New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-10
From The Courier aud Eequlrer
FnhAaukn, New Meikh LOCK at Albany

Ih. 10 cue " the "a. o. Interesting sncurrs .w- ~
" he mCsl nPursnt On Toe rufs hn- Of 100 Canal
Il has s aosl promineat sNasoQ "a ~hsfe slnos saAi
eDuc tbst pvufs tate he treasury 10 M ions %
millions, pssses, Is where ~ po~vrs sfe subjected 10
he mcN severe eWi here 70 Is cOnrisniy 10 uss aod
where sny Other fabric han tts m-le ~isn consumfaie
ss, and ingenuity ard mechanical uuih would be sooa
Tie New W al Lock 10 manufactured by The hesua
FAIRgANks 81 81 Jenusoufy NJ NruI sod 10 made un-
der contract entered into By these srutemsn win the
raj Conn ssiuneis ot no sAe. hmsy De considered
AZ very class q such structures its built
Ing the OIL scl Tot been h. Effects Satisfactory pecu
tary retu but show what could he dvne by SAIL aad
5000 iud gmeuL sud mechanical Invention.
A busy place Is ths Lue Basin ssWh desguaed, 10
dst sush from that great nsT0ur famous Ia the inlee
esuns histories OF assessmeus aud essauon Hare 10 lie
departing pcus u ali The csn-l craft Aoaod Il caser Tho
various merchants ~ho ave cn f0u iness foe anr
risd grants and esss boa Here Ihe gate OF
canal commerce, beyond -hch unless a0sr piaoes
vuh he fsguaors Of NE DepsrmenL no DOsi can pass.
The ColeeiI'. oihce 10 in Inc saa- h1ldog wi mo
Weigh cs and hat enHb 20 The Collector % detfrmas
"a ~ ntn of The report, made L. HIN ON which he can
decide a. tie COZ aclng qus.pes s.igni add toll
The State hssnov fully equip ed iseif In this part OF s
great pu,ie work, ad the visitor eea Judge as TO What
Canal shall ne tcon,uuclrd according % the inIeigsut
for sighted and patriotic views Of those who designed the
The Weigh Lock Is directly on the side OF aud attached
to the enlarge CAts, ard sdapsd 10 The a,s Of such
bossss shL hereafter )e BUN When hs octf hrou ghoui
the eutie len IN OF the Car al sba be Of un0rm sEs
sixteen granite columns support is roof Toe various
portion. Of ,se wesees I'm. ~, sus P,S
N shown by the beam which 10 inside Of tbs office OF me
Cole A
eon d moi have be en- devised Is Is eresr to obss1ys
accurately how precisely every part o n-ss great scsos
scales II vi. DO IemembeIed' SsPA,s OF "s.saIog WIN
rrupuous nicely he extent VI 00re md1 -four hsadrsd
tans-are formed 80 10 have no unnecessary uss OF
meta, vbile wherever grea. Strength 70 requisite II u
Ouut-in the tho suppoIthe hsr-Ihe ana Of tho
very teG msies ard pat together Ia the manner best
adapted o give ail he power required
am sufficiently skilled 10 the meehsnicas TO de-
scribe The mir u OF process Of weighing bli he 10
lus are apparent boaI 10 br0us h ltJ hs LOCK- and 10
tine which would have scTeey in otsef days suhced
h.va iaed ma ei q ho
ring register the besm has registered its weight and he
TIL. /. the largest scale in the vorld-frn /. chsrse-
tesc Of lhs Stale ofours tns ~ihl ofpre eaon ,han
mos, OF our ghbo ire results by ils enter
Dr. ,e have been lhe and mos, useful scale that
will show The Just and true balance OF sgn hundred aad
(,ty thousand pounds, lay be esleds sonh w!rk An
incid illustrates its accuracy boat weighed and
he OF pounds heh the scales wed
ed The stepped on boad ard the scales mmedl.
a.ly aio OF one bun ed az seventy five
pour more; butthe Caplsin hous he rather
porly man, and claimed greater weight lie Immediate
Is smaller scale 4 great 10 Ute and Stepping
on 1.-THE lesser and The grealsr ssre,d to fraction.
L. has awa b. gu 10 me OF the uDsc oublsDis mystic
charles cssed nf-ror TO her depar
% Of mifd. Tn late ct h,I Can ~ CONTROL noh de-
wise, weave work iae ln.nse ,ath aud "oJd aad mins
affair, do the work u thousand srm'-uLufing. uneom
psnDg assng mel her for food nor 'aDenthis SCENE 10
belong a. fTght 10 Tho hghes dsp,nnen,of mind.
TIE world Iakes pilgrimage Ossalue. hcb 10 but
frsc.fui oflbe marble The 10 nsye, tree ofia
euosy OF 5hSnpesre who aced words log sther
stir he pulses Of DanG lad.
The work OF dexerous mechAnam Ia tbeme OF con.
slant thought: The cog, the wheel, the lsyer, are but
10 Ihis structure which am defcribing 10 beam which,
by combination 81 movable pOncsrOgs weight with
poise and index arm enables the officer Ia charge TO saow
what Is toe weight OF boat and cago resves
him from he labor OF uggpg about nsssyo and cumbfous
weights
FHup-h once pas far up-but The quick wing OF rail-
speed has oblitsfated dssncsths rich sod urur-
Cor necticut Valley, Of tho tributaries Of tor.
bu important river. 10 village which 10 every year
10 assuming Of deserved lm pOusn from the sosrgy
shown by those who inhab &c. Johosbufy on the Pas.
sumI sc 10 Dot yet railway seuDD-sod therefore the
time 10 coming With more dehnit-ness than 10 asusly
corded 10 that prediction 81 Ofen uttered 10 the darkest
hour q the Boston money mafke by the Efforts Of
confidence reposed 10, Mr. ADDfsOS GILsOsE and Mr.
FRAsTUs FAIRBAsEs, he bonds Of the ras.umpsc Rail-
Company were negotiated al par TO
10 allow The continuation Of the road from Wss River. a
present termination 10 ST Johnsbury-snd thus psh-
Ing great step In the progress toward Montreal.
nereis The gres, icss mznufseOry Of Msssrs FAIR.
BARgsgef " men OF Whose bis character for eaerorse
Ud Intelligence / YOU'D hle To say mach, - In truth
ud but snow thsm 10 be Of mat OF who
would rslher BE- Known by neir works.
FrVm this tls town, 20 oct The 1G bslancesp
trader 10 every country, When his rules Of civilization
obseryedf nds he stsndNd f) bis bagsn. Taey Weigh
less In Chr a.pces from the ls.nds OF The Sea Tssy
carried to he Giles OF the Psc 6cand IL
IL possible nd place Of usfc ia and bug thai
ihese useful fabrics are ~ be discovered
Mr. THsDDEUs FsIaBASgs 10 u- prneipsi srchilsct Of
the ingeLi and safDly wrought machinery bJ which
such sceuracy is obtained The msnuacory Ia g. Johns
bury connected with the well known n0uso 10 your greed
city.
ied nom lts central and prominent posuon BY may Of
the suEnge who from year 10 year iaVesu-
90 10 detail the great Csnas Of car ssis cannot bal
eommend such visit 10 eli travellers IL will DO Ggnf that
our Green Mo1nsin Deighbof has SEQ ~ ons OF The
most ysusbe 40 asefo 60 o. nsr ssnse. sad
r reasons for admiration Of the nyennye zenius Of
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