Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-18

GRASD CHAEeE OF rms ON FoeIEs.-
Alarmed at the fact that some half dozen
buildings are in progress of erection in our
quiet old town, the old fogies seem to be ma
king charge along the whole line in the
hope that they may be able to prevent any
more such audacious attempts at rousing
old Bedford from her Rip Van WinkIe
slumbers. We we're foolish enough in our
simplicity to suppose that no objections would
be made to our erection Of an unpretendiug
( building in which the Inquirer might have a
local habitalion as well as name. We are
now only awaking to the temerity Of our un
dertaking. Grave objections have been made
to the bringing of sand brick and mortar
into the town-they make great deal Of dirt
and besides the piles of brick and stone are
50 unsightly. Serious fears were entertain
ed by the city fathers, that, because of our
audaeity, the earlier and latter rains might
be withheld from the good citizens Of Bedford
that the springs might be dried up and even
the waters Of the Juniata be endangered, if
we persisted in the use of water. There is
a vague tradition that certain oppressed par
ties Of old succeeded IN making brick with
out straw. We we're anxioualy inquiring a
few days ago whether mortar could be made
without water The smalles. item Of iufor-
nation on this point would have been most
thankfully received, when the clerk Ct the
weather came TO our rescue with plentiful
supply of rain. The city Fathers might have
interdicted even this if they had been consul
ted, but that fornality seems to have been
omitted and lhe rain came unheralded. Ger
tain busy bodies have even hinted that we
ought not TO be permitted to encumber the
square, the side Of the street or any other
place within the borough limits, with bull
ding material Altogether we are beginning
to fully appreciate al the pleasure and con
yenience attending the erection Of building
iu Bedford. We once thought it a myth that
there was project on foot to fence IN and
white wash the town, we now begin 10 believe
that there was bone .fds intention on the
par OF some parties to have the Thing done.
We suppose the difficulties laid in the way of
making improvements are intended to prevent
the rapid growth Of the town, threatened by
the spirit Of improvement beginning to show
ITSELF lest the fencing in and whitewashing
business be made too expensive.
FossTL IRoN ORE IN HUNTINGDON County.
"A rich and apparently inexhaustible deposit
fossil iron ore was recently discovered on the
Barree Forge and Furnace property, belong
ing to Messers. Green, in Porter township.
Huntingdon county. A corresp ponlent Of the
Huntingdon Journal, who has been visiting
the locality, thus refers to specimens Of this
ore, of which the editor of the Journal says
there is a sufficient quantity to keep hundred
furnaces in blast for years: Il have just ex
amined, with much surprise and no little in
terest, what seems to me to be mineralogical
wonder III the shape ola large block of fossil
iron ore, one of the most magnificent speci-
mems l have ever seen. 1t was taken from
block We in on the Eastern side Of Short
Mountain, portion of Tussey's Mountains
lying between the two rivers-Big and little
Juuiata.
'.The vein from which it was taken is about
one and half miles from the Barree Iron
Works, on the property Of Messrs. Green.
After being removed, It was brought to the
furnace, and found to weigh 3, $50 pounds
It is a solid mass ofricA, pure ore, present
ing a surface outside as smooth aud regular as
if dressed by marble cutter, and measures
sixty'two inches in length by thirty two inches
in breadth. There are other blocks al the
mine from which this was taken, but none so
large have as yet been discovered II Is the
intention Of the Messrs Green to have it
analyzed by a competent chemist, and there
Is little doubt Of It's yielding 50 to 60 per cent
ofpure iron, if not more. The discovery of
this ore, IN its present locality, fully coFrobo-
rates the opinion given a few months since
by Professor Morley, mining engineer of the
Cambria Iron Works, together with tha, of
Mr.. Trimbath, an experienced miner. 1; is
well worth visit from mineralogis,s, geolog
lists, and scientific men, as well as all others
interested in the manufacture OF iron. -
United States RdilroadaHd Mining Register.
AGRIcULTURAL FAIR.-The sixth Annual
Exhibition of the Adams County Agricultur
al Society viii be held at Gettysburg on the
22d, 23d, and 24th, days of the present
month. premium of one hundred dollars
is offered for the best trotting horse. The
officers of the society viii accept our thanks
fora complimentary ticket, as well as our best
wishes Tor the success Of their fair, in every
thing but the horse racing. We believe in