New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-09
IRON MANUFACTURES.
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

THE STATE OF NEW YORK
MINES, FURNAoEs AND IRON MLLS-EXTENT OF
THE MANUFACTURE\AND VALUE OF THE
PRODUCTS.
A recent trip through the part of our State
famous for tho production Of magnetic and hematte
ores, together with thorough examination into the
business Of every pgron oundery in the Hudson River
district, on the Harlem Railroad and In Moriah town
ship Lake Champain has collected nyincing evil
dence that the Iron product Of New York at least not
declining.
Port Henry is thriving village on the western
shore OF Lake Champain, situated In the town Of
Mmiah. Tho Moriah Iron district 10 probably. in the
quality Of Its ores, superior to the Adirondack district
and Is certainly far egiby suated The immense
quantity of which has been dug from those hills In
stead OF aordng evidence OF appeciable dmnution
OF the remaining supply seems to prove the boundless
magnitude Of this of wealth AS the excavations
widen and deepen the quantity Of the mineral appears
to increase and Its quality almost universally improves
The mines, with but few exceptions, are reached by
the Lake Clamplain and MOriah Railroad The ores In
this district arc magnetic hematite never having
been found year. there were drawn over this road
$1,000 tuns OF ore, and since the opening OF navigation
last Spring nearly 10000 tuns have been thus far trans
ported The ore Is Of yerv fine quality, some of yield
Ing over 10 per cent Of IRON BY special agreement De-
tween Witherbees Sherman Co. and the Port Henry
Iron COmpany-the two principal iron firms at Port
ments of Ores The ores mined by the firm OF Wither
bees sherman & Co. are scnt az far east as st. john
n b. and westward far Cleveland, Ohio where II
Is used for mixing with Lake Superior ores Tne latter
are known as "red-shOrt" being duCte whom cold but
very brittle when hot This Ia caused by the presence OF
sulphur Owing TO small quantities OF phosphorus, the
ores OF tho Moriah district what Is termed "cod-
short that s brittle when cold and ductie under tho
influence of heat. by mixing tho two kinds, neutral
iron Is obtained There in the employ OF Witherbees
Sherman Co. go men, and five pits are worked. The
payroll shows thatS1OOo per month are paid In wages
The hours Of labor per day TO- except on Saturday
whom hours considered days work Their daily
shipments average 600 tuns. There are three varieties Of
ore sold by them and also by the Port Henry Iron Ore
Company, beside what Is termed "new bed" which Is
also divided into three classes or the first three vare
ties they Obtain-fOr pudding lump IS co. for screened
ore" flor furnaces), g. and for furnace ORE 20 per
tun. The "new bed" Il thus classified and sold: New
bed separated per tun) IS 6 new bed pure $o o new
bed furnace, 81 so. The Port Henry Iron ore
Company work three pits, and employ 1876
men. Their shipments, hours Of labor, and pay
roll, are the same Witherbees, Sherman & Co.
About five years ago. mine opened six mules from
Port Henry, which yields 1000 uns per MONTH fur
nishing employment to fifty men. The wages paid IN
1870 were ST. 1884, The prices obtained No. IS
No. q 81 so per tun. The Bay State Iron Company use
considerable OF the ore and the rest sent TO Troy Hud
Pittsburgh, ana Otner manufacturing lOCdHtlCo
The Barton bed about seven miles from Port Henry,
was opened before 1885, and Is now owned by the Bay
State Iron Company. 1t yields them about 700 tuns OF
ore per month Tho Cheever mine was one Of the
first opened in the town Of MOriah and Is little less
than mile from the lake shore. Work Ia continually
going and the annual yield OF ore Is 6OO tuns VI
this tho Bay State Iron COMPANY use nearly one third
the greater part of the remainder going to different FUR
naces In New-York and Pennsylvania. The ore Is
found In regular and perfectly developed vein, and Is
reached by five different shafts The greatest depth OF
the mine is $50 feet. There are $40 employees whose
wages from 70 to q 20 per day. The ore Is SOLO az
a Is for furnace, and So for lump
In place where is abundant, 1t would be sur
prng II advantage had not been taken Of its presence
to erect furnaces Near the wharf arc the furnaces OF
the Bay State Iron Company. stock company having
capital Of 100000 and Incorporated under the laws OF
Massachusetts. Their employees number $780, Including
those at their mine and their payroll for last year. end
ing May a. 1871 e27,46 including $4,000 expended
in teaminR. They work night and day as well as Sun
days. During the past year, they made 1875 tuns OF
iron, using tuns Of COAL T2a4 of limestone and so
Of ore.
The creator part Of their iron to the companys
roingmils South Boston, and the remainder Is about
equally distributed between the Albany Iron Works and
the rolling mills at Cohoes. The prices obtained vary
from $50 to $685.
Seven and half miles north OF the village Ia the
Fletcherville furnace. Its erection commenced
1884, and 1t blown in In August Of the next The
monthly product is $50 tuns Of iron The Company
ploy 50 hands, TO whom they pay t2,OcO per month
Their charcoal Is burned In 10 large kins each Of IS
cords capacity. They obtaining for their iron
from t3s to $40 per tun. The which they use is
wholly from the new bed" In Port Henry.
At Troy immense quantities OF pig iron are used As an
example the great OF business done here in iron
by establishments which do not make their own metal
there are the Albany Works, which manufacture
rolled iron and steel Of all shapes and Sizes axles vets
&C. using annually tuns Of pig iron besides great
deal Of scrap and bar anddsbursngin wages $4,000 The
Troy Iron Works are owned by H. Blrden eons. me
firm Was established in 1919 They have two mills,
steam and wstermil, the latter being worked by
oyershot wheel 60 feet in diameter In this mill-the
wAtermil-there are l6 pudding furnaces hve heating
sacb ram the steam mil there are two bass fur
naoes forge containing 40 pudding furnaces, rolling
mill with nine heating furnaces and I'VE trains OF rolls
oite and all the used the hemate ore coming from
P Ss Of E sHs
tract, and average o. hours per diem In both mills
paid y ISL Ia the nf %asss s Res
given only portion OF the pig iron used in the water
tu on 'a snnus allyn Ths SoTns a6e SnS
statement Of their annual consumption and production
and copied from their books of the last year. will be
TROY IRON woRKs-wArER MILL.
%coal Coarn4d--
Pig Iron used Pud Bars made Anthracite ''@hOa. Ore used
co SIS or T sst Or o oiss iSs 1880 s1Ss o
Not far from the center Of the city headquarters
Rensselaer, Iron Works and Bessemer steel Works at
Troy of the Fort Edward Blast Furnace at Fort Edward
manufacture pig iron, railroad merchant and ship irOn
and have met with great success In making Bessymer
As viii be seen below they make less than half OF the
total amount OF the pig iron consumed at their works in