The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-23
Pittburg for May. June and July, 1856. was as


.2d,ss2 .
Total. .7s7.a72 lbs.
or 3a3 tons OF rough metal. OF this whole product
$780, als lbs were In masses, and no A3l lbs in bar
rel work, and 2loA93 lbs in stampings. The ave-
rage Of the whole in pure metal IL not eas than go
per cent, or 2S6 tons, worth in market, after pay
ment OF freight and smelling charges not iess than
$lls.000.
The Boston Traveller Of the 10th inst. gives the
following account Of the progress of the Troy and
Greenfield rilroad:--
large force Il now at work at several points along
the line Of this road, and during the last two month
considerable progress has been made chiefly between
Greenfield and Shelburn Fal at the Hoosas Mountain
and between The mountain and the Vermont state line
At North Adans tunnel about four hundred feet ia
length Is berg excavateJ through rock of the
character as that composing the mountain through
Which tie Hoosac tunnel Is to be cut and some ycry
satisfactory data are thus entertained as 10 the proba
bic length Of time that win be required to complete
usually fa'ornD'e for blasting The strata vertical
rendering the excavation by far easier than otherw
would BE-, aDdat the same time obviating all necessity
While the character of the rock is such as to nale II
easy OF drilling and basting its position being vertical
sibe to Imagine A. fad by Prof Hitchcock In bis ex
animation On this subject before committee of the Ir
gira'urci the tunnel will require no more arching
tbnn would m anger hole through sound stick Of
TIMBER
In this lesser tunnel progress Of from four to I've
feet per day made at each end AMI the work could be
still more rapidly carried on If required.
IL IL estimated that by Vac Of hand labor alone the
great tunnel con be completed In five years. by The
employment OF machinery this time bc much
duced.
new machine Of great power is in course Of con
structon mt New York, 10 be used IN boring the drift,
heacway. The old machine experiment ard
although partially successful, ant great improvement
upon hand labor II found too cumbros 81 be easily
managed II WINS intended To cut ont the entire cavity
OF The tunnel twenty four fec. in diameter while the new
h to bore but eight feet in diameter The drift being
once made, the work Of blasting s easy
The operations nj the Hooac tunnel have been thus
confined to the removal OF the approached and X will De
several weeks before the tunnel proper reached
Tho Troy and Greenfield Railroad IA forty two miles Ia
length, and will when completed, form In connection
with other roads now in operation building new ave
nue. for commerce between Boston and the West, With
moderate curvature aud lima extending through some
Of the most productive portions Of the State It's por
tnncc cannot be over estimated II il matter OF great
interest To Boston and 80 the whole commonwealth.
The enfre cost Of the road completed and ready Tor
use, with carr engine, depot buildings &C.. Is es,aei
ut less Than four million OF dollars. i. W. Srrc
OF New York, have contracted for the entire work.
Statement showing the quantity Of the several
articles first cleared the canals at and the quantity
LETT Mt, New York during the third week in August,