Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-05
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Ing specihoationS snd q the estab ished patterns
SIX mue tcoyeredl Wagons, Of the size and de-
The ftnt wheels to be three feet ten inches high,
hubs ten lpohes Ia diameter and fourtt en- and Q
ohes high, hubs ten and quarter incses M diane
ST ana iSpgssen ohd 9SsIe5 inches Iors felies
ter inches deep: 81 ron PIN hoxes tysIYe ischs.
long, two and a ha'f inches At tee large en- and
and q half inches wide bY q eis hths Of an inch
tnlekl fastened with enc screw bolt a: d nut In
s. R sasS wSs ks4T is PGks. and &
vince 70 have sand band and lInohpin band two
and two driving bsed S Ssss .d l5Os
SsSd one inca ~ esPResus sr ,nch thiek inside
hind whe Is TO be INSIDE and box.d so ss ,Se,
sill measure rom the inside Of the tire 70 the
s arSe no OF the box ak and a ha inches. aod
lei line, AID each axle TO be three feet eleven and
three .Igsth inches rom the outside Of one shout
have the wagons s to track Eve feet from the
centre to ceLtre of the wheels. AK etrees to be
made OF the best qual ~ refined Am ,ricsn II D,
two and = aalf inches square at the ,h-uIdar, "a
axIstree aud iiGchp ms for esch s1ietfee
szs II inchPlns one irch wide; three els hths Of
stock four and three susrt inches vide and -four
dep fastened sub tan IA ly to the s1I-troe
ch IS from IN. middle. ard IA tened to tse hounds
ana bo ster Cthe bolster 10 be four feet FIVE inches
long hive cAes wi e, aEd three and half iLches
de- p,) With four half inch bots.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long, four
the hounds, and two and a qua ter inches WIDE By
TWO ano three quarter inch deep the front end,
hang Stha TO up ns TSht 9pG 81 u 10
ls staHdlng at rest on q level surface.
The front hounds to be SIX feet two inches long,
axsltree.sLd % retain that width TO the back ed
oil the tongue; jaws o. the hounds one foot eight
erd, with q pats of iron two and a hsIfinches
wide bT three elghths of an inch thioE, Fastened
t,ngue with one half inch screw bolt in each end,
ana plaie OF iroh Of ne ssme size turn a up AZ
hounds together, and fastened on the under side
ard at front end of hounds with half Iuch screw
through tongue and hounds In the center OF jaws,
10 secure the 10 que IN the hounds; ate OF IRON
foot ghE inches long, secured on Tho ins!d~ of
jaws III houcGs, WI TWO rIvets anu q plate Of
the tongue and h. Inds run together, iecnred in
TX. manneI; b ace OF seven eiE hths OF an inch
and take two bolts In front part of the hounds,
same brace hree qaarters OF ar inch round TO oon-
fastened With two bolts, one near the bsor end of
the hounds and one throug the sIder and hon nds;
q o'a0e over front bolster one aid halfnch vide
end 10 issten II TO the hounds; the opening be
tween re Jaws Q! the hounds to Isceiset ct neue
ant half inches 1t the back part Ofthe Jaws.
The hiud hounds four feet two inch, long, two
and three quartsI inches thick, aGd three inches
vie; iaws one foot long where they CLASP the
cou ing pole; the bolster four fact voinohes onE
St ady iron two and = hsf iGohss wide s; one
hsll inch thick turned up two aid a hssf inches
bolste 'tOcks and h9uncs to be secured with four
bai inch screw bOlts, and one haIf-inch screw
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long
three inches deep. and four and haif inches wide
at front end. and two and three uarter nche. wide
hole 10 the center 81 tie back az etres az feet one
l4eh, ana iron ing center oil KING bolt hole TO the
eight feet nine inches KING bolt one and suarter
inohes diameter, of best refined iron, drawn down
the roa a1Ietree; iron p,te six inches Iong three
inches y.ds, and one eighth Of en- InOh thick on
or; iron plate and 6sif By ones uarter Of an
inca on the sliding bar, fastened at each end BY
II snd [af inches vide, and Tires sis sth9 q
on the saes Of he S bosf InG 'nI o sSgn
nsr and four oounteIsunk nails on toP;t vo bands
wide, o. No 10 band iron; the run pista or the
coupling pole to be eight inches long, spd rhree
thick Douh tree three feet ten InokIs long, sin
.trse two ieet els ht inches long, AL well made Of
dip 70 be i secured esd b and IL ssSeT
TO De three iyet two inches long, two and quarter
lead bars, stTetchers sd singletroes for six mule
team the two slnElesrsss for the lead mules 70
fifth chain, The wheel and middle pairs with open
finss TO attach them TO tbs aOubetree and lead
The fifth chain to be Ten feet long to the fork: the
l1,s one loot ten Inches long, with tho strcteher
SttaShei to spTead he forks part tho links Of the
ooablstT@e, stay and tongue chains three eir hths
o. Sa lSh inn IN the to1kd chsn sever
seven teenth noh danetst te tbe oS 1an Y os
70 be vs siI'eenth lnch diameter, tie inks Of these
quarter inches long.
The body 70 be strskht, three feet ak incbos
Viye, Two iSet deep, ten feet lon. at the bottom,
At each end al oosT or lRsids; tie Ted pisces
t. be tSo aad half inches wide, snd three ipches
half inches vide; til pIooe two sad shsf in Sno
wac ana three inches deep, and four inches deeS
aud hs InSS os y one and ssS tef
mem de- enc l1Sh thSs By one and
h,sh as the sides; box three feet four indies
sno half inc les deep and eight and hair inebes
a. me sos In parallel Inc 20 the body All IN the
Of the body, 70 have an iron strap passirs round
sscR enc ieSsdfd to ths hsed s,eoe front "a.
OG s q kss cntF saI0T als h s1c
soSn sdaP s boT Sf five eighth noh iron
sire the i'd mean s the sSis see
TO prevent the mules from eating the boIes: 10
with a good wooden olsst on the In side, stTsp OF
Hon on the certte OF the box with staple passing
sde sS O. t t.d SHsT
SIX inches deep and four inches wide at king bolt
tennis Of an inoh round iron, with bssG On he
top of ran and nut on lower end; iron rod and
brace behluo, with shoulders o. top of tai pieoe
ana nuts on the under side, and nut on tor OF
rail-; plate two and q half Inches wide of No 10
Dand lron on tail piece, soross the body two NOR
nces In t.il piece ana hind bar two ari a suArter
inches wide and one inch thick, 20 receive sIeces
three feet four inches long, to be used SIS hsrpess
bearers; forr Tlvets through each side stud and
two riyets through each front stud, to secure the
lining boards, TO be OF the best quality iron and
rlEeted on good bur; one Tlvet through each end
OF the rails, floor i've Gig hths of al inch OAK
poSrds; sides hye-elEht Of an inch white pine
tel board three quarters of an inch thick of hte
pine, To be well oleated with five oak clests riyet
90 81 each end through the tail board: An iron
Plate three feet eight lEchas long, two and suAT
ter inches WIDE, aud three eighths of an inch thIck
on the under side OF the bed to extend from
the hind ED OF the body to eg hit inches in front
OF the hind holsters, 10 be fastened BY the rod Al
the end OF the body, BY the lateral rod and two
tnree elEhths OF an lnch screw bolts, one a. the
FORWARD end OF the plate and the other about e MI
distant between II and the lateral rod, A hslf-
lee rencc IRON rod or bolt TO pass diagopalIy
through tne rails between the two hind studs to
aIc ia: oeEn tee bed pece plate under 1T with
sooG cea2 on the top and nut and screw At the
pot.om 10 te al the top one foot ak inches from
"a ide Of tail board, aud on tue bottom ten inohes
RON the hind rod. An iron clamp two inches
zoe, the center bolt TO " hich the ock cham 10
stsohed passing through IL, TO extend seven inch
es on tne inside OF the body, the ends top and bot
tom 70 be secured by two three eighths inch screw
% 9, the middle bar ct the enas TO be iush with
the bed piece on The lover side, Two lock chains
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