New-York tribune., 1869-04-03
IRON And ZINC IN NEW-JERSEY.
RAILROAD EXTENSION IN SUSSEX coUNTY-THE
ROADS TO BRANCHvILLE AND FRANKLIN
ANTIQUITY OF THE WORKS AT AND0VER-
s THE FRANKLINITE MINEs-ZINo MINING


| ROADS TO BRANCHvILLE AND FRANKLIN
! ANTIQUITY OF THE WORKS AT ANDoVER-
| THE FRANKLINITE MINEs-zINo MINING
| THE HAMBURGH HEMATITE.
fPRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 3D. -
NEWTON, N. j., April 2.-The development
OF the Iron and Zinc mines OF this County has given
new impetus to Improvement and the Sussex Railroad
extension is now completed TO within mile OF Franklin
village at the base OF the shutdown Mountain IL miles
distant from this place The Sussex Railroad has been III
operation 10 this village since 1884 Abouttwo years ago.
an extension 10 Branehve begun MS an outlet 10 e
Agricultural products Of that part OF the country lying
along the Blue Mountains, and now so far complete
that regular TO New York is to run daily from
the village connection with another train from rp
burg opposite Easton the Morris and Essex Raroad
But the soil about Branchyile and the charming Vage
OF LAFAYETTE on the line Of the road Is not rch IN
mineral wealth like many other parts OF the county
ana as consequence the work has dragged slowly along
toward completion Though the track is down almost
10 the terminus, the road Is not balasted Deyond
Warbus junction, four miles from here where IL inter
sees the line to Franklin On the other hanu tue
Franklin branch begun in May OF last year. Dut mas
been pushed rapidly forward that the workmen are
now engaged in the heart Of the village, and In Two
or three weeks we will have Irregular trains to Frankln
This s owing to the necessity OF providing means for the
transportation OF the iron and zinc produced at that
place both OF these minerals being found In such great
quantities warrant the assumption that that obscure
The road extended TO Hamburg and Vernon ana
I'm the end connection will formed with the Warwick
Valley Road which IS a branch OF the Erie. From the
Hamburg line, about one mile from the VlllaRe'
Il is intended 10 build q spur to the Pochnck
bematite NINE In addition TO these roads, which are
pretty certain be constructed there are other projected
lines as from the zinc mnesat franklin toAndover from
Newton TO Belyldere and from Hacketstown to water
Cap principal objects OF the two latter roads being to
supply the furnaces with anthracite coal from the Penn
sylyana mines The projected road from Franklin to An
dover be- built II built at ALL by the NewJersey zinc
Company the Sussex iRaroad extension having been
made by the Boston Franklnite Company, the latter
having no interest in the znc mines
II can be readily that when all these roads are
constructed ssse1 County VIII be pretty well "cut MP"
by rival lines and excellent means OF oommunica-
ton with the coal regions aud with EewYork We are
now entirely dependent upon the Morris and Essex ana
the Sussex .RaIlrOads, which ntersect at Waterloo, IL
miles from this place. When the double track OF the
fcrner road now completed Summit shall extend along
the whole line, and have outlet beside
bv way Of the Erie isolated condition will be re-
eycd and the Of the country can be
RAPIDLY developed It IL 20 these resources to which the
DEVELOPMENT OF tie county tie construction OF rail.
roads been due iu the past. and from which more
may be expected in tho future. Many years ago, when
the furnace at AndoveT Was IN full working order,
horse railroad OF about three gauge WIS built 20
supply the works with coal Th Of course. gave place
20 moro improved methods and track for the steam
horse took 1.-The place OF rude construction OF another
generation. The Andoyer nnne is stil worked py
tho Trenton Iron Company, this Company having
reopened the works abandoned after the Revolutionary
War These mines among the oldest IN the country,
the furnace having been built early as l763 During
the Revolution the Andoyer mines were taken posses
sion OF by the Continental Congress- and the army was
supplied with iron and steel from these works There
are number Of other mines IN the neighborhood but
s..fuaa ghsAaf hell
ing 10 the Boston Frank ktuite Company, ut Franklin
Franklin thriving village OF Sussex County, N. j..
containing Baptist Church, two fOrgos. blast furnace
aud several mills suc the Information one may OBJ
tain from geographical dictionary relative ITO this out
ofthe.way village but knowledge Of s frankline and
zine is not go readily accessible. Franknite IA mineral
Of an iron black color about hard eldspar and
slightly magnetic II found In Mine Hill at tho village
OF franklin and In Stirling Hin distance to the
south OF tho village aud neaHOgdensburg In these
hills there layers. not separated by seam, and
constituting only yon these layers being different In
there meteorological character The one layer lis usually
deomlnated the ycn, and the other the ranknlte
vein. At stirling Hin only the zinc vein has been worked.
the ranknte vein bang left untouched. The franknite
ore Is peculiar those put the production Of iron
vigorously prosecuted owing to the lack OF
facilities, Notwithstanding &c musr valuable I'm
making the best quality of iron and steel The ore Is
worked in the charcoal furnace at Franklin but
some New-York New-Jorsey, and Pennsylvania capital
taken hold OF the matter and intend prosecut
ing tho work with vgor. They supplled the capital
for building the Sussex Railroad extension 10 three mines
and works. propose erecting during tho present year
two new anthracite furnaces at tho village CT Franklin
great advantage by the Boston Franknte
Company is the conguty OF the ore 20 their furnace
and orges iron mlno being under the old charcoal
furnace ITSELF and the other shafts being sunk In very
close proximity to It, Sussex County depends for It's In
creaso in wealth and the steady Development OF ts
sources upOnts Franklne ore even more than the zinc
In Mine and Stirling Hills. I.f .-.i.'- t...'I .4
Tho zinc mines OF Sussex County supplying about
25OOO tuns Of year. 1t is manufactured into white
oxide spelter yedng 1000 tuns OF tue oxide and 500
tuus OF metallic zinc per annum. Tue whole product OF
white oxide In the United States Is 10000 uns, aud these
mines alone produce nearly much the yearly
sumption Of the country leaving considerable quantity
for expectation The manufacture OF spelter is
cent in Its introduction and the supply Is still short ofhe
demand, the annual consumption being 5000 tuns OF
which 800 imported. These figures give
idea Of the value Of the zinc veins in Mine and Stirling
hills ..u..' I.Ht.I .l..
have already alluded to the intention Of carrying tho
road forward To Hamburg ana Vernon aud the proposed
spur 10 tho Pochuck hematite mine The mine is two
and half miles northeast of Hamburg, and large guam
titles OF the lore have already been taken from 1t aud
smelted in the Hamburg Furnace. Workings still In
progress at this mne aud 1t promises well ever
Hcmatite though found in small Quantities g. sesTsi
other places In tho State has proved abund-
ant as here and, with the railroads completed, and
greater facilities for the manufacture OF Iron must be-
come almost as valuable as frahklnite. '.
This cursory glance at the mining resources OF Sussex
County would not be complete without allusion
the by whom these are being developed
Moses Taylor and William y. Dodge OF New-York and
John l. Blair Of NewJersey, may properly be said to be
the leading spirits though many other persons oontr
butte to the work by their capital we'll their energy
and enterprise. But while these furnished large
part OF the toward constructing the road from
Newton TO Franklin they left the management In the
hands OF the Railroad COMPANY was