Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-25

of twenty-five pounds of ore to the charge viii
the usual quantity of clay. The iron is nun
into pigs altogether and is divided ACCORDING,
quality into five classes Nos l ., 3, white All
notified. The prices Of this iron now rang.
from $50 to S45. Anthracite coal Is entire'v
used in the furnace and is brought principal,
from Rondout by boats to the amount Of iron
%, 900 to 80. 900 tons year. Attached to ;ts
furnace works the company run a foundry ami
repair shop for their own convenience. tn.
first occupies a building go 100 feet two hun.
dred tons of castings have been made here The
past year. The cupola Is feet and all
melt six tons an hour. They use Mackeuze'.
Fan and Blower, which is driven by stem
engine. This also furnishes the motive pog.-
in their carpenters shop, building 30 80 f..
where all their patterns are made, and stored
One hundred men are employed, and TO .hov
their great interest in the welfare a We. Us
comfort Of their wOrkmen, they establish.
last year, an organization known rs the Fur
mace Club" providing large well fum.-lei
room for their Library and evening meetn-
Most OF the leading periodicals, many o. Il,
city andcounty papers ,aretaken and awel selected
Library has been also provided consisting Of
books among which we noticed a
set OF Dickens, Cooper, Irving, and ShI,
peare ) works; other attractions in the shan.
back CANNON and chess boards are adIeI
IN winter the room connects with an apart
where hot meals and oysters are At all relsas
times at their command The only coniif-...
membership established are an entrance e..
30 cents, and small tax Of TWENTY-FIVE en-.
month to pay simply the running erueg-.
the eiuo. The plan is certainly a comment.
one and the company feel much enc1ur,,a.i i.
the success thus far IN keeping their men finn
FNHa aHaarms go -
'iie 'eiii p'4uohs OF tle many gambling and ,'-tm
Driving out to the sc Cheever .-- III.
were introduced 10 Mr. Oliver 5. Prs.i..-
of the agent Mr.. John o. Presbrey II, ,.9-,.
ously accompanied Us in our tour lf 5fl-.rg5-..-.
and furnished US with the iufsmatie S..
desired
The entrance to the Bel Is about 500 fret above
the Lake. 1t i $40 feet deep AMI the excl,,.
tons already cover an extent ofahout four acf..
200 men are employed The pay roll o. r.
Co. Is 5000 per month. There are four ,t4-.
communicating with the interior one perpeu.
ular and three Inclined. In one Of the latter
400 steps with descent Of 600 feet AFFORD t
usual mode for passing to and from the Del
Near the perpendicular shaft, which Is ai.-..
twelve feet in circumference and Is liyiIei r-
two entrances for the passage Of buckets, IS Oh.
engine room and drums This engine +, .u
horse power The drums ere reyolvel DIS font.
of friction, being brought IN contact -iiI ~..--.
revolving on shaft passing directly t
them. They can be thrown into gear hs 4..r
and are under the complete control Of the -l...
eer by means Of system OF brake of -t -,
The buckets hold about II tons of 0rr .a.
We hal the peasure-ifit can be So caleI-.
being lowered down this, where sight ma- .-
eyes as soon As they could pierce the llr,--.
fE.sssf .a.. r~t.H o
D0reg Illustrations Of Dante's inferno Do
ton to tie two ir....-s already mentioned q
also one other on the same shalt. which tl-.
with one connected with another ergi ..-
near the shaft down which the step ron
tgtes to- motive power by which cars -.t
bach aud iort,. On tracks laid ou lr 1
plane from the bei to ,ie dJcl ~ the rr..
three quarters Of a nile distant 4e
the Lake.
On one Of these railroads a wire cable -H
feet is usei, on the other one $500 .s.- T.
bed produces 10000 tons Of ore a 7a--. 0ra..t
20 900 are shipped to diierer- points, .a.--
for mixing with other ones, an d. -.-...-..-
used az the furnace being carrie. -.-. .---
over : LlgnI- road As the grail fills ra..-
quite steep IN soIae IlaGe-, en- .-..-..
of - tons Is carried al q tiIae
The ore is Of two grades, chunk ll --- f-
following analysis Of it was made tv PIT t.l
Hayes Of Boston in 1886
ProJo-peroxide Of iron, 1855
Phosphate of lime and iron,
AmphibOle
Sileic acid, o."
FuauIerJ-- IRON
The nrorortiou If tho pat,1Ii. irou f.ir- H..