New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-23
MINOT'S LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE.

To as E1iss~ u ns n. Y. TvisssA
SIR: My attestion has been called 10 . comnuAicar
tion in your paper Of the oath ut. signed "P,' -
referees to the lighthouse being erected under
nv supervision on Minots Ledge. Your cerTespond-
en-. quotes from article which sppesredn The Bos-
ton Journal of the Eth o, July last. iucloss you
herewith a copy of the letter which I sent TO ii
editor Of The Journal correcting some Of tae mo o
important mis.tatemepts made by the writer in Ia
paper and beg leave TO request you TO publish 1t. L.
is as follows:
1.-THE article question contains many statement, ,e -
tb. wok hoh are true but IL SEQ gives several ,'Ass
which are not true and the officer charged via g '
.iruc,iOn ibis wori appear. psper tsr rs ~ s,s
Your readers-nsBy Of whom interested In ibis "e'
should not be mi.informed about II.
.nsh, ni9St; Lsdsf !. progressing slowly and '''
These statements are calculated to convey an
preston ,,., Oh. ,sor. q. rso,r.,.ns a. r.pidy -
The funds been ample aud have ss,sa IN 90
strained y nave been able & command the Of
the hes, supernendent' ia each & the H "a ''"
can ali bear wi,sr:s that WORK he. never been
neglected fer s'pse day or ryri. Tor single osu ,,
begun but Ire great dieaisy eoeotly stss.d N yssr
nSS. Of the wG; Of TIE saS sss
come r,pidly possible whsrth. fou.dsss . oo'osa,
the build OF Bupksr H Moouep. is,snA in the
oeesn II can be done thr-s yrO.s.
nd , p"IsaI S Ssls % hi. Ssa s cork
az me i.des some thing. been doe .aso wsl -
AL at IN the ht house must Or be etti 1s - eucn
bulldog the Edd, tts e- ,SNS oa ne
sseuyyore hsh, houses well az in asny othef Structures
all such cases engineers tn. importance end
even the Of mo sGs s. sor
shDept to all Interior epsFeon~ was not even
sn' s.s
tool. and contract. oI mater duly ~
to her preus datis. things Nave az b.ss dess and
n,sy preparing the inc Hs'@
Sin view the foregoing can only say that he work
progresses slowly II fault and nthe anlt ,nfes
Of the House Board Of the mechanics employed on the
work ..,,o,. .. >, IN. .nn,o,,;.,,o.. nv
Congress for this work ss also that In relation 9
the pIs, ,ss W. Isn.ps s.o errone,u
The amount the appropriations for the Of mousse
INST - b amopn, Of .xpendare Tor evey,ios which
been done in connection with the WORK since vs. % %
about TWO esr see u neay' stcoocc as
is. Hs n x oyy ,,ticie ~
Outer MnS the s:%S q %;Ds
IPSn when .D. u,@sn Ss. sixteen schooner. and three
Loon. have been wrecked and twenty thess
total losses. see Pat.e~'. Mo.tAy August. isss have
been wrecked on these Iocs ne. .n h o S.e hs,
personal wv, b.vs occ red had The on
ton BEEN arb ed by permanent light.
wa. with afu knowledge OF These facs shss me Lvs,
eo"sc posiu NJ hyC oostess
WORK sa st ,a no, mstn the appropriations for ts
s,Inctiou
view Of its impo,snee Is no, to be supposed .Aa we me
% on II abau, s cost when macy lives
.hsu ,,s.u,e NAV depend ON its ucessfn completion
SThee are other msatsmDs Jour article which might
be corrected but being unmprtsn, will mention only one
reference to the wages OF tn stone nee su,,s toS
tnst NOR b mnI tu. in one sense We obss no man 10
worI but il they do not wori they do not get paid
Our wori on the rock nearly all done the esy
ing spring ties) The wokmen have to De up a. o.