New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-09

Looking through small work entitled pitts
burph as it is. by Geo II. Thurston,' we CHANGED
upon the following passages-the first extracted
from "Cramer's Magazine Almanac for lSlO"
"a company has been formed for the purpose Of
navigating the river Ohio In large boats to be pro-
nelled by the mower of steamengineF. The boat now
on the stocks is 1873 feet keel and calculated for
freight as well passage boat between Pittsburgh
ana the Falls Of the Ohio.
Here is the second extract:
The year 1871 was al important one in the history
Of Pittsburgh. In that year was built the first steam
boat for the navigation Of the Western waters The
construction ofthis boat the first step 10 the fulfill
ment Of prediction made by John Fitch OF Phlladel-
phia who was probably the first inventor Of steam,
boat; he having conceived tho design IN 90, ana
carried il into execution in 1883. He died u the est
in l799 and was buried near the OHIO. Previous to
leaving the East he wrote three volumes, winch he
depOsitedin manuscript sealed up, III the fniauelpha
Library TO be opened thirty years after ms death.
The.e volumes were opened in 1888 ana IN tnem ne
confidently predicts the success OF his plan. lie pro-
pheses that in less than century the western rivers
will be swarmiDg with steamboats, ana eNpreSseS
desire to be buried the banks Of the Ohio, where
the music of the Steam-engine may so0tne s spirit
and the song OF the bOatmen enlYen the STIFFNESS OF
his resting place.
How full of disappointed hope il this sentence irsm
hi. journal The day will come when some more
powerful man will get fame and riches from my IN
NentlOn! Dut NOBODY VIII DcIleft PDO' "O''''
" Fitch can do anything worthy Of attention.
Aud just one more
This first Western steamboat, "Ihe New-Or'
leans" was constructed by Robert Fulton, who
made trip across the Alleghenies during the
process, in company with some Kentuckian', who
naturally jeexed him little on the idea OF naVlgat-
ing rivers by steam, and thereby evoked, az they
oil Il +ba Col
In the course of some conversation on the almost
impossible nature OF the mountains over whlch they
were dragged with great toll, upon ROADS scaIS5Iy
practicable for wheels, Mr.. Fulton remarked; ne !.
day will come. genilemen-l may moi llVe W see H.
"bui some ofyou who are younger probably "ll-"neh
" carriages will be drawn over these mountains by
" sean.eugnes, at a rate more rapid thah tna' 9I
" sage-Coach upon the smoOthest turnpike lh
then apparent absurdy ofthis prediction eAceu great
laughter
These "reminiscences suggest some thoughts On
the treatment due to projectors and inventors
whom cOtsmporary has recently treated with a
harshness whereof the severity is not diminished
by its partial truth.
1t is we'll TO understand that ninety nine oil every
hundred patents are pecuniary failures and that
most Of what their authors fendy suppose 10 DC
inventions are of no value whatever IL Is Wen 10
learn otherwise than by experience that man ma!
have real genius yet be devoid alike OF integrity
veracity, sobricty, frugahty and gratitude. lou
cannot too soon nor too fully comprehend that III
ventors cherish most unreasonable estimates OF The
value Of their own paintings, and talk OF the NIL
liens TO be made where sensible men would De 'als'
fed with thonsands-are usually Jealous and susp'-
cious that they are in danger of being Prated from
by every enc who get. an inkling of their doing'-
and are willing that capitalists shall ri'A THOUSANDS
where the chances are ten to one against success,
and take back their investments and legal interest
If they happen to succeed. All this Is sadly true
and happy is he who learns it from other experience
han his own. But when sill Is said on sh
side, We insist that the world owes wucI