The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-08-24
Valuable piscorerx i'm ohio.


first notice we have seen Of very i'm.
portant discovery. 1t is that of an Iron
ore Of the identical sort of hich the ia
nous "Scotch pig" is composed. Wei
copy description Of the article:
If CoTToN is King in Washington, and
Manchester, and Satrap in New York and
Boston, 'SCoTH PFC is King wherever
cheap, soft, foundry Iron is melted into
castings. The Iron Princes of Scotland
exist, and rule the Market by virtue oil
the famous Black. band Ore. This in.
valuable mineral deposit, has lately been
found in Ohio 1t exists in great quaint.
ties in Mahoning County, undertaking
deposit of coal in at least two townships
and probably many more. The identity
OF what was hthrrto deemed worthless
bitumnous slate, with the famous Black.
band, has been but recently ascertained.
Very intelligent Iron Masters, and expe-
rienced English, Cornish, Welsh, and
American miners, have walked, worked,
and bored, over and through this ore for
years past, unconscious of the wealth
that lay beneath their feet. A Scotch
miner temporarily attached TO blast fur.
mace, recognized his old friend, as flung
out from an ore heap by filler as worth
less slate, and speedily had it elevated to
TO the consequence that belongs TO this
distinguished ore. We congratulate the
State OF Ohio, and our friends Of Mahon.
ing County, upon the discovery of this
source of wealth. 1t is richer deposit
than the gold in the bosom Of California,
The same paper speaks in terms of the
highest praise Of new discovery recent.
ly made by Mr.. Charles Howard Of Ohio,
an Iron manufacturer. This consists in
the shape of the furnace, by virtue Of
which much larger amount of metal
may be obtained, and of a more uniform
excellent quantity. This is, at least,
worth the attention of Iron men. In the
absence of other matters Of special in
lereSt, we append description Of this
new discovery:
: In his experience as founder, he had
2 in common with other Iron.masters, OBJ
served that at certain periods in blast,
? or otherwise. in the lite of furnace, il
! produced more metal than others. With
5 sound, philosophic method he once blew
: out a furnace that he was working, at this
, period, and examined the inside of it to
see what was its condition a! the moment
of its best performance. He discovered
what hundreds Of other Iron.masters had
Witnessed before him, that the action Of
the blast and the power Of the heat had
worn and enlarged the furnace at the top
: and at its bottom. But unlike them, he
connected this change Of shape with the
fact of the increased yield Of the furnace.
and determined that that was the true
form in which furnace should be origin
ally built.
1t was precisely four months and ten
days from the dumping Of the first load
OF stone for Mr.. Howard's furnace, TO the
putting Of the blast into it. There was
no preliminary heating up Of the stack.
, as is always done by the regular ioun'
ders. The maSons quit work, the fur
mace was charged, and the blast clspped
into her, and out came the iron. The
= initiated will appreciate the great chang
es thus far noticed. The Stack is AZ feet
: high. The base is 25 feet square. The
first / 8 feet are Of sandstone. and also
, built square-and batened on the outside
= / inches TO the foot. 1t has four arches.
The inside Of the furnace is carried up
perpendicular y-the stone being neatly
cut and fitted 10 l2 foot circle, TO re-
ceye the hearth. The 90 feet above the
square bottom, are crcular-and built OF
q fre.brick. The outside wall is / inches
thick, the inside lining Of brick, l3 inch
es long and / inches thick, with 1 | inch
es of backing sand between. The entire
/, thickness of the circular portion Of the
stack, is 33 inches. 1t is hooped around
, with iron. This Furnace thus dSpenSes
y with the old fashioned Hearth and Bosh
D The inside instead ofbeing drawnin small
$ at the top is carried up straight, and gives
the Tunnel head the same diameter as the
top of the Bosh. The first visible effect
OF this great innovation is, that the fur.
y mace is cool around the bottom, and
about the Tuyeres. The blast is notkep
g down, by the conlcal shape customary tc
= all other furnace interiors. The wind
S enters easily, and passes up easily thro
the stack. Next the stock will not lodge
d in this furnace as in others, nor will il
fall irregularly and at intervals. If the
charging is steady, and the engine steady,
= The stock must come down steadily. The
influence OF this, in giving uniformity to
}. the character of the Iron, will be appre,
e ciated by founders. The increase in the
d capacity Of the Furnace 10 carry bur
e then, will also be noted by them,
$ The hearth in lloward's furnace, is
cut circling, and baltens fast from the
! point above the TnyereS, and intersects
] the lining 6 feet from the bottom stone.
, Such is this new erection. 1t viii
make revolution in the production o
S Pig Metal. 1t is very great improve
; ment and entities the able man who has
, introduced il to use, TO the public con
sideration and gratitude.
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Oregon.
: The only item of interest are the fol
lowing from the Oregon Statesman:
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