Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-08-31
TFrom the Cumberland NUN Times

try for iron and steel works (of almost
any description than Cumberland,
but strange to record, she has none
but the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company Rolling Mill. Why there
are not more is a query we caunot cX
actly answer Perhaps old, slow
coach fogyism has had a good deal to
do with it the var cheated us out of
five years progress aad Improvement
and sufficient railroad facilities We're
lacking. The town certainly has not
lacked brains or capital, unless, may
be, it has been the kind Of brain to
conceive, plan or manage such works
as we are speaking Of. Yet we have
such men here now or near at hand
men ready and willing to enter up
on such enterprises and furnish their
share of capital. And W. take pleas
ure in adding that number Of our
leading capitalists and wisest, most
substantial business men have awaIl-
ened to the feet proclaimed in the
first sentence ot this article, and are
also ready to Join hands in establish
ing iron and steel manufactures at
Cumberland as soon as the red
uiste facts and figures can be ascer-
tanned
These gentlemen can derive much
valuable and interesting information
from James ]. Hobltzell Esq. of
l'rostburg, who is without doubt one
of the best informed men, and most
competent judges on the geological
formations Of this section of the coun-
try; in fact, of both the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge ranges He is more
over Il gentleman Of much experience
and large interest in manufactures
and thoroughly posted in all matters
pertaining to the iron trade, He
says Cumberland has all the advant-
ages that any other place in the coun-
try has-and perhaps better advant-
ages-to become great manufacture
ing centre If the iron in sufficient
quantity and Of good enough quality,
cannot be found in the mountains
Newfoundland that remains to be
experimental uponl it can be had
within rs miles of Cumberland Iron
ore of the hemutite or spccular spe-
cies-(which is one of the bcst)-
abounds in Berkeley and Jefferson
counties West \'jrpjDja between
IJaneocl, and Martjnsbure thick veins
or LAYERS, in sections. Mr.. II. is in
tnre,ted in a Iaron tract Of thj, iron
land and now has . marty Of men en-
oooed in SINKING a Shaft there He
also La. .rsonal knowledge that
Washington county ridges contain
the same ore, though not 50 abundant
perhaps and is satisfied that if the
iron ore in sufficient quantities can
not be had in AllD9any county
it can be got trola these points at low
cost.
II ,,,v i,a vn1] to state here by
wav Of d;@rnssinn = fact that ,uany
nnnnIa are NOT aware Of and which
viii snrrr;ea the,n.-,o-vif. that near
IL all the iron ore used at PITTSBURGH
i Lyouc,L+ from, thn I,l,n Sunnr;,,. rn-
Dion or the lannon's Iron Mountain Of
W;,,,,r; And vnt notuitL,t,,I;ra
III, ora,t oy,nn.o f,r iLo pow ,n,tn.
,;,I p;ttshnr,, !, fuIl of iron n,onnf,c-
tnr;es and I'll 40 moI,ing money
Tov. avon r. tlo Cu,oL.rI7nJ work.
,,aro ohl;gnd to get tha;r orc from tLn
san,o sn,,rro, II !. rart,in tLot tho
fn,;,,l+ ~ no ;ro, Nrnnnta;, nro
would he rs low if not lower to Cum
berland ria Parkersburg than to Pitts
burg by any route.
So m.cI cor from ". L,vo the
coal at o,, worry doors. and NJ, Uoh-
Iit1aII helinvas that this roal for cox
mo is fn],v as Good ~ the "Connells-
willie" while he AYERS that the MYERS
Mills coal is better for the same pur-
pose. The Connellsvile coal burns to
red ashes, indicating the presence of
iron the "Mver's Mills to white in
dicatino the abserc, O. iron. The
first leaves cIinkers; the latter does
not-shoving greater purity. Coke
has never been made from the George $
Creek coal bv the oven process, which
is the only correct and economical
one. Besides, water, which is required
in large quantities to extinguish the