Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-05


Why arc Not Blast Furnaces Erected In |
Cleveland Rs the Foundation of an EN- |
tensive lion BusincssF
Since the opening OF the Lake Superior Iron |
Mines, and the facilities provided for distribu.
ting this ore, more than twenty five furnaces have
been put into blast and in the way Of construc.
tion using mainly this ore, and which is effect
ing an entire change in the iron trade of the
West. Twenty of these furnaces are inthe Coal |
Fields of Northeastern Ohio, and the adjoning
parts of Pennsy sylvania, and are emnently sue
cessiul iu the use of this ore and the mineral
coal of these districts. This ore is sixty.seven
per cent iron without any deeterous substan-
ces, and the coal sixty per cent carbon and 4
comparatively free from impurities, and redu-
cling the ore in its raw state as it comes from
the mines one and half tons OF this ore and
two tons OF this coal making one ton of pig
iron, and the best article that has ever been pre-
duced with mineral coal, and any ore whatever
for general mill purposes. The product of these
furnaces is disposed OF in Pittsbargh aud
Wheeling except what is used in the Rolling
Mills and F0undries in their vicinity and at
Cleveland. Those materials at the furnaces
spoken of in the MahOning Ohenango and Tus
carawas Valley cost about Sl3 for the ton Of
pig iron; the ore, $3.50; coal $50 50 ten per
cent only of lime for fuxing ia required, aud
furnace costing from S25,0O0 to S3O, 900 will
make 80 tons per day and the whole cost of the
iron need not exceed from Sl6 to $lS per ton,
and the transportation to Pittsburgh and Whee-
ing, $2 and TO the Lake, y 80 These furna-
ces as before stated are cminently successful,
and what is true OF them would be equally true
Of furnaces in Cleveland; tho materials would
cost the came, and the market, If there be any
difference would he better. The same ore in
Cleveland for ton OF iron would cos1 81 so
. and the same coal $3.50, in all, Sl3, and the
markets Of Pittsburgh, Wheeling Cincinnati
aud the interior of Ohio equally accessible, and
The homo market and tho market Of the Lake.
$l, so per ton better, and while there are TWEEN
" furnaces in these valleys there are none in
Cleveland and ali the pig iron used here in four
Is Rolling Mills and many ioundries, is supplied at
u greater cost from abroad. The homo market
and tho Lake markets alone would now use
the product of several furnaces In addition
tn mill iron foundry iron, using in pant tho
black band ore from the Tusearuwas and Maho-
niug Valley and the bog ore Of the Lake shore
could be made here TO the greatest advantage;
supercedng altogether the Scotch pig and m Jst
other foundry iron: and further, charcoal pig iron
can be made cheaperin Cleveland than made else
wherD and brought here by shipping the wood
and charring il in kilns, the coal not costing to
exceed six cents per bushe and there can be
more kinds of valuable ore concentrated al
Ci Veand at cheap rates than at any point in
the known world, and all kinda of super Ol
iron made that is made anywhere. There ID
the L $. ore, the red oxyde 81 per cent, at 81
per tom similar ore from New York, 60 pei
cent, at "a; the black magnetic from Canada
go per cent, 81, the same as is used in Sweden
and Russia the black bard calcined from TuS
carawas and Mahoning vallays, so per cent.
SO so, aud the bog ore of the Lake shore at 1
low figure constituting the most admiral Il
mixtuTes that can exist. The Brier Hin Goa
which excels all other in reducing ore, cost
SO G5 and other coal suitable to carry the pro
cess forward costs from 30 25 20 $3.50 pc
az ton, and charcoal can be had in any quantit,
al six cents per bushel; and not only can th'
best pig metal be made here to advantage, bu
the whole process carried out 10 the utmos
detail The sites for manufactures ore slngu
laTly convenient, miles Of river front where th
rail road cars can meet the shipping; and tn
od water never varying more than three or tou
AZ feet aud the facilities Of transit in every direc
ss- ton by shipping canals and railroads. Thes
are the advantages Of Cleveland for the manu-
facture OF iron; and this is the favored place ol
the Lakes not only for the manufacture 0
nm iron, bot Of all other articles where steam en-
ow gines can be applied and where cheap fuel
Important here fuel ineGhaustible, reache
the water cheapest the hand Of nature has .
determined for now and for all time to come
There is bright future to Cleveland IL the IL
habitants will improve the advantages thS
AN nature and art have bestowed upon them, an
the subject Of manufacturing demands the
immediate and most earnest considerations
PLAN Dealer.
of EEIIon Stanley Matthews Of Cincinnati hl
been appointed examiner Of the State TTeai
rer, to act in coDjuction with the Secretary
State and has entered upon the duties OF h
appointment -Stats Jour-