Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-28

--.s4 -hrr ID iawVer practising MS probes
s,7r Ia New lork. and the c1uh1entla-
accent of Sir. Bec1 Intimately associated
with the late .I1tu 4. OrlSwq-l. Ny brlns-
made brought ann and Mr John ms
law into the resu- stated company. shorty
sfre~uar-. Messr Nltnerne7. sherman 4
d.. and Ar BrIusmale himself touk stocE
Neither 1lr Van RENSSELAER, nor Mr.
~ sus.aw remained long Do tie company.
sl- Been and Mr Brinsmade purchasing
line latter gentleman Interest. In i'r-
csmber. l-6s. iprl Iala porI-1l q. each 20.
the four interest," was Surrendere- h, i--
mariners IN tne company so as O. admit th-
Burden % Troy into the concern and -elFr
-a each partner 0ne-Litr lntere- ll i--
nroperrr Mr. Bech Is since dead. ana nl-
interest ls now controlled rr Nj BINS
made e- executor of hi= estate OtnerwI7e
no ra~tner-rir remains Oh the same foot
in- as in ISIS but ua sooner naa me re-
zus-Ilatei company obtained possession 90
rnnIr property than tue legal eye 90 A--
Briu=1nala zE rh7r their title va mos
nrecarlous al4 impaired one. t-l-
aueuce Of the InuuMeraI.e lraeillt--- -hl0i-
ezt- 90 which nave already a-ia-e- i'i-
after endless worry and heavy expenditure.
me c7uuarv rncoeele- lr ruTlr-
rne-e irrle Interest," and a- lA-t iuln-
rhem=eIvz- DID, full possession 0i luer pr.'-
nerrv ana wira clear and valid t--e. w
a wear rner leased 10 O.. N uncrhat -1f
man Co., who worked It in c1nluactio1
with rhf.- OWL adjoining NINE 11i i
I-o4 me COMPANY Io1E the working Qi the
NINE into tneir own hand au- noa inaI
date me rwa c0mpanls- nave been 7'11r-uE
aut their riches side hv side I'LL. Do the
three great opening when each COMPANY
have made ODD theIr share oi tla bed, lheN
have both taken our such qa1uilues OF ore
g. % unite cne working. the line 81 le-1af-
cation being nov Only al imaginary one.
marked ry4 wire cord -trl1- across tle
Dit ~u.l was ta5 l-rl. -t Oh. -1rEei, 11-
most El-uah.e Ir0u-ullInE euIorr r--e Do t.f
United STATE IF not ID Ile whole word.
few wears a-. The production 1- ines ~
ramnanlss was about so 900 tons wear o.
n0u re8eae- five times tllt quantity
Inc aggregate uroducuau o.. tire $3.50
commands Tor the last wear Wa- $50 tons.
the Port Henry Company taxing oul about
twenty-five tons more per day tnau " timer
bee. sherman Go. Both companies nov
ever. nave other. though sIra--e-. mine -1
the immediate vicinity. tne Fisher and New
Ted Belonging -l the Port Henry Com
unrr and the New Bel belonging
~ NIrhernee sherman g. Company
These New BED mine are one and The
. -ame.and produce the most magnificent orf-
. perfectly Tree from phosphorus ana zulJa Die
i1- be=zemer and other steel. D- these
nine snail hHve more o. say Iu -uturt
letter ln the great bed I nave been writ
inc about the Port Henry company n7Te 20
F less than eiEnt slopes DO taer Inherent open
inE5 WiInerhea sherman g. Co.. nave
/ seven slopes in one part OF the Port Hen
~ workings tire r11i mas fallen in carving
nrH
. underneath the il1r wal tnev have 1lsc1T
cred a magnificent vein of ore. fourteen teet
ID rnicEness Ihev nave sunk new suRt-
20 the VEIN ana are just about commencing
O. WORK IN IT, In all. the Port Henry COM
uauv Owl bout i've hundred acres OF land
on the mountain of which ht-y acre are
known O. contain ore ItnerDef, Sner-
man d Go. own scyenty-uve acres but
f then twenty-five Of them are n the heart
Of the rich mines already developed. The
+ area of the working 0i the Two cOmpauIe-
as vet does not comprise more than slZ
acres All around the mines O large village,
called MInevlLl. has sprung up. The com
panies nave built nice nouse for their
agents ana superintendent ana cottage,
boarding houses and store Tor 1hG accom-
mediation Of their lab1rers and their fam
hes A Catholic church stands O. few rods
away. and miner hail IS On course of
erection
Two prominent features % the c1mpanle-
works are the docks. the rrestle work Tor
dumping the ore on the docks. and the raj
road leading ir0m the docks 70 the mine.
The trcst IeWork and docks alone cost 5000
600 The decks run along the lake shore
adjoining the New York and Canada Rail
road. which D. now being constructed The
treste-wCrk running over them Is one mile
ana a hall long, and there the bulk OF TIE
production of the mines lS accumulated
during the close 0i navigation. Ihls year
. .633 harge luads of ore nave already been
shipped from these docks, O barge load
averaging one hundred and eight ton. The
railroad b vel worth seeing. IL was orig
naliy completed -four wears ago. but the
companie~ itney are partners IN the dock
and the railr0ad) have since then expended
large sums upon IL. I'LL Il is now q hne
road as there Iu the uIted State Ire
tie work has been superseded ny emnank-
meut-. stone bridges have taken the place
OF wooden bridges, and the line mas been
relaid with steel rails. TINS was found o.
be absolutely necessary on account Of the
grade and spring iresheIs. Il mas 0i course
entaIiel heavy expenditure, and mas raised
the cost of the road % $40 zoo. But the
outlay mas We. repaid tine cOmpRnIes. The
rrade 0f the road which IS seven and a
quarter miles I'D length. t. / believe, the
-reepest ~ the c1untrv-:w1 hundred and
eleven t-er ta the mile Tins necessitate=
the employment OF powerful Locomotives. /
" hen The line was approaching completion.
Mr. brinsmade applied 20 al the Ioc0mo- /
tIve work. llr estimate, saying that he .
wanted engine 90 draw ten cars al the rate /
of eight miles an hour up the grade. Some F.
said they could not be made others thought /
tnev could make them but would not .
agree 10 guarantee that they should per
form the work. Oniy one nrm-the Bald .
WIZ Locomotive " arks OF Philadelphis-had .
sufficient confidence IN themselves 10 give .
the required guarantee. Sucl Is the pro
rress Of mechanical science that to-day the 1
cumnanies have si0comoIives that Will draw /
thirty cars mp the grade at twenfy-six mile
m hour They nave. all told. SIX locom1
tives and enc hundred and sixty cars. in
Guiding four passenger cars an equipment
Of rolling stock equal IN proportion to that
of the leading treat railroad corporation.
But this railroad, hy giving such immensely I
facilities OF transportation. mas
enabled the two companies % increase their
production IN proportion. / nave SAID that
q few YEAR ago the Joint production OF the
two companies was about %. 900 tonsa year
But the production mas steadily ana rapidly /
increased dHring the last I'VE years. ltwas
in