The New York herald., 1867-01-31

PiTTsBURo PICTURED.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TINE HERALD
The Great Foundry for United States Ord
nance at Fort Pitt-Wherc and How the
Larsest Cannon are Made.
PTrsBuRG, Pa, Jan. q, 1861.
On triangular plain, bordersd two sides by the
Aonongahela and the Allegheny rivers (which here form
the Ohio) lies the city Of Pttsburg Pennsylvania 357
miles west Of Philadelphia. Back Of the nvers a. we'll
the remaining side Of the triangle, high
tainous ridges spurs Of the Allegheny range which
close the city, basin ike towering up like huge fornca-
tions seemingly erected for it's protection This city
built the site Of old Fort Duquesne, afterwards called
Fort Pitt from which latter sppellation Pttsburg takes
it's Every schooboy Is with the his
tory Of this forca,ion and With the defeat Of General
Brsddock, where George Washington first distinguished
himself The site OF which is in this vicinity. The
old fort TOR ss,ber The Of t) standing until
about three wears since but the constant increase OF
population he rapid spread Of the city have caused
its reno a. aresSty. The Western portion OF
Pennsylvanis ,.'.ss aud coal TO extent that
is almost hc,"s, n.,,ef The mountainous ridges
rocndine l.Itf-s- in fact underiaid with immense
oes Of the ;afte Western Pcnnsyvania contains in
The sggiesair enough oal 20 turn ali The machinery
CONSTRUCTOR. II is easily procurabls here. toe
than in any o,ner portion 0 the world. In Eng
land where the s.b'ack diamonds'' lie at distance
of from Ave hundred TO thousand feet below the
surface Of the earth, immense outlay required TO
bring up the hidden treasure: but here 70 plentiful Ii
the material and easily rearhed that the very
best coal used for generating is delivered in the
city At from rs cents q 80 per Directly across
from Pttsburg the coal lies hundred feet high in
the hills and 10 sent down in 10 the n and fOun-
dries located along their base at the lesst possible cost
II is not At all remarkable, then that the Scotch-rish
settlers who located their colonies in Ptsburg and
vicinity discovered the advantages that to be
realized by bringing light the hidden wealth BY which
they surrounded and consequently they not
SLOW to profit by them
Pittsbu from The very nature its location became
iron manufacturing city, II ID rich now; and itx
prospective wealth is only limited by the energy that
may bs used develop tho mineral resources that
e contiguous to Il on every hand. Owing tho great
number Of furnaces and oundss that located here
all OF which the bituminous coal Of the mountains
dark CT oud s continually hanging the ciiy-a cloud
dense that rarely does the sunlight pierce It. does
Old Sol gladden. the 'burghers" with . sight Of his
countenance In fact the town 10 shut out from direct
communication with he great uminary and lives and
thrves In dsrkened atmosphere that would think
must necessarily Guperinduce bypochondra 70 degree
altogether unknown In more enlightened commun.
ties. The buildings are all besmoked and be-
smeared 70 unsightly' browpish hue by the
constant settling Of SCOT upon thsm and the gas
With every y wsii % regulated family in the place 1s
write the streets present bsckened and smoky appear
ancs which, contrasted with the bright and Joyous
sheen or Gothams thoroughfares, remind one Of
Dantss "darkened and yet still darkening way" Of
NiIsons al.depressine dusky shades." The acme OF
cs q s. Edmund BSts IN The sus%s sse
Beautiful would be black cot In Pitssburg street n
Thsss has been . severe snow storm here, and the
fsathsy segregation hes in the streets average
depth Of eight inches Over all this cost sooiy
tcss that the shoroughfarss appear 20 have been
everywhere srewed with brown sand, and the gliding
g Se. on s ne srfscs, n altogether iasxpssSis The
sleighing y good, however. and the "burghen' seem
y e sobs . os o M
Among the many fcundries and iron works Of which
the city boasts the largest I'm act the most complete in
Fort Pitt Foundry situated the northeast sds Of the
city, fronting on ths Aleehany nver and having other
comprises entire square. and s about four hundred
feet on eacn side. IL was established about forty ysan
So y S1s & .1 q q: 3:
casting Of heavy ordnance for The United States gov
srnmsnl The business e now being conducted under
KDsp, all young o. exceeding enterprise and excel
rss, ssa u ss 1 y ~ VII
appear from the following summary Of The work turned
msnt a from July l. 1891 70 July 1ses there were
u the Fort Pitt foundry lSo2 army guns and lll7
navy guns Of csbrs varying from twenty 20 four and
g. pounds and the ,o:a weight o. suns sold 70
Was as,5sI ,Ois pounds In this enumeration s
included two twenty-inch columbiads 90 nftesn-
sSs tsnnch Rcdmsn suns and cai nine inch navy
guns There have also bsen cast here on governmsnt
order three guns-ons army and one navy
Hamilton, New York. and e the largest piece e army
ordnance in existence. TWO twentyinch pieces In
now being dnishsd mp q this foundry Thsy are Or
huge Dimensions, and took about two weeks each In
ss1s and ss s n ns rag: nd
vas 400 issSss ana xSsn snisSsa viii Ss s1sx incSss
when M asisssd, q iscass Minimum n 4" dismsssr an u
the rough, - Inches; whom finished. - inchea The
o s:ss s s 4 ss s.s IN s.s pieces VII
pro:csIls .il r.qulrs 4 each dsoii 100 psunds e
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necns psopsoss u pIsosd alongside q shsss oaasas
TSs csss q Sssvy ordnance requires sAs incest sai.
culasioa and hs most sxssens care ess labor win Be-
thrown away, and shs prt1t and 1ca account Of Ne
manufacture noss materially incssase4 ne govern
mont inspection h scrupuloyely neid and there -
found IN ths casting the leas nAw, no matter ts
tent b sny sucisnt 70 admit pins hea1, ths piece
will BE- rejected - unnt for ssrvics 1hsee rejscted
pieces b. however brokea and melted Into
other ordnasee me following is ne pFscsss pursusd
In ths manufscturs q heavy guns-Tks sssabhshmeas
y divided inAo thres compastmenta Wis: Ths fosnAy
proper, the pattern shop and the boring MN me
wooden pattern 6 the piece " b cess hav.
ins been mads n halves. sssh IAN " laid