Connecticut western news., 1871-09-22
SALISBURY IRON MINES.

ticut Western, between the Housatonic river and the Twin lakes, In the north easterly part of this town, evidence and indications of the existence of iron ore, it is said, are visible. A lease for digging and selling the ore has recently been obtained by one of our citizens, from the present owners of the land, and on looking over the titles of ownership, he finds several allusions made to an ore bed, ore rights, &c., in that vicinity dated back to more than hundred years ago. The locality is on the eastern shore of one of the Twin lakes. The fact that an iron mine already exists on the shore of these lakes, adds to the supposition that iron ore may also exist in the locality, and that the twins are re- posing upon the same bed, as it is found that the ore of the Landon--Frink bed extends under one of those lakes: In case an iron mine should be found in that local ity, it might be inferred, perhaps, that it would be similar in quality to that of the Frink mine, which MT Landon pronounces to be fully equal to the renowned Old Hill: Indeed, all the ore obtained from the Brink bed, smelted by MT Landon at Chapinville, and the iron from which the wrought iron cannon made by MT Ames and recently pronounced by Commodore Hunt the best cannon in the world, was from Afr Landon's furnace, which may be regarded as an in. ducement to make further researches in the vicinity of the Twin lakes:
 A short distance westerly from the resi- dence of the late James T Ball, bed of iron ore was discovered at an early day ; indeed it has been claimed by some to have been the first mine discovered in town, and formerly called the Bingham ore bed, but is now known as the 'Scoville bed:' Tho ore is of the same quality as that of the other beds in town, considerable quantity of which was formerly carried into Massa chusetts, and smelted in forges and made into bars of wrought iron: More recently it has been smelted in the furnaces in this town, and elsewhere cast into pig-iron form for remelting and remoulding into cal wheels and other forms: For the last two or three years but a small quantity of ore has been raised from this bed: It is no supposed however that the bed is exhausted as this is not characteristic with mines ir this town: This mine is at the base of the Tachkanak range of mountains, which ren ders it probable that the deposit is extensive As an evidence of the early discovery oi this mine, a pile of ore which had evidently been dug but not raised to the surface wa. found by the miners few days ago beneath the roots of trees which they cut away, tho grains or coils of which indicated that they had been over 100 years growing: A chest nut board and an iron pick were also found under the pile:
 About mile north of this locality, tho Chapin ore bed was discovered about forty years ago, and the present blast or smelling furnace at Chapinville erected mainly fol working the ore of this bed; the iron, how ever, proved to be of a brittle nature, which is said to be attributed to the existence o manganese, mingled with the ore in sucl small particles that separation was imprac ticable, but which could be avoided proba bly, by deeper excavation, as the bed is sait to be extensive:
 About one fourth of mile south of thu Scoville bed, large deposit apparently O iron ore, has recently been discovered or the farm of the late Samuel Bushnell, or the side of the aforesaid mountain range and about one hundred feet above the base The location will probably tend to rende the mining of this ore less expensive thai at most of the other mines in this town Steam engines and pumps will not be re euired for the removal of water, and tn ore, instead of being hauled up stee grade, may have to be brought to the SUI I face by downward grade: The clos proximity of this mine with the Scovill bed. together with the general appearanc of the ore, indicates that it is of goo quality: From the peculiar location, an smaller openings and diggings in the imme diate vicinity, it Is thought this mine wi soon become one of the most valuable an productive in this section: It is about thre fourths of mile west from the Connectict Western Railroad: