-nwAauRfc won tttfcftyj IW r*A** George Washington Flowers Memorial Collection DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ESTABLISHED BY THE FAMILY OF COLONEL FLOWERS REPORT OF W. H. GIS^, CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURE, TO HIS EXCELLEXCY, GOVERNOR PICKEXS. COLUMBIA, S. O.J R. W. GIBBES, PRINTKR To TIIK C uNVF.NTIoN". T- ■ REPORT. Department of Construction and Manufacture, Columbia, S. C, August 29th, 1862. To His Excellency Gov. Pickens: In obedience to the call of your Excellency on this Department for a report of its condition, "under the fifth section of the Ordinance of the Convention organizing the Executive Council," I respectfully report : That on the 24th March last, the Governor and Council created the Department of Construction and Manufacture, and appointed me Chief of that Department; and that I entered upon its duties a few days afterwards. The most important duty devolving on me was the estab- lishment of a foundry and work shops for casting cannon, making gUU carriages and the manufacture of small arms. The Council having decided to establish a foundry and armory on a small scale, authorized me to search out a suitable location and procure a site. Before deter- mining upon the site, and with a view to get all the information n< to secure a proper location, with reference to motive power, suitable iron, timber, and other things necessary to success in making ordnance and small arms, T sent a special agent to Richmond, and with the assistance of the authorities procured the services of Mr. Campbell, who was i the Tredegar Works, a man of intelligence, expe- rience, and familiar with manufacturing arms and munitions of war. In company with him and Mr. D. Lopez, the General Superintendent of the State Works, I visited the Nesbit and King's Mountain Iron Works, and obtained reliable information in relation to the other iron works in the Stata . The pig iron made by the Kin ' : Company, in York Disl critically • by Mr. Can | and, in his opinion, was well i.at BOthit intv. and advised thai ■ lot of th< iron should ■ sent, and wc had test the caifjon. The defence of the capital being of paramount con- sideration, the test was not made for some time, and no official report has yet been made to me on the subject; but one of our agents who was in Richmond at the time, and others that witnessed the experi- ment, inform me that a 24-pounder was cast, bored and subjected to a severe and unusual test, and that the trial was highly satisfactory and established beyond doubt that the iron was entirely suitable for casting ordnance. It was our intention to bring the gun to South Carolina for the use of the State, but Col. Gorgas was unwilling to spare it, and upon his proposing to pay for the iron, I consented that the Confederate Government should keep it. Mr. Campbell informed me that there were but few places in the Confederacy where iron suitable for cannon was made, and that, therefore, it was of great importance to be sure of a supply of such iron. Although a limited quantity of this iron is now made, yet if necessary it can be largely increased, the ore being abundant and the facilities for making it at our command. The impres- sion that iron ore which makes tough malleable iron will necessarily be suitable for casting cannon is an error, and has been demonstrated to be so in many instances. To shew the importance of having proper iron for casting cannon it is only necessary to state, that the Confeder- ate Government was compelled to transport iron all the way from New Orleans to Richmond to mis with other iron to make it answer the pur- pose. Greenville Court House was selected as the best place in my judg- ment to establish the "State Works;" after consultation with our General Superintendent, a gentleman of great ability and very conver- sant with manufacturing in all its branches, and with Mr. Campbell, who has had a large experience, is entirely disinterested, and whose opinion therefore is entitled to great respect. The reasons in detail for the selection of Greenville, over other places, have been already given in my report to the Governor and Council, in relation to the location of the " works," was approved by them, and is appended to this report. Among other reasons, Mr. V. McBee made a present to the State of twenty acres of land near the village and directly on the rail- road, for which he had refused to take less than two hundred dollars an acre, and for which gift he is justly entitled to the thanks of the State. It was important that the " works " should be located imme- diately on a line of railroad to facilitate the transportation of heavy ordnance. In fact, ten inch Columbiads andother heavy guns cannot be transported in any other way without immense cost and labor. It was desirable, other things being equal, to locate the " works" as near as possible to the iron works from which the supply of iron was to be furnished, but to do so, the transportation of heavy guns, gun carriages, shot and shell down to Columbia would have to be made over two roads, instead of a continuous road passing directly through, and so of the coal and other things necessary for the works, going up to Greenville. Besides, the bridge on the Spartanburg & Union Railroad is not regarded as safe for very heavy freight, and might give way at a time when it would be important to send heavy guns over it. It is true the value of the iron will be enhanced by additional transportation, but for the reasons above given, and others in my report above alluded to, this is more than counterbalanced by the advantages enumerated. Soon after the selection of the site we commenced putting up the necessary buildings for a foundry and work shops, and considering the difficulty of procuring materials and skilled labor, have progressed rapidly. In the meantime temporary work shops were established in Columbia for repairing arms, which have enabled us to repair and put in fine condition a considerable number of arms, changing old flint and steel locks to percussion, altering bayonets to fit, making new stocks when necessary, and also making a large number of pikes, details of which you will find in the report of the General Superintendent accompanying this report. At your suggestion, meeting my hearty approval, and confirmed by the Council, we purchased a fine lot of machinery in Charleston, when the city was seriously threatened, and removed it to Greenville, even before we had commenced building there. If the city had been cap- tured, there was no other place in the State where shell or shot could be immediately cast, and if the machinery in the city had been lost, it could not have been supplied without great difficulty and at an enormous expense. Richmond and Nashville, Tennessee, were also m riously threatened and in great danger of capture. New Orleans, where an armory was in operation, was in danger, as its subsequent rapture doMOMtnttd. At that time the condition of affairs was gloomy, and th<- profpeel was that the Confederate Government rould not topply th" troopi with arms and ammunition. Under these cir- cunif-taiin -, ari'l with the danger of invasion extending even into the interior, if would havf beM culpable negligence not t<> prepare for it, by endeavoring to sapplj o n aalvai with the means of defence. The fir^t arms ataaafaetaMd were pikesj, not because we considered thom tnal to the rinV ot Basket, ba( I made more rapidly <"'! were better than no arms at all, and may jH be needed. P4 The machinery obtained from Charleston, though very valuable, was not sufficient for our purposes, but through the indefatigable exertions of our General Superintendent, Mr. D. Lopez, we succeeded in pro- curing the machinery removed from Nashville, Tennessee, when the enemy got possession of the town. This machinery was estimated to be worth, at the time we received it, twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000); at the present rate about fifty per cent. more. The terms upon which we received the machinery were very favorable, saving the State of South Carolina from advancing money at a time when there were so many drains upon her resources. It was arranged with Governor Harris that the State of South Carolina should take the machinery and give a receipt for it, subject to settlement at a fair price at the end of the war. Had he insisted on selling it to the State, and required a cash payment at the time, it would have deprived the State of the use of money necessary for other purposes, and, what is worse, the market price now for such machinery is enormous. On my retirement from office as Governor, the State had on hand over one hundred pieces of ordnance and thirty-two thousand stand of small arms, including those in the United States Arsenal in Charleston, which we could have at any time commanded; and exclusive of the public arms in the hands of the militia, many of which had been recently issued, and some of them of the most approved patterns; so that the State was at that time well supplied with arms. Since then, up to November, 1861, the State has sent to Virginia, in the hands of her troops and otherwise, eleven thousand two hundred and sixty stand of arms, besides a considerable number of swords and pistols. Seven thousand stand have also been sent to Florida, Pensacolaand Memphis, making a total of eighteen thousand two hundred and sixty sent out of the State; and the Confederate Government, upon an application of your Excellency, has refused to return those in their possession, leaving it to the State to make a charge for them, in her account with that Government. That the State should always have a moderate supply of arms on hand, cannot admit of doubt. My opinions on that subject arc better expressed than I can express them in the report made by Col. E. Manigault to the Ordnance Board on the 21st of November, 1861. He says: "If the State is sovereign, as we all hold she is, she is sovereign as well in war as in peace, and for warlike as well as peaceful purposes. To claim sovereignty without the readiness, or even the disposition to defend that sovereignty by force of arms, is simply absurd. It is the duty of the State, therefore, to retain the means of defence, and not to give up to any other power whatever all her military material, and in so doinc shift from her own shoulders the duty and labor of her defence. It took thirty years for South Carolina to accumulate the ordnance material, small though it w.is, which was in her arsenal when the troubles began, if she give up all her material, when will she be again supplied ? One of the most powerful arguments used against the State's acting, either alone or in cooperation, against the encroachments of the Federal Govern- ment, was that she had not the material preparation which would enable her to support that hostile attitude. As long as the political atmos- phere appeared serene, it was impossible to induce the Legislature to mal: nations for procuring military material, and when the storm appeared there was no time for it, and the State was warned by those opposed to action, that she was totally unprepared for war. Against a recurrence of this difficulty I would endeavor to guard by recommending that the State should always have on hand one hundred a of hcjivy artillery, of the most approved patterns and manufac- ture, about eight full batteries of the best field artillery, and ten thou- sand stand of small arms for infantry, together with a proportionate number of carbines, pistols and sabres for the use of cavalry. The oc- currences of this summer and autumn demonstrate clearly that the State should not rely entirely upon the arms of the Confed anient for her protection against a foreign enemy." The whole amount put down in the books of the Chief of the Treasury as chargeable to this Department up to the 15th August, (with the with which the Department had nothing to do, aid I>. Lop /.. Esq., directly by the Governor and Coun- cil b rttnentof Construction and Manufacture was a liasM ,212 02. This includes many items not properly belon to this Department; SS for instance, amount paid fur cotton cards to be sold e! 00*4 to soldiers' families, f8,7( of removing belli from : Charleston, whf n the city WsVifl f capture, esjfc paid for iron to make spikes for mm Confederal 4 and to funded tD paid for 1 > be used I say 15,000; making of £1 1.' ■ In view of the probability * have accumulated a con- •piantity of coal, v*rv little of jr] 8 has been used up to this time. We have also on hand a considerable quantity of steel, files, iron, copper, brass and other materials for the manufacture of arms and munitions of war ; which will make the out- lay for the rest of the year much less than it has been in the time past ; and we have already saved for the State in the repairs of arms, making pikes, caissons, battery wagons, twenty-two thousand eight hundred and ninety-three dollars (822,893), all of which will appear in Exhibit B. The expense of carrying on the " State Works" has been necessarily very considerable, owing to the high prices for skilled labor, material and provisions. Iron, steel and many other articles are sold at more than quadruple the prices formerly paid for them, and we have been compelled to purchase files and other essential articles that run the blockade at whatever prices were asked for them. When it is recol- lected that rifles which sold for fifteen dollars before the blockade have been lately sold for seventy dollars, and cannon powder which heretofore sold for twenty or twenty-five cents a pound, has recently sold for two dollars and twenty-five cents, some idea may be had of the cost of materials which have run the blockade or have been en- hanced in value by it. By the first of October the " works " will be in condition to cast shot and shell, and soon after that time to cast cannon. No small arms will be made in less than six or seven months unless the exigencies of the service should require them ; in that event by multiplying labor without regard to its profitable employment, the manufacture of small arms can be commenced much sooner. It must be remembered that the same hands to a considerable extent neoessary to carry on a foun- dry and work-shops, can at the same time make the machinery and tools necessary to manufacture small arms ; and in that way the work can be done much cheaper than by employing hands exclusively to make machinery and fit up tools for small arms. It is not contemplated to establish a first class armory like the one at Springfield or Richmond, but upon a scale commensurate with State means, and which may be increased if necessity should require it. If the war should continue for some time, and more especially if the blockade of Southern ports should become so effective as to prevent further importation of arms, it will be absolutely necessary for every armory that can be put in operation to be engaged in the manufacture of small arms ; and even if the war should end in a short time, we will to a considerable extent be compelled to keep up our military organiza- tion and keep arms in the hands of our people to be at all times pre- pared to repel the aggression of bad neighbors. With an armory to keep the State at all timet supplied with good arms, and with the materials for making gunpowder at our command, we may feel confidence in our means of defence. The saltpetre plan- tation near this city, established by the Governor and Council, and in charge of the Chief of the Military Department, promises to supply that indispensable article in quantities sufficient for our purpose, and can be increased at pleasure. Sulphur can be obtained from several places in the State at small cost, and willow, the only other material necessary for the manufacture of powder, can be obtained all over the State. The manufacture of salt, though properly belonging to my Depart- ment, was put under the charge of the Chief of Justice and Police, before my Department was established, and has never come under my supervision. We had under our control and in our possession a large quantity of lead received from various parts of the State, some by gift and some by purchase, but the pressing wants of the Confederate Government have induced us to turn over to it a larg<' portion of tin' lead. A groat deal yet remains in several of the upper Districts in the shape of J which the patriotic owners hold subject to the call of the State when- ever it is necessary to have it. It has not been removed, as it would 1"' very inconvenient for tin- parties to do without it, bi Log used t<> conduct water to their dwellings, and it was, therefore, thought advisa- ble to let it remain until the emergency required its removal and by me State. i the application of Captain D. N. [ograham, of the Confederate ivy, I had made and supplied him with spikes for the iron clad gunboat in his charge, and have received, through the Superitt- of, payment for them. The instructions of the Covcrnor and Council, dil ; ur- ehase a lot of ir dollar- cents a pair, and sell them to the (ami in the ■ of the whit' popul ■ oth< r ehl Of dollar D, and a few of tl I 10 it is believed that the State will sustain no loss. The wisdom of the measure is fully justified by the call for more on all hands, and the assurances that what was disposed of has done much good, and by the fact that factory yarn has doubled in price in the last six months, and is almost beyond the reach of the poor to purchase. For a more detailed account of the operations of this Department, I refer your Excellency to the exhibits marked A and B, and the Report of the General Superintendent accompanying this report. All of which is respectfully submitted. WM. H. GIST, Chief of Construction and Manufacture. Note. — I have been unable to obtain my report to the Governor and Council in relation to the establishment of the State Works at Green- ville. It was ordered to be filed, but the then Secretary, Col. F. J. Moses, cannot find it. WM. H. GIST. 11 EXHIBIT A. W. II. Gist in account ivith Treasury Department for Cash received on account of Department of Construction and Manufacture, and other pnrjwscs, to 15th of August, 1862. To cash to date as per account §95 208 02 By amount received and accounted for by General Superintendent of the State Works in his account rendered and shown in paper No. 3, attached to his report 082,539 92 Paid Freight on Machinery and Stock 1,241 31 " for Steel 693 01 " S. Bobo for Iron 982 50 u one double barreled gun 30 00 " for Coal 3,184 88 " for Pike Staves 854 50 $89,526 12 Disbursement for Sundries not connected with J'parlmcnt of Construction and Manu- facture. For Cotton Cards 83,786 65 " taking down and removing Church Bells from Charles- ton to Columbia 1,704 75 " Desk for Office 18 00 " Lead 172 50-45,681 90 195,208 02 12 EXHIBIT B. Statement of value of Work done and comp>rised in Paper No. 1 of the Report of General Superintendent of State Works. Altering to percussion, repairing and cleaning 1,620 muskets, at $8 per musket $12,960 llepairing and cleaning 239 rifles, carbines and double-barrel guns and 874 bayonets 817 Building six caissons and limbers complete 3,600 Building one battery wagon 750 1000 pikes 3,000 Spikes for gunboat, for Capt. Ingraham 1,766 $22,893 REPORT OF THE GENERAL SUFERINTENDENT OF THE STATE WORKS. Office General Superintendent State Works, Greenville, August 15, 18G2. Hon. W. //• Oittf Chief of Construction and Manufacture: Sir : In accordance with your directions, I herewith beg leave to report that under instructions from Col. J. Chesnut, Jr., Chief of the Department of the Military, received February 25th, 1862,1 purchased all the machinery and stock which was available and suitable for the purposes indicated in said instructions. At that time, the impression prevailing that Charleston would be immediately attacked, it was deemed advisable to place it all beyond danger, so as to secure to the State the ability to manufacture such articles as might be essential to her defence, should what was in Charles- ton be destroyed or abandoned. With that view, it was immediately removed to Columbia, there to await the decision of the Governor and Council as to ft suitable location After some delay in discussions and examinations, I was directed to locate the works on a tract of land donated to the State by Vardry McBoe, Esq., adjoining Greenville, and directly on the line of the nvillc and Columbia Railroad. I commenced to clear the land on tli< 20th day of March, and erect buildings to accommodate the laborers. Trior to that period, by your direction, I established in Columbia, in the workshop! connected with the "New State House," a temporary shop for repairs and alteration of small arms bel< the State. This work was immediately commenced, and from that I been in snoceaffal operation, repairing, alb i ng arms, manufacturing pik< I tatemant of which abodied in ; this report time, the machinist! and blacksmiths were employed, until tl ich worl tion of workshop? in pi J lie ul 14 to the scarcity of labor in the country, very much retarded the progress of building for want of materials, but now that the crops are laid by, and the labor of the country seeking employment, I am receiving such as are necessary to their completion, and hope soon to have them all finished, and give my undivided attention to manufactures. "When Nashville, Tennessee, was evacuated by the Confederate authorities in April last, a part of the machinery and stock was saved from the armory, which that State had commenced to establish, and carried to Atlanta, Georgia. I opened a correspondence with Governor Harris, and found that the State of Tennessee would place at the dis- posal of this State all the machinery and stock saved. By direction of the Governor and Council, I proceeded to Atlanta and succeeded in obtaining it all. Governor Harris directed his agents to turn it all over to the State of South Carolina, subject to future settlement. As agent of the State I received it, and secured the services of such work- men as had been engaged in the Nashville armory and workshops, removed the machinery and stock to this place, the workmen to the shops in Columbia to be employed in altering and repairing small arms, while, at the same time, I commenced erecting a shop at these works to receive and put in operation the machinery. Paper No. 2 is an inventory of all articles received from the State of Tennessee, and I refer you to my report under date of May 1st, 1862, for the full par- ticulars relating to that subject. The workshop for this department is completed, the machinery set up and in operation ; much of it was injured and some parts lost, in its removal from Nashville, and some had never been completed, which have been repaired, replaced and completed, and I am now making and obtaining what new machines are necessary to commence manu- facturing arms. Desirous of putting to immediate use the skilled labor brought from Atlanta with the machinery, I have necessarily been retarded in com- pleting those shops which were necessary in carrying out the original intention of these works; that being now accomplished, it is not in- tended to permit the small arm factory to do so in the future, but to make that branch as far as practicable separate and distinct, the inten- tion being to put it upon such a basis as will enable the State to manufacture arms to a limited extent at first, but so arranged that the facilities can be increased at any future time. I have of the land donated to the State enclosed a space of six hun- dred by seven hundred feet, and have now erected a carpenters' shop 15 one hundred feet by forty feet, with suitable machinery for constructing field and siege ltuii carriages, caissons, battery wagons, forges, sabots, tents, and all other articles necessary for field uses. It is driven by a twenty-five horse power eugine, and is in operation at present in pushing t impletion our works, and will soon be used in manufacturing the* articles referred to. I have erected, as before stated, a shop for the small arm machinery, one hundred by fifty feet, and have that in operation, driven by an engine of fifteen to twenty horse power. Another machine shop is completed, one hundred by fifty feet, and tho machinery for the heavy work is now being placed in it, to be driven by an engine of thirty horse power now to place. I expect to have this shop in full operation in three or four weeks. The blacksmith shop, one hundred feet by fifty feet, is up and occupied, it contains •ecn forges, with space for twenty more; it is supplied with three trip hammers, nearly completed, two for welding gun barrels, and one large one fur heavy smithwork generally. This simp adjoins the foundry, which is of brick, one hundred and fifteen by fifty-five feet, twenty-eight feet high; this building is all completed, but the roof has been delayed for lumber, which I am now receiving. On the premises are also erected an office forty by twenty feet, a house sixty by twenty-five feet, a smoke house, forty by eighteen an iron receiving and store house, thirty-five by Bizteen feet, a living house for negroes, sixty by sixteen feet, a hospital, three kitchens, and stables, tool house, &c. water arrangements, which are near completion, consist of an ample well, yielding B full supply, the water from which is forced through wooden pipes, six hundred feet in length, to the highest point <>f the lot, obtaining a head of forty feet; it is received in a brick taining thret thousand five hundred gallons, built under- md, and from thence conveyed to the various w On the premises, at vari hydrants are placed to deliver water fir ally for suppressing fires, which, with the ,-,id of an excellent fire engine borrowed from .ny of Charleston, will be a valuable acqnisitioi I which fifty are white workmen. 1 and disbursed to date, I refer jqu to ge number of miscellaueoui arm?, all of t' rable, have 16 been turned over to these works from the State Arsenal. Preparations are making to put them in good condition for the use of the different branches of the service, which they may prove suitable to. Very respectfully, DAVID LOPEZ, General Superintendent State Works. No. 1. — Statement of work done at shops in the New State House Yard, Columbia, S. C. Muskets, repaired and altered to percussion 1620 Rifles, repaired and altered to percussion 213 Carbines, repaired and altered to percussion 2 Double-barrel guns, repaired 24 Bayonets 874 Caissons, with limbers, spare wheels and poles complete 6 Battery wagorj, with limber 1 Pikes and staves 1000 Gunboat spikes made for Capt. D. N. Ingraham 4 \ tons State Works, Greenville, S. C, August 15th, 1862. No. 2. — Inventory of Machinery, Tools and Stock of Tennessee Armory, Atlanta, March, 1862. 1 Hand Lathe. 1 6 foot Engine Lathe, complete. 1 10} " " " " 1 14 " " " unfinished and under construction. 1 12 " " " complete. 1 10 foot set of Ways. 1 Breeching Machine. 1 Milling Machine, incomplete. 1 Compound Planer, complete. 1 Drill press, complete. 1 Planer without table. 1 8 Spindle Drill Press, complete. Parts of Profiling Machine. 1 Punch and Shear, complete. 17 1 Bolt Header and Dies, incomplete. 1 Gear Cutter, complete. 7 Arbors or Boring Bars. !<• Sets Overhead rig, complete. 6584 lbs. Shafting and Pulli 1 (Old man . Drill Stand. 3 Hangers for Counters (casting), 103 lbs. to 309 lbs. 17 " Main Shafting, 1,571 lbs. 5 (without boxes) 51 lbs. to 255 lbs. 1 Overhead rig for Gear Cutter, complete. 5 Legs for Brill Lathes, 36 lbs. to 180 lbs. Parts of old Milling Machine, 995 lbs. 1 Grindstone Frame, complete, 374 lbs. 3 Polishing Beads, complete. 2 Billing Rolls and Stands. 1 Fixture for holding barrels to mill cone seats. Parts of Lathes (some work done), cast iron, 101 lbs. 17 Bench Vices, wrought iron, 905 lbs. " « cast iron, 261 lbs. "Wire, all sizes, some cast steel, 181 lbs. Cast Steel, 6,600 lbs. Blister Steel, 450 lbs. Block Tin, 80 lbs. Brass and Copper, 170 lbs. : for Lock Franios Drilling. • ' II. 1 2 Gig Saw.-. 'J 1 1 ark Saw Frames. 18 Doz. 1 Jack Plane. 103 Cones (small). 300 " (Government). 1 Gig for Filing Tumblers. 1 Stamp, " Tennessee Armory," 1 Hand Saw. 1 Copying Press. 1 Gun Gauge, brass. 110 Drills. 18 Reamers. 25 Rose Bits. 3 1 Cherries. 14 Drill Sockets. 2 Tumbler Punches. 2 " Mills. 10 Counter Boxes. 5 Boring Arbors. 12 Cast Steel Centres for New Lathes. 6 Rests for Lathes. 2 Drill Sockets. 1 6 in. Fairman Chuck. 1 Set Mills for Milling Tumblers, 5 in. set. 1 " " " " Lock Frame, 14 in. set (top and bottom). " " " Main Springs, 5 in. set (sides). 1 " " " " not finished, 11 in. set (top and bottom). 7 Plain Mills. 1 19 1 Mill for Key Scats. 15 Unfinished Mills. 8 Arbors for Milling Machine. 12 Sets Jaws for Milling Machine (2 sets cast steel). 5 Handles and Stands for Milling Machines. 4 Sets Jaws " " " 2 " Jumpers and Dies for forging Tumblers. 17 Hand Tools and Handles. 62 Turning Tools (Engine Lathe). 1 Index Head. 11 Tap and Breeching Wrenches. 2 Knees for Flaners. 6 Emory "Wheels. 40 1 lbs. Sheet Bras?. 2 Stands and Tools for pcrcussioning old guns. 2 Papers Brads. 3 Gross Screw.-. 35 lbs. Small > 12 Bench Brushes. 15 Cone Wrenches. 75 Back Action Locks. 60 Common Locks (Rifle;. 4 Old Musket Locks. ■2" S ta Triggen for Rifles. 65 Machine Oilers. 36 Tin Lamps. 74 Paint Brushes. 4 Striping Brushes. 7 Parallel (-tripes Tor Planer? 56 Tumbler pins (turned). 12 Lathe Wrenches. 1 Grindstone Shaft (turned). 1 Lot Bolts and N 1 Ohack f<>r holding Lock frame to take cut on 2 Soldering Irons. 1 Clamp and Cutfc t 18 Main Spring! for reptiriag Old Gun?. 1 1" L ■ 20 Beaefa <>i] l 20 70 lbs. Babbitt and Type Metal. 35 lbs. Lead (old pipe). 400 Ferrules for File Handles. 628 Musket Flints. 1 Jumper Stand for forging Locks. 2 Sets Jumper Stands for forging Locks. 1 « " " " <•< Triggers. 2 » " " " " small work. 1 Roll File Card. 1 Tin Box for small articles. 3 Pieces Lace Leather. 2 Grig Saws. 2 Pieces Sheet Steel. 6 Pairs Strap Hinges. 9 Drawer Locks. 150 Carriage Bolts, 2 to 6 in. 1 Counter shaft (turned, 30 lbs). 6 Oil Stones. 13 Anvils, 105 to 150 lbs. 6 Blacksmith's Sledges. 25 pr. " Tongs. 8 " Set Hammers. 9 " " Swedges. 19 " Chisels. 1 Level. 7 Screw Plates. 8 Steel Punches. 4 prs. Fullers. 3 Hand Hammers. 2112 ft. New Leather Belting, assorted sizes, 1 to 12 in. 507 J " Old " " " " 2 to 13 J in. 63 " Gum Belting, 3 J and 6 in. 9 doz. Gun Wipers. 7 gross Knitting Pins, lis to 14s. 10 papers Finishing Nails, 1 to 2 J in. \\ lbs. Beeswax. 78 87-144 gross assorted Gimlet Screws. 348 9-12 doz. assorted Files. 43 patterns for parts of Machines and Tools. 8 doz. Chisel Handles and 1 lot Core Boxes for patterns. 500 lbs. Emory. 21 No. 3. — Statement of Cash received and expended. Received from Treasury Department to date $82,539 92 " " J. M. Eason, Superintendent, for iron fur- nished him for Gunboat 518 11 " " Capt. D. H. Ingraham, for spikes for Gun- boat ],7f,f, or, Paid for Machinery and Tools 818,946 01 " Building Materials 5,617 44 " Stock 29,350 92 * Provisions 6,001 40 " Salaries and Pay Rolls 19,634 06 M Incidental Expenses 1,764 '-'l Balance on hand 3,509 32 884,821 00 State Works, Greenville, S. C., August 15th, 1862. 884,824 09 v