is to contain the water to be forced into it from
the Alleghaney River to water the city from this
place we had a fair view of the city below & it
truly sends forth its colums of smoke & blackness that
arises from the cole fires that propels the numer
ous engines as the main spring of all the founderies
manufacturies & works of the valey of the city
of Pittsburgh. We then desended the hill & visited
the city water works or resurvoy The building
is 150 feet long 110 feet wide containing two
engines of 200 Horse power each to drive a force
pump to force the water from the Alleganey River
into the bason on the bluff to water the city as
above spoken of the whole cost of this building
resurvoy & Bason, was $200,000 The building
is after the Roman order The whole Archatecture
design, & making & finishing the building was
executed by Elder Charles Beck a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
We visited Miltonbergers Iron works through each
branch of it, we saw the keel laid for an Iron
steem ship of war 140 foot keel, for Lake Erie
Br G. A. Smith & myself spent the night with Elder Beck

August 1, 1843 ~ Tuesday

Aug 1^st We crossed the Allagany River into the
town of Allegany & spent the day at C Seechrist &
returned in the evening. Their is three Bridges &
one canal crosses the Allegany River from Pittsburgh
within a short distance of each other. We attended
meeting in the evening & Elder Young preached
was followed By Elders Page & Kimball we spent
the night with Elder Charles Beck

August 2, 1843 ~ Wednesday

2nd Elder Beck Paid $48.00 for the passage of
the Twelve to Baltimore A collection was taken
up of about $20 to assist the quorun to Philadelphia

is to contain the water to be forced into it from the Alleghaney River to water the city from this place we had a fair view of the City below & it truly sends forth its colums of smoke & blackness that arises from the cole fires that propels the numer ous engines as the main spring of all the founderies manufacturies & works of the valey of the city of Pittsburgh. We then desended the hill & visited the city water works or resurvoy. The building is 150 feet long 110 feet wide containing two engines of 200 horse power each to drive a force pump to force the water from the Alleganey River into the bason on the bluff to water the city as above spoken of the whole cost of this building resurvoy & bason, was $200,000. The building is after the Roman order. The whole Archatecture design, & making & finishing the building was executed by Elder Charles Beck a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints We visited Miltonbergers Iron works through each branch of it, we saw the keel laid for an Iron steem ship of war 140 foot keel. for Lake Erie Br G. A. Smith & myself spent the night with Elder Beck

August 1, 1843 ~ Tuesday

Aug 1st We crossed the Allagany River into the town of Allegany & spent the day at C Seechrist & returned in the evening. Their is three bridges & one canal crosses the Allegany River from Pittsburgh within a short distance of each other. We attended meeting in the evening & Elder Young preached was followed By Elders Page & Kimball we spent the night with Elder Charles Beck

August 2, 1843 ~ Wednesday

2nd Elder Beck Paid $48.00 for the passage of the Twelve to Baltimore a collection was taken up of about $20 to assist the quorum to Philadelphia