Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-25
Piedmont, va ,--Irs Future Prosp,,,

Piedmont, Va ,--Irs Future Prosu,,,
Some months since. 10 brief MOTTO.
this paper, We stated that we hoped -,
he able TO speak Of 40 enterprise hse,,
be of great benefit to this region, bu, 3.,
prevented by the parties interested r.
saving more until something positive 7,
known.
We are now in possession Of facts vi
enable Us to publish fully aud cJnfi-t,
the history of Development lately mai.
the greatest importance 10 parties I6teIs.,,
10 this region.
Ii is pleasure to be able 70 state, in =.
present PROSTATE condition Of the coaI r.,
! throughout the country, and the genera.
preston 10 business, that 10 reaitg our ta,..
prospects here were never brighter.
Without noise, without publications 10 :,
newspapers. without displays Of any /.
results of the greatest Importance to I. j..
community have been ELECTED during tie ,.s
summer and fail, By parties who seci
work for the purpose of determining ~.
factorily the important question whether L.
could or could Got be probably manuasa
ed at Piedmont.
Alongside the railroad, few hur.a
wards west of tEis town, on the New C'e
Compauy's land, is the opening OF sci.
stratum of irOn-srone, apparently OF lmm.,.
extent. This deposit We are nOS abe
sneak of rs an TOH-strne, which fact, "a.
! in connection with the proximity oil the q.
our position rs 10 the different markets
iron, and our equal advantages in all val
respects, seem u determine the testily
| Piedmont.
The excursionist who last summer saIur
US With three cheers for the ''Iron-towu "
not "tase prophet" after all.
! The New Greek Company, finding ~
there was no prospect Of realizing pref; f
| their inexhaustibla bed, Of coal at pes,
/ entered into an agreement with certain n,
ties. which resulted in the determIna,i,
said parties to embark 10 the iron bg..,..
at this point, provided iron ore vas iyua.
sufficient quantity and yield TO insure .u,:a-
in manufacturing iron.
These parties decided, as q prelm.lu
step, to determine, First, the yield Of %
Piedmont ore, and whether 1t would ~
we'll in blast furnace. Second, wLe'l,
the 81 feet vein of coal on the New Ci.a
Company's land, could be successfully p:s
and also the coal from the est VEN, W.:
out cOking.
These experiments have been coin,
ward through the pas: summer and sua-
at Vulcan Furnace, in this cCuuty, lO:,a
near Cum berland, Nd.
We are fully authorized to state ths
trial has been completely successful. e..
that not only does the Piedmont Grey
equal to the expectations of those inter
ed, but that the = feet vein coal, in a'ar
ST tie, works far better than any coke T..
(rhe coke used was made from the 90.
vein," Georges Greek Valley, and from
81 feet vein from the New Greek Co@Psg
land
The most encouraging part of the eIFe
ments to the New Greek Company, Is
entire success Of the feet vein OF cOa!, c"
without coking, they having such q Ia,
quantity Of il, lying above tue water .s
and easily mined. An experienced iron Oh
ter from PeHns yiVaGia, states that b.
never seen any coal that works 50 well a.
raw coal of the feet - used IN the aa'
experiments.
It's thus conclusiye Y ascertained ths''
not only have the ore III comparatively ili
haustible quantities, but that the coal
used for smelling the ore, can be used s.
gether raw, while it is almost the music
tensive vein in our vicinity.
From the above satisfactory resuIH 10
probable that the time is not far d.sa.
when every really favorable location e..
tanning coal and ore, contiguous IN Ih'
ton Of the coal field, will be occupied .i.
blast furnace.
The large vein of ore spoken OF as q .''
near this town, is also opened AZ /!
Swamp Run, on the New Creek Comps.
land. and is from that point uaceao.e
their lands for distance OF over three MI
The result Of the above experiments, q
been the organization of company t'
the PIONEER lRoN COMPANY, Of llamp'
county, Virginia, formed by caPIta1sh
Philadelphia.
We shall resume this subject again be-
long, and as the company progress VIII y
iron operations, eDdeayor to keep our rs
erS posted in this important matter ~.
independent.