Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-06-26
Interesting Statistics,

They contain a population of 81 600, :
900 of whom %, 900, 600 are white.
The extent of sea coast is 10000
miles.
The number of miles of railroad in
operation is 10000, which cost $7S,-
600, 600.
The length of canals is 5, 900 miles.
1t contains the longest railroad on the
globe-the Illinois Central which is seven
hundred aud eighty-four miles.
The annual value of its agricultural
productions is $500, 600, 900,
The length Of the ten principal rivers
is 10000 miles.
The surface of the five great lakes is
80, 900 square miles.
Its most valuable production is Indian
corn, which yields annually 400, 000, 600
bushels
The amount of registered and enrolled
tonnage is 407 ,010.
The amount of capital invested in man.
ufacture is 5000, 900, 900.
The annual amount of its internal
trade is 100000 900
The annual value of the products of
labor, (other than agricultural is ST.
500, 100000.
The annual value of the income Of the
inhabitants is 81 500, 900, 900.
The value of farms and live stock is
$500, 600, 900.
Its mines of gold, copper lead and
iron are among the richest in the world
The value of gold produced is $780,
600, 900.
The surface of its coal fields is 1885,
13l square miles.
Within her borders are SO, 900 schools
5000 academies, 234 colleges, 38, 900
churches. ATLANTA american.
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON Tho
new dome of the Capitol looms up day
by day, though it has not yet assumed
anything like the outline and proportions
it will take when completed. The pre-
sent care of the architect and workmon is
TO secure proper supports for the i'm
mense weight Of material TO be used in
the construction Of this immense dome.
The vast side of the brackets, forming
the base Of the dome, strikes the be-
holder with wonder Each bracket
weighs 1000 pounds, and their aggre-
gate weight is 504, GOO pounds. The
brick wall in which the brackets are
fastened is Of great strength and solidi-
ty, and is to be raised to the height o!
thirty feet, forming the arch upon which
the iron columns Of the dome will rest.
! The number of columns forming the cir
cult of the superstructure is thirty-six
and each column will be supported by
two brackets. These columns are TWEEN
ty feet in height, and weigh five tons in
each. The total weight of iron COM
posing the dome is estimated at fifteen
million pounds or seven thousand five
hundred tons 1t would seem that such
a ponderous mass Of iron would lncYita.
bly, crush to powder any supports that
the ingenuity of man could devise but
on the contrary we are told that the
foundations Of the new dome have a sus-
tanning power more than ten times az
great as they will be called upon to en-
! dure.
Upon the gallery fronts are twenty
PANELS six feet by ten, with iron frames,
of exquisite finish, which are to be gid
ed, and form the frames of series Of
historical painting. BY the first Gay Of
September, the galleries will be com
?leted. The painters expect to have the
ceilings finished by the middle of July,
when the staging viii be cleared away
apd the ~ sneetatsE vii! .aZa adaanaia
view Of the elaborate and beautiful rep
resentations depicted by the artists.
The lobby ceilings are to be beauti.
fully frescoed. They are supported by
cast iron plates twelve feet long by SIX
wide, and precisely one-fourth of an incl
in thickness--an achievement in casting
truly wonderful, and demonstrating for
chilly the adaptability of this metal to
almost all the requirements Of the build
er.-- Wash STIR.
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