Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-12
ANEW SITE FOR IRON MANUFACTURE.
The West Virginia Iron Mines,
ADVANTAGES on BENNINGTON.

ADVANTAGES " hUNllNGIUN.
Correspondence y. Y. Trihune.I
Swallowing the present ard constantly
Increasing demand for iron and its various pro-
ducts. call the attention OF those interested In
the matter 20 the Advantages possessed by the
City OF Huntington Tor the profitable erection
and operation q blast furnaces, ruNing-mirs, sc.
am aware that IN the selection of sites Tor fur-
naces several points are % Dee 1rst carefully con
sitcrcd, viz, Accessibility 10 good ore in SUM-
cient quantities, Accessibility % a proper quality
% coal a, low prices, ability 90 procure labor At
fair rates. uearuess 90 market aLj cheap trans
pOrjarOu These aGvaI ,Jcrs are present IN
Huutiugt 'u, and IN a degree, think, that can
not De surpassed az any point where iron can DE
made. First, as % ores. The Chesapeake u
Ohio Railroad, whose terminus is gt this point
passes Immediately through or i'm close proximity
% some OF the most immense bed, o. the richest
ore in the United states. Ia Allegheny County.
Va, within two miles uf the road, by an easy
grade We have "a deposit II hematltc and spar
r. ores where face Of 90 Co - feet IA hight. eN
tending along TIE entire face % "a h!ur more
than hail a mi.e in leugtL, Is oFeu 10 view, and
vicinity. Al Panther Gap. the foSsiIferous and
other ores are on the Immediate line Of the road
IN rNhaustiess quantities. Scar Goshen, IN Au-
Custa County, there are immense beds Of brown
hcmatite aud other ores. wing above the rail-
read, and extending for miles parallel with it,
Thes, ores show various degrees u richness I'm
aSslyiug, but they have been worked many
wears, and the furnace ia the true test. For
nearly every TWO tons Of ore put utO the furnace
q ton Of iron is yielded, and by care in the selcc-
zion o. the ore This result can De attained AT all
times. The Dolly Ann and Lucy Selma ores in
Allegheny County, and the Elizabeth and Esta-
line ORES IN Augusta county thesehames relating
10 the title Of the furnaces at which they are
used, average 30 per cent iron from she furnace.
These ores an Dee put in the stocs-houSe at Hun
uugton for S per ton. Second, as 10 coal In re-
p.y u an inquiry on the subject. Mr.. c. Meuden-
hall, an experienced iron-master, SAYS:
NAV briefly say. that we have thoroughly
tested your hanaw IA coal ga our own furnace,
With fhe MOST : .tisftCtorY results. regarding 10
as better adapted "a smelling iron than any
known Goa. " The Allegheny field. The estimate
On which our furnace manager holds these GOALS
IS evidenced hy The fact that ! am authorized %
contract for a supply 20 Dee carried w the river
% Wheeling for use in our furnaces there.
An extensive acquaintance with ueary all parts
OF the Allegheny cCai-rriis Justiues me in say
ing that know 81 no cDJ' equal 20 10 IN every
respect. ana there IS no portion OF the field so
richly developed as on the waters Of the Great
hduaWhu, or where u cln Dc brought into use az
SO cheap a rate.
This coal can De bought az Tie mines for i've
or six cents per bUsheL The railroad offers very
cheap transportation, so that az the outside i,
WILL not cost over eight cents 'ushcl at the fur
uacc. In addition % this. huntington will soon /
he connected by the Lexington 4 Big Sandy /
Railroad, now undercontricf, with the Kentucky !
Ashland coal fields, IS miles distant This coal /
Is The first IN use az ne flrUtres IN The Hanging
Rock iron region. The superiority Of the iron /
produced there IA the d. 81 evidence that can he |
offered As to is fitness for The purpose for which
70 Is used. The coal can be delivered nc the fur
mace for seven cents per buShrl. Limestone is |
abundant AMI can ne delivered at 81 20 a tom
There l. little likelihood Of new furnaces being /
established IN the Hanging Rock region. ms those 1
already established have monopoly u the ore, |
coal, and transportation. controlling oycra humid
red thousand acres Of land the source ~ the ore /
and coal IN use, and the railroads used in it, /
so that new Corners must pay /
really a royalty 20 The Old furnaces. Astoa /
market, We viii have, in the course OF two years,
demand az this point for lCO tons Of iron per dav,
for csr-Nheel factories and other Industries row I
n progress AZ this place; bur outside u that the
OHIO River gives as thoroughfarc by which our
products may DE sent % any part OF the ono and /
Mississippi Valleys at the very lowest rates. and
while our freights 90 Eastern markets are lower
-DsU by most lines, yet it is not likely that iron
viii be sent thither, as it commands q higher
prize West than East.
These are the great items for consider ton.
'ut ia addition 20 all this we have a slIubrious
climate, bcautifu, location, cheap provisions.
md a quiet, pleasant, moral community. Pre-
'eatIng so many points o. attraction. we believe
c SONY necessary 10 bring them TO the notice or
hose contemplating the establishment or extern
'oD ~ iron works, % induce them TO visit rs and
make a personal Inspection Of the facilities Of
Erred To recaP'Ciat-. we OFFER 50 per cent o-eS
'chveTed here 40 = per t12 cual 20 S2s1 "a 500
'er Ton, limestone, DO :, so per ton all nut M the
tocS al tLe above ngurvS. Say f'r one ton Of
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