or”Smashers，”astheywerenamed，werecastinlargenumbersattheCarronWorks。Toincreasethepowerofhisblowingapparatus，Dr。RoebuckcalledtohisaidthecelebratedMr。Smeaton，theengineer，whocontrivedanderectedforhimatCarronthemostperfectapparatusofthekindtheninexistence。Itmayalsobeadded，thatoutoftheCarronenterprise，inagreatmeasure，sprangtheForthandClydeCanal，thefirstartificialnavigationinScotland。TheCarronCompany，withaviewtosecuringanimprovedcommunicationwithGlasgow，themselvessurveyedaline，whichwasonlygivenupinconsequenceofthedeterminedoppositionofthelandowners；buttheprojectwasagainrevivedthroughtheirmeans，andwaseventuallycarriedoutafterthedesignsofSmeatonandBrindley。
WhiletheCarronfoundrywaspursuingacareerofsafeprosperity，Dr。Roebuck’senterpriseledhimtoembarkincoal-mining，withtheobjectofsecuringanimprovedsupplyoffuelfortheironworks。HebecamethelesseeoftheDukeofHamilton’sextensivecoal-minesatBoroughstoness，aswellasofthesalt-panswhichwereconnectedwiththem。ThemansionofKinneilwentwiththelease，andthereDr。
Roebuckandhisfamilytookuptheirabode。KinneilHousewasformerlyacountryseatoftheDukesofHamilton，andistothisdayastatelyoldmansion，remindingoneofaFrenchchateau。Itssituationisofremarkablebeauty，itswindowsoverlookingthebroadexpanseoftheFirthofForth，andcommandinganextensiveviewofthecountryalongitsnorthernshores。Theplacehasbecomeinameasureclassical，KinneilHousehavingbeeninhabited，sinceDr。
Roebuck’stime，byDugaldStewart，whotherewrotehisPhilosophicalEssays。*
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