Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-06

4 Washington. II is eitualed on tho bank OF
the Potomac, due West from the capitol--a
marble obelisk. whose baso{ is ffty ilvo feet
square, height asSit. now stands $50 feet. but
whom finished will be $50 feet The walls
I;are fifteen feet thick at the base, gradually
tapering at the rate Of iuoh to- the foot on
the outside. TheSinside wall is perpendicular
and is being adorned with stone from many
countries as tributes to the momory of Wash-
ington. All the stone used in building is
carried up on the inside by an elevator The
marble for the extension work is obtained
near Baltimore, Md, while the inside or
backing is of granite from Maine.
left Washington at l.30 p. NJ, l4th
instant, by tho Pennsylvania routo and
arrived in Hartford. Conn, the following
morning at4, without change of cars, tho
faithful steamer Maryland having conveyed
us snugly snoozing in coach safely around
tho city of New York to o station few miles
above, whence we proceeded.
Tho object Of my visit thore was to learn
of an improved engine now being manufao-
ured by tho Colts Fire Arms Co., with q
vew Of using it in connection with my
|
ongine is on English invention, brought out
and improved by tho Colts Company and
proves to be equal iu overy respect to tho
reciproca.ing ongino in general use and much
superior to it in many particulars. The
Colt manufaotory is quito extensive. They
manufacture variety of guns, pistols, small
cunpon, shot and sholl. sewing machines and
disc engines. Hero the Gatlipg war gun is
mado, said to bo capable Of firing 500 shots
to the minute. The floor length of their
buildings if laid end to end would reach
seven miles.
Hartford is q manufacturing place. and
visited quito q number Of the factories. but
cannot in this short letter mention but one
other-that Of the Weed Sewing Machine
Co.. who mako sewing machines and bicycles
Mr.. Belchcr, n young man connected with
the company, ehowed me in detail the con-
struction and workings of thoir new sewing
machine which they christcncd 'The Hart
ford" 1t is very simple, proportionatc,
strongly made, light running and almost
noiseless in it's operation. These machines
may be seen at Westminster with their
agents. Mcssrs Zimmerman and Johns Mr..
Is. kindly conducted mo through their entire
works. pointing out things in general. then
left me ut my leisure to study tho workings
Of the various machines in their shop. which
enjoyed to tho fullest extent possible for tho
time to which l had limited myself. They
mako bicycles suitable to tho length of all
legs and to the size of all purses aud sowing
machines suitable for all CLOTH
From Hartford went to New Haven, Conn,
another manufacturing place, to SEQ now
steam boiler, the invent on Of Professor Wm.
P. Trowbridge, Of Columbia College, N. Y.
1t is o coil boiler, said to be automatic in it's
action and absolutely safo against explosion,
having been tested as an experiment with
pressure Of 1000 pounds to the square inch,
much lighter than the boilers in common use
and occupy less space. l have made these
Investigations simply that l may get tho
best aud most improved combined with
my improvement, that may have first
class traction engine in every particular
and Of which I am very sanguine.
| From New Haven l bent my way home
! ward, stopping two days in New York, not
on business, but to see the great Northern
city Of the Union-a grand depot for the
reception of nll articles OF trade for both
buyers and sellers; but it should bo borne
in mind that the price Of storage cnrichos
many and feeds thousands. For ia.a benefit
Of those of your readers who have never
visited the city of New York give the fol-
lowing sketch: 1t embraces tho whole Of
Manhattan Island and many small islands
in it's vicinity. 1t embraces considerable
portion of mainland North of the Harlem
River. Manhattan Island lies between the
New York bay. East River and tho Hudson
or North River, separated from the mainland
of tho State by the Harlem River and tho
Spnyten Duysill Creek, which two connect
the Enst and Hudson Rivers. The city of
New York is sixteen miles long with on
average width of abont two and half miles
and embraces 26.500 acres and has 800. 900
inhabitants. It's vastness, situation and
surroundings give it q great deal Of impor-
tnnce, and it dubs nll tho cities aud villages
in it's vicinity suburbs of New York" II
is the chief port of entry Of tho United
States, comprising all other municipalities on
the New York bay, tho hudson and East
Rivers. About 60 per cent. of tho foreign
trade of the United States is carried on
through this port. Tho upper portion of the
city is regularly laid out with broad avenues
running lengthwise the city crossed at right
| angles by the strects. Tho lower part is
somewhat confused in plan. The streets
conforming first to tho water slopes on either
| side. thon chm pinp To blend with Tho unnor