Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-14
Extension of Ghs Augusta Arsenal-Erec-
ton of Powder Mills.

We are pleased to see that the Confederate Gov
eminent has taken steps for the immediate erection
of works for the manufacture OF the materials of
war on large scale. Augusta, q highly eligible
point, has been selected as the site, and 1t is
designed to construct forthwith spacious build
ings and suitable machinery for the manufacture
of everything perts ming to ordnance, such
carriages, GLASSES. caissons harness. &C., Sc., and
also others for the manufacture of gunpOWder.
For the former purpose, extensive additions
are TO be made to the Arsenal On the Sand Hills,
some three miles from the city. We had an OPP
pOrtunity of inspecting some drys ago. in the Office
of Messrs. Fulton d Muller, engineers and archi-
tects of this city who have the work in charge, the
drafts for the new Improvements. The Machine
Works, when completed, will be sos feet front
and AZ feet in depth. The central building will
be IS feet square, and two stories high; the end
wings 100 feet in length, 80 feet deep, aRd two
stories high. Between these wings and the CEN
tire building the gap, on either side, 100 feet, is
filed with range story high and AZ feet
deep. In the rear of this main building is a
large wSre and store house, the length of the
front building parallel with it. and AZ feet IN
depth, forming a rectangle of 440 feet by 60. In
the centre of the court yard, formed by the
buildings, chimney, ITO feet, will be erected for
the purpose of carrying of smoke from the boiler
fires, furnaces, FORCES, &c.
The Machine Works will comprise harness shop
carpenter shops, mandatory of small arms, as
well as everything pertaining to ordnance the
ern patterns, and driven by an engine Of IS horse
power. The roof will be covered with slate, laid
on very strong truss framing. The buildings will
be constructed after the casteated form of arehi-
lecture, and vii pre- sent most imposing appesrsn
on 80 admirable site. The foundation was com
menced Wednesday last and large Jrce will BE-
put on the work to complete { the earliest
day practicable 1t is estimated 9 alta million two
hundred thousand brick will i'= required to com
plete the improvement. The work is in charge of
Lieut. Col. Gill, of the Cont. Gerate Army, and Mr..
NJ p. Muller, of this city, is the Engineer, gentle
man well accomplished in his profession.
The Powder Mills will also be complete work
of their kind. They to be located on the Canal
about mile and half from the Machine Works,
and will comprise a series of buildings and their
scattered along at intervals, over
space of a mile and half This work is in charge
of Major Rslnes. and will also be commenced forth
with, and pushed forward to an early completion.
Mr. Miller Grant q skillful and ingenious young
gineer also of this city, has the arrangement of the
plans, &c. We have not had an opportunity of ex-
smining the draft but understand the works will
be equal to any in the States.
We congratulate our Augusta friends on the Sc
lection of their beautiful city for such important
government establishments and our contempora-
ries there will keep the public posted as they pro-
gress to OmpleuOn.-SaUdpDGh Republican Sept. 9.