The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-07-23

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ores and fuel and for the various uses
incident to large furnace.
The hot blast oven is erected after
the improved Player patents, which in
sures high heat equally diffused over
the cast iron heating pipes, and is not
injuriously concentrated at any. one
point.
Ample boiler room has been provi-
ded and the furnace gases utilized in
making steam and heating the hot
blast oven.
Indeed the wholeimprOvements and
appliances, regarded in all the ele-
ments of strength, stability. ample
power, skillful construction, and en-
bodying the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
has excited the admiration of all who
have visited it. 1t is located at the
village of Riddlesburg at the mouth of
Six Mile Run; it has coal u miles a.
bove it, and abundance Of red hema-
tite iron ore at Tatesville mine, 10
miles south of it. All these supplies
are alongside and carried over the
Broad Top Rail Road to the furnace at
Riddlesburg.
The furnace was put in blast the Sd
inst. During the first week of its OPP
erations it has made 80 tons of superior
No. grey foundry metal. When full
load and blast shall be attained, il is
expected that 120 tons of metal per
week will be produced. The opera
tions thus far have demonstrated the
main question-the excellent quality of
Broad Top Coke. This result is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to the pioneer
friends of Broad Top and initiates the
era long and anxiously looked for
the iron making erd-the advent of
increasing prosperity to the whole Re
| gion.
The distinguished gentlemen COM
posing the Kemble Coal and Iron Co.,
have placed the friends Of Broad Top
Region under deep obligations by the
exhibition of their faith in its resources,
the investment of large amount of
capital, and the application of their
practical experience In the manufac-
ture of iron.
No company yet operating in the Re-
gien has excited so general an interest
in their success, and this success has
been hailed with unanimous JOY.
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Our experience teaches us that the
old proverb is true-''misfortune comes
not singly," but it is evident also that
converse of this proposition is also
truth. For, during the progress of the
construction of this furnace, explora-
tions west of Marklesburg, developed
presence of a mammoth seam of rich
iron ore along the flank of Tussey's
Mountain. There it was opened 8 feet
thick. Recent openings on the same
deposit traced to the Powelton Coal
& Iron Co.'S lands, west of Coffee Run,
show solid seam of iron ore q feet
thick This is not "pocket," but
! continuous seam of excellent iron ore,
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and extending as far as the measures
extend in which it is inclosed. The
one has been used and tested in the
furnaces OF the Cambria Iron Co. and
declared excellent. Who shall map
out the future of Broad Top, with its
inexhaustible supply ofcoaland coke on
the eastern flank of its Rail Road
and its inexhaustible supply of rich
iron ores along its western flank.
Minds that are open to the analyses
of great facts, may, measurably catch
cleaning of accelerated industry in
this long neglected department and to
some extent work out the rapid
growth of furnaces contributing their
products to the increasing demands OF
an AEGEAN age when the wealth,
power and civilization of nations are
measured and estimated by the STAN
dard of iron. But who can fully ap-
preciate the various branches of hui
man industry that will be indnced by
the success of this pioneer furnace and
the recent develoments of iron ores.
Truly, Broad Top CLEANS under the
Frightening rays of a new era. Solv-
ing the great problem so long and
clearly indicated to man by the Crea-
tor of all-the union in the furnace OF
the twin sources ofindustryand wealth
coal and iron ore.
We hail with unmingled delight the
dawn of the iron era.
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| SAxToN, Pa, July 10, 1869.
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