New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-30
PRODUCTS OF THE WEST.

HRN NEW-YORK: FARMS, TOWNS, MANUFAC-
TORIES AND PEoPLE-A GREAT FLOWER
Farm AND SEED DISTRIBUTOR. .1-
NEw-YoRK, Oct 12.-In n former letter /
spoke of Buffalo as beautiful town. II is also great
manufacturing place. It's present exposition win dc
much to prove this the world cannot go into gen
eral description but hings that learned ~ vsi
10 the Buffalo Iron Works OF much Importance %
the world that propose TO make them known.
. HOW TO WELD IROS.
One OF the rollers Of mill that makes barIron weighs
from seven 60 ten tuns and yet these often break gsn
orally by twisting of Of the journals The strain
making railway barns enormous. The foreman Of thess
works has undertaken repair such damages and has
met with perfect success and can now. by the saue
method mend almost any other eastron article. great
small A hole even melted through the bottom OF an
potash kettle he stops with ease went TO see
large roller mended. About ten inches OF the end was
broken or and that replaced by new metal welded
to the cold iron The shaft Is set end II convenient
to do so. else the broken end Is raised 10 iorm
mold for the part around It, and In such WAY the
IRON may be poured Ia steady stream upon the brokea
end and run out through hole into adle. BY this
continual ponrlng for short the cold iron ~ not
only heated but actually fused When sufficiently 80 the
discharge hole is plugged the mold hlled and when cold
the weld is found to perfect Il has failed.
The only approach 20 II second break. aboat Two
inches from the Weld which the owners OF the roller
thought due to weakening the iron by fusing. Tho
which saw when cold, before 1t went TO the lathe APP
peared as perfect as any This discovery II ono
Of great Importance only for mendng heavy castings
but also for repairing small ones, extensively finished
told anecdOte Illustrative Of the value OF this new
process working. steamboat captain came into
the shop In Of great perturbation. He had broken
his main shaft just as ready out with fun
freight and passengers. He thought himself nearly
ruined and inquired earnestly when he could have new
shaft In week, perhaps leSs, II we have good LUCK
in casting" "Good heavenI What shall dot My ve@-
sci ready to sail shall lose all my passengers IL VIII
be 1000 damage" where is your shaft brokenr
"One journal Is twisted Oft" ooh is that ALI Go aud
get it out aud up here Immediately, and will mend t
1 will weld on piece" "DOn't joke with me- 1t Il too
serious You know the shaft IL cast iron" Yes know
IT, and am not Joking. Lose time; do as tell you.
and you shall have your shaft repaired and aboard ready
TO sail tomorrow morning We will do 1t while you aud
your passengers are asleep. Go and tell them So"
The captain was astOundcd He did not Sleep but his
pnssengers did and ready to believe In miracles
when they we're awakened next morning by the engine.
and the captains voice singing All rght-cast on
He had learned how TO weld cast IRON
HOW TO CUT GREAT SHAFTS OF CAST IRON
also learned this art It is of great Importance.
since 1t is frequently exceedingly difficult TO break up
great shafts when necessary to prepare them for the fur
mace Here they are easily cut in two, by continued
stream Of molten Iron. which away tho iron as
stream of hot water would eat into mass OF ice.
good many OF the Rebel guns have been melted up In
this oundcry and converted into something useful Oad
cannon have always sold low account OF the difficulty
OF breaking them so as to get them into the furnace
Upon some, powder and nitrogycerne have been tried
in vain. Some have been burst by ice. Others by
wedges driven by machinery. or long continued hard
labor into the muzze At IL has been slow eNpen-
sve process Here breaking is dispensed with The gu"
Is rolled upon a frame in front OF and level with the
furnace mouth. Then the muzEe end Is showed IN as i
as possible among other iron; the opening filled ~ aac
uted around the gun end of which Is melted on AZ
the next charge 1t showed another length and is thus
reduced until the breech finally be rolled in and thus
finished without any expense than with pig or scrap
iron This great establishment, which occupies large
square, capable OF turning 400 or 800 steam engines
q year. IL does great amount OF work Tor the oil TO
gion" as well miscellaneous work. such as devatoi
machinery; having furnished the Niagara and Pympios
elevators. The first have already described
PERFECTLY FIREPRooP ELEVATOR.
The architect OF both the Niagara ana Pympton ele-
ystors George H. johnson Of Buffalo, who claims TO b
the inventor and constructor OF all the nreproOf ele
vatOrs ever built and this last work called the Ply mpton
in honor OF L. K Plympton Of the principal owners
he considers as nearly perfect can be made OF
brick stone and iron Others claim that II has two oh
econs cost $4,000 ana the other that
the bins made Of brick, which VIII not absorb the
moisture OF grain well as wood TO this the owner
answers We pay insurance, because there is abso-
uely nothing In the building that can burn and So lar
Which is carried of rs the circulation OF air between the
double walls which eucirce and form each bin Indeed
the outer walls formed by succession OF these CIR
cles which gives the vast structure eurousy unique
appearance. ~
storing 100000 bushels; the bins holding from
400 to 1880 bushels The great capacity IS obtained oy
leaving out two interior circles, thus throwing the regu
lar space all together
The capacity Tor handling grain is llOoo bushels an
same time into boats and almost unlimited quantity
into aud wagons whenever the cars are brought up
The machneryo this elevator the principal portion OF
which in the upper part OF the tower oy an a
engine built ut the Buffalo Iron Works, Just waited PROM
receiver underline weghinghopper grain Is elevated
the top the house. and thence conveyed oy an end
less belt quite 10 the peak Of the roof to the various
bins There are also two belts on the ground noor Tue
below as must be done when run down from the
men setting the lower eonyeyOrs below the level OF
the floor. Thus all sweepings are easily brushed mo
way. and convey 1900 bushels hour. The main build
ing 100 feet high and the tower. which 20 by % feet
The bins all strengthened by cast iron bandpates
aud uerods well as by long bricks which re Tue No
the lower floor 20 the roof BY means OF the conveyors
the network of wooden spous In old style elevators -
IRON, which open into movable iron conyeyor over the
conveying 9 RP%d go %S % 5Sn as
~ perfect it possible for the ingenuity OF man TO
make them. Certainly shall not be so often panied 10
hear OF losses OF grain by fire. as we have been since ee
Yators established.
III IL IDLE Tor man 10 say. am msurtu-l
anything n the elevator does burnt" He forgcts thai
the destruction OF grain loss ~ the whole worlds
positive loss every human being aud that n sui
GENTLY extended would bring death TO multitude Of
people who their bread by the sweat OF their brow
Hence, every device to render granstOres ndesrucu
ble those have described Is worthy of record and high
concentration Iudeed il would be better for the world
IL there Insurance upon grain. Then the grain
merchants would be compelled make their warehouses
hreproof.
THE ERIE CANAL. FARMS AND TOWNS
Another OF the wonders OF the grant Of Buffalo.
the number and great size OF the canaboats had
fine opportunity these on OF tho pleasant
days H. the last OF September for made the run from
Buffalo TO Albion, 60 miles, upon steamyaeht passing
the great locks of that noted Lockpor