Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-17

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These veins have all been opened
by Professors Roberts and Newman,
and others. If three foot vein Of
coal will give to the acre 5000 tons
iron ore will yield three times that
amount, or Is, 900 tons. 1t is neces-
sary To make this matter plain, as the
amount to some might seem fabulous.
Now, we find that instead of having
only three feet Of ore TO the acre, we
have some six times that amount upon
this property.
Now suppose we take out five hun
dren tons in one day; we will have
one hundred and fifty thousand tons
in year, or $50 days; to go on at
this rate of mining it will take six
thousand years to get out the amount
specified as being on this portion of
the mineral lands lying in Keating,
and this is very small portion of the
township. With these figures and
the facts heretofore stated, capitalists
have the matter set before them clear
ly and plainly, and all of which can
be vouched for.
To dig 500 tons Of this ore per day
will take 400 miners, which will re-
quire each miner to cut II tons per
day and put it outside into the schutes
or cars, as the case may be. This
number of miners will call for about
so laborers to handle the ore and get
it to the proper place, exclusive OF all
others required in and around the fur
naces and mills. Thus it will be seen
that to mine and manufacture 500 tons
of iron ore per day will require q suf-
fcient number of men to make quite
a respectable village.
Forty years ago DanvilIe was very
small village Now, with her furnaces,
rolling mills, forges, pudding furnaces,
&C., she has increased from popula-
tion of seven or eight hundred to
nearly fifteen thousand. The mining
and manufacture of iron alone has
made that place what it is to-day, and
it has no other important industry to
support it. Danville has now to trans
port the greater quantity of her ores
hundreds of miles. She is obliged to
go east, west, north and south to get
ores TO keep her manufactures in op-
Grafton. Now, the question comes
home-why cannot Keating township
become the Danville of Clinton county?
There is nothing to prevent it. We
have more of the material of all kinds
than Danville ever had, and coal
enough to supply all demands for Gen.
turies to come, while they have to i'm
port their coal from distant fields
both anthracite and bituminous. Here
We have all upon the same property,
one lying above the other.
There is no coal or ore field in tho
State that has better outlet TO mar
ket than this. The coal can oe mined and
shipped protitably as can the ore also;
or they can be used for the manufac-
ture of iron on the premises to equal
ifnot better advantage. The railroad
that is now likely to be built will ef-
fectually open tho mines to the east
ern market. and can be constructed at
a comparatively ligh: expense. The
grade will be lighter than on many
roads that TODAY wind their wav M
mountains and passes. and are buiit
at great expense to reach the beds of
ore and coal.
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All this extra steam power makes
the coal more expensive TO both the
producer ana the consumer. NOW, 70
reacn tneso points py new route, let
US start AZ tne mouth Oh tne o'nhema-
non'ng ana iohow tne main stream 70
hartnaus proper tnen we have
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