Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-06

; the mouth Of the North river, in Rockbridge
county, and the other half from various banks
between that point and the works, but ut pre-
sent. from Brclno Bluff, about sixty miles from
the works.
LIMESTONE AND SlELLs.-Li,ucstone Of the
purcst character is brought from Rockhridse,
and the oyster shells, principally, from ah"u;
Norfolk. One hundred thousand bushels OF
shells are now contracted for.
CoAL.-These works command the products
Of the Richmond coal fields, from TuckAiioc TO
Dover. 4 contract is made with McssrS. Dun
lop, & McCance Tor 4 supply for the present
wear. The delivery commenced several months
ago.
BoArs.-Twclye canal boats belong 30 these
works and will be used exclusively in bringing
ore 1orn. They will, however, carry upward any
freight that may be offered. Their decks arc
waterproof. and ran carry freight as safely rs
any other boats. They started to the ore
banks q few days since upon their first trip.
CoMrLETIoN.--Th improrcinentsare i'll such
4 state Of forwardness that the company expect
their completion in March.
All the arrangements Of waite" power and
machinery, wharf, inlet from the canal to the
westinghouse, tralnwayS, sheds, and other
buildings, are ample for another furnace OF
equal size, which can be built 1T n much
less propDr,iona,c cost than the first, there
BY increasing the capacity OF the NcSltail
Iron Works to produce double the quantity VI
metal.
MAKING THE isux.-In the foregoing we have
described, as well as Ne could, the site and
all The improvements, fixtures, &c.
The ore, lime and coal arc delivered AZ the
wharf, hoistcd by machinery into the sheds
- ~ -. 1:,.l.l -. l;,p-. md ir,tp thence
the ore and lime are passed into burrows as
they ,uay be wanted. and these barrnwS arc
ho;stcl Nv the &" water balance 10 the top oil
the furnace. The coal passes from the "hinnS'
into the cars, BY which, it is carried TO the
cnkinc ovens, from which coke is returned in
the ..barrowS' and hoistea to tic top Of the
furnace us wanted. The metal runs out At the
base and is carried into the mnulds in tic
casting house-from which it is passed in pigs
into the boats which lie ut the door ready 10
carry it to Richmond.
The product Of one furnace cannnt he less
than about IL, 900 tons annually. When start
ed in blast it is believed that. except in case Of
an accident, against which every possible pro-
vision is made, there will BE no occasion 10
'hlow out" until Tic end Of five years. TO
which time it is calculated the FREDERICK, with
! W liiSlll llS III iilIC IL IN w. ~"
RICHMOND As \ MAHrEr.-rh present four
dries and rolling mills Of Richmond conSumr
about 20, 900 tons annually. about 200 tons
of which is supplied from the mountains, and
the balance j. brought from outside Of Nir-
ginia.
Tie comparative cost OF making AMI deliver
| ing iron into Richmond from the mountains
and Wcstham, situated rs are the works Of
Nor.r. 1,r.l,, I'M Il ftn l,pinT SIlipp; IN no
! charges for commissions and storage, and
| ayoidin: loss by s,ealagr and other risks
10 which pig metal is subject, on Il long
canal transit; and having many other aaran-
;ages over the mountain furnaces, they caI, de-
liver their iron 1t Richmond at y less cost than
they, ami selling ii at the same price, these
gentlemen hav" Il fine promise of II profitable
! return. Ia competition with the PeniiSyiva-
lila iron they have ut least the advantage Of
the difference in freight ana in tic quality OF
the metal.
The variety i'll the kinds and qualities nj the
various ores 3ndcr lease Of ,MeSSrS. Jordan.
VIM Co, sill enable them To make any
kind Of iron required by Our rolling mills and
loinGrics.
In conclusion. VIC say that, IN the selection
Of 4 vicinity and 4 site, in the plan and COM
Strrlrtion OF the works, in the Kind AID clrarac-
ter Of the machinery, ANA in Tic cninpaclneSS
and completeness of the entire establishment
III the absence of ail merely experimental con.
triyaHcrs-Cnloncl Jordan, 10y whom it WAS
planned, au,l lay whose direction and un'icr
whose eye the whole was executed, has shown
4 thorough knpw lclcc Of the business.
MrSsr$. Jordan, Vim X Co., deserve not
only the favor "i the entire community, for
inauguratiny 4 business new 10 our vicinity.
but i handsome profit for the Investment OF
their capital. and the application Of their eX-
]pcrieEcc, industry and energy. Every property
holder, capitalist, business iIan. mechanic ami
iahorcr, in Richmond, has an interest in the
,rlcceSS Of this enterprise.