, 1873-07-19
- FOR SALE.
Valuable Coal and Iron Property,
! BLAST FURNACE.
Farming Lands for Sale
Thy order Of tho Oou,ptrollor OF tho Curroncy>,
nf:IN0 rAHT or THE
.AB9ctfs oT tho
Ocean National Bank
: Of New York,


Will offer for ssto n that sraot Of lad and tho structure
and improvements thoroon, together With tho franohisos
and privileges belonging thoroto. known % tho
lroadale Coal and Iron Property,
and formerly known al tho Estate aud Work. OF
The FRANKLIN IRON And COAL COMPANY.
satd Andh mud works s[tuatod IN Preston County,
West Vrgnis tho limo ot tho Baltimore Ohio Rail
foad near tho Grafton junction. and connected thoro'
with by branch road Of uniform gauge md construction;
distant 80 mes from laltimorc oa from Oumbor-
land lW miles IRON. Whoons, ia mtos from parkors.
burg land 65 mos from Pittsburgh by tho limo Of tho
Ptshurgh charloston Railroad now building south~
ward Wett VirgtnA). BY moans at which roa IL
has to tho markets Of tho Ea.t nu Wcs and will
shortly also avo hcccas to tho markets. o Pittsburgh and
tho magnetic GRO deposits of Virginia md tho Khnanha,
? Tho TRACT OF LAND on1braoos l,12O acres Of
which 20 undor cultivation. thu rn,nh.ndor being GOV.
cred With hoavy growth of valuable Timber. =
1t IL also -uudorlald by THREE DISTINCT
WORKABLE VEINS OF GOOD COAL, acccs.
sbo at near tho aurEaoa o. H. and foot In thioknoss
respectively uho hnvo beon tostod aud uokod THU
md adacont properties for Tho coal siods
fine. ls.atrous, hnrdgrntned colto, suitable for
iron-mnk1nR.
Thore also In close prn1imy to tho biumtnoua coal
THREE SEPARATE BEDS or IRON ORE
OF the vartay known to miners Al "CLAY IRON
STONE" 70 largely in Ia English Furnuoos ranging
from nohas to foot In thickness. and oaslly mined
that 1t DO placed at tho Eu7na stack 81 por
ton.
In u1taposltion With tho fron-bo!ta aro Lf,cstone,
suitable for luxng purposes ffrc.C1ny, aud building
Sandstone suitable for constructing Furnaces Ovens,
Etc.
Among tho permanent Structures md Improves
ucnts oreotod for tho oAt part by tho Company nre-
Ono Ilut-Dlnst Furnace, % foot stack, tic bosh.
Two bfowtng Engines, 8o.horzo Dowor, nado by
Swooony Son, Of noadin9.
1iot-D1nst Aprnrutuss 2a.feet stovos.
Four Miles of RniIrond, A.sh gauge, sidngs,
awitohes, Is and 6opound rail- woll hid and bansod
Ono Suwn,tlI, Turbine wheel circular saws, carpen.
ter aud tool shop complcto., t',.,
Foundry, including oupoa, mo1la, castings, pat.
terns etc.
nInchlnc and Blncksulth Shop, with lathos.
drilsi etc.
80 sVorlxmcn's Dwel1tnR-IIouncs, doublo and
single, 9arlons attached, In good orlor.
storchouscs, EnRfnc-ilousc, Ohaccs, Sheds.
CokinB Pits. Trost1os, and all tho Tramways, Drifts
Openings 8ablos othor struouros and
uccossary for tho operation and maintenance Of
tended production AMI shipment Of Iron and coal.
Tho works in blast and havo beon suooossru!
operation for sovoral years. They laid out worked
and enlarged under tho Immediate supervision Of
tho largest manufacturers tho whoto expenditure on tho
has capacity OF turning out ten twelvo tons
pig iron per day from tho tho eatata which pro-
duct has rankcd No. and No. Foundry tgray forge
aud vha} Iron In tho Ohto Nvor markets. Tho capacity
can bo greatly noroasod Ut but nttle cost By lite
ton Of sooond furnace, the sito for which IA scoated.
There but fow, II Auy. sites advantageous for
tho ancoessfu continued and profitable manufacture Of
iron the fuel! tho ux, and tho bong al thu
property and connected With tho furnace BY rail. pa
iron With tho existing facilities, has boon adc by thu
at cost Of $a pos on aud this ratio DO
soned BY improvements In contemplation.