The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-04
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Al1NAA ~ fs4N% ~ SAStesNfa+ r
FrOm tho q 10 b n
We. Of 3 nSyl AAa y 9 et.,
the ird6 I'D coal d ositSoi other States;
Although the performance in some OIL
these cases does not quite come up 70 the
promise, and although the mineral depos'
ltsdo not AlWSys turn out 70 he IS limit y,
less, accessible, easily worked and llch ~
duality as OF first anticipated, yet year W
Eeai careful engineering does unuO3OIcH,
" disclose the existence In various IOca,.
lie, south and Rest, Of considerable lt III
and coal resources, and considerable LaC'I
lilies for their Development, A pofI W.'i
Alabama correaDoDdGnt OF the new 10TH
IT,. -1,ICjIE 81 the new Iron interests
l., SI.C..lia, BHys-thAt ten furnaces are
~: IN uISetaljbng In the State, and others
AZ ;inr -nlDcesa. Of LcdnstruCtlOn Higgins
hiuR.in the n1rtheastetUpArt OF The biEte,
t6ere extendS- uthWeserly through
Marshall, Blount and JetEs9nIco1nHeS
and probably-Fe sohiDS Int! Tuscaloosa
On elevated range 4En9lIMllRfsG AEQlJ noun
tain which % Rlmo9t one Bl4aSS AZ lEan
ore, He has heard th9 extent Of tlis
range given as high as one hundred miles
and Is Tow as forty, and the vein Of iron
| Is stated 10 be thirty Or forty feet thick
Itis Of he brand known Az TED hemstltP
And II Is said that Tue ore ylslds not letl
than INV ID 81 ftY per cent of iron Mos'
OF this vast and valuable property, ne wa va
| informed, had been bought up ~ Noitl-
efi capitalists, " ll0i have extensive inter'
ests 10 iron maAnEGt ttiFe. In Pennsylvania
| Again, large and valuable deposits are
found outside Of this range, In Shelby
Bib, Tuscaloosa, and other counties
which embrace different varieties OL0Fe
ouch d bEoRnlhematite, 3blAckgbAnt nnd
I needle ore. Indeed, II we may trust I'M
correspondent, the. ones of Alabama ART
OF mosbextt6ordinaTy richness. Thus
Tor example, hasaW specimen oirneedi[
| ore taken from the vicinity Of TuScaloosS
! which seemed TO be Ampat pure iron. Ht
was sure Il could be worked il iis raw
state, and produce superior articles g
4 Manufacture Ipleed; Il most resemhled
In appearance and texture, Q superior Ar
; ticle Of cast steel than anything else. ~
saw IN Bib county mass Of brown hem
"A RlLG HOu WHICH ~, hAblSlV " Rlb, ifSfH. "
i manufactured which commands in ~
market from. five dollars 70 eight dollar
per ton more lhBn other American brands
He saw specimen Of black band ore
taken from the coal Geld In the valley 9
the Black Warrior, where II is found II
proximity wNEG the coal, which was o
:, diamond shape. B1uie InIIaan inches upoI
each side, and about two. inches in tntck
ness, and which had the appearance NOR
Of piece Of solid cast iron than Of iroI
ore. He ID sure II would yield eighty Oh
, eighty.tiVe per cent Of iron.
Exactlys hOw1t@ we can credit these
enthusiastic .acCOppts iB not yet clear. Bu
It seems'vgy plausible and natural Tina
the Allegheny range, iq ilSsprolo1ngallol
. to the southwest, should reveal the sam
geological formation as incur state, &C,
companied by the same richness OF metal
! lie ores. Besides, we must remember tina
the Alabama railroads have as yet tappet
but a lew Of the iron regions The CORES
pendent In question urges that, when "
consider how much Of this region 10 "
primitive wilderness, and how little an!
: how specifically it'h9s been explored
and then also consider the richness WAlcl
these casual and Individual exploration
have developed, q more thorough ipyegti
cation will reveal an extent and Qualil..
Of ore "far surprising anything as yet dis
covered At any r9tei. Il Is clear tha
Alabama possesses a considerable sourc
OF wealth in her iron resources, which ar
rendered the more locally available fron
her having in the iron regions coal, goo
timber and excellent water courses.