James K. Polk inaugurated as eleventh President of 27 United States.
28th [FIGURES] I spent this day vary plesently in
visiting various portions of Newton. In company
with several friends I first visited the Muspratt
Vitriol works Alkilie & white Ash & crystallizing
are each carried on in their branches it is one of
the most lucrative branches of business in the
world, though it is vary disagreeable business
the fires are fed with brimstone which is vary
disagreeable to workman. The smoke of the
whole works is carried off in the air through a
chimney made of brick 138 feet in circumferance
& 396 feet high And often the air is so pregnated
with sulphurious matter at a great distance from
the works in the direction that the smoke goes
that it is with difficulty that one can breathe.
After leaving these works I visited each appartment
of the Newton Engine Factory whare a large
Number of Engines are made for the railroad
It is A heavy work many hands employed &
a great quantity of mashinery in operation we have
several Brethren at work there who can carry on
the business of Engine Making in evry branch of it.
After leaving this esstablishment I walked several
miles through ^a^ vary plesant scenery surrounded with
green fields hedges trees & gardens I visited the
church containing A stone Pig on the
side of the building with a stone tied to
his neck, the church is several hundred years
of age the following tradition is told about
the Pig. That the materials for the church
was drawn to another place quite a distance
from whare the church now stands And a
Pig came along & took a stone in his mouth
& carryed it squeleling along & laid it down
whare the church now stands. And the People
taking it as an omen that they should build
the church there; And they did so. I returned
from my walk to Br Nuttall's laid hands upon
his sick child. I had Prayers with the Saints
& took my departure for Liverpool on the rail-
road: we had a wet evening. distance of the day 20 m
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