the work was ac-
comPIlshed. Every morning were awakened
by the reports OF the heavy blasts by which they
are getting out the rock that lay in the way of the
Canal, and the arrival of the dinner hour was al
SO distinguished in the same way, as those hours
are selected to let off blasts as being times when
lever workmen and others are about to be endan.
gereu' ana as consequently causing less inter-
ruption to their work.
The company own about 1900 acres OF land,
the greater part OF which is intended to be used
lor their city, and much of the land adjoining has
Deen purchased by spectators at prices, some OF
II as high as $500 per acre, for what previously
would have been thought dear at $50 In nv
rides about | saw streets laid out and buildings
erecteu Iuii TWO miles from the Canal in antici-
patton OF the great rush that will be made as soon
as the water power is ready for use.
ms mammoth work has stimulated projects on
smaller scale in surrounding places ,and already
on the opposite side of the river the inhabitants
have raised 100000 and procured an act of in.
corporation, giving power to increase to $500 900
lor manufacturing company called the Glasgow
Company. They have a factory calculated tor
10000 spindles. 81 by 200 feet, and FIVE stories
high, nearly completed, in which they intend to
manufacture Scotch ginghams, (their act of in
corporation is for the manufacture of silk, cotton
or worsted goods,) and they expect to get ready
for business next year. Their power is received
from the old South Hadley Canal, used for navi-
gallon around the falls, and is entirely distinct
from the operations on the other side.
% Gov. Russworm of the Maryland Colony
IN Liberia, stated recently at Baltimore, that so
anxious were the natives for missionaries, Sab
bath and public day school teachers, that several
kings and princes had sent to the colony repeat
eddy for, as they call them, =" God man and book
man." to come among them and teach their peo-
ple that they might become " white men same
like you" One of these kings had so far mani
tested his requests to be sincere, that he had
built, at his own expense large and comfortable
church and school house ,and was anxiously
awaiting the arrival OF the long looked for "Mer-
lea man."