The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-11-12

in the north west side of it was a corn
sound-fully as good corn as is grown on
the Scioto bottoms l went up to the
point to see the great fishing hole where
l had caught so many fine cat fish when
l was a boy. But the fishing hole was
gone-was dry land The bed of the
Creek had been ditehed-cut down to a
level with the bottom of the fish pond,
and now, taking advantage of the dry
weather, the pillow had recently run all
along the bed of the Creek, cutting it
still deeper
l went down the Creek to Jefferson
Furncae. This furnace went into blast
in October, 1854, and has been in success
full operation ever since, with the neces-
sary stoppages for repairs. 1t is now
making an average of eleven tons of first
class cold blast pig iron every twenty
four hours. 1t is small furnace and
the boilers are at the top of the stack.
Part of the flame which comes out of the
top of the furnace goes up chimney di-
goes under the boilers, and up chimney
at the farther end of the boilers. This
furnishes ample heat, and the steam was
pouring out with great noise at the
safety valve on top of the boilers JEFF
ferson has very large stock on hand.
The coal house is full of charcoal, and
thousands of bushels are stacked outside
The stock of ore is also very great. They
will continue the blast until perhaps in
April or May. They have only cold ten
or twelve tons of iron of the present
blast, and they must have over two
thousand tons of this superior iron at
Portland. They will only make about a
half blast next year, and will only do
that to give The men having families an
opportunity to make a living. They
have been refusing for months past TO
employ any new hands. The great stock
of charcoal on the bank, and the ex-
tremely dry weather, makes it very dan
gerous about fire, and watch is kept
day and night
The gentlemanly manager of the fur
mace, John D. Davis, went around with
me. We went down the long point
south to the Cow Pond" which was cut
out as before described, by the water
pouring over the point This pond is
nearer dry than 1 ever saw it. Mr.. Davis
and went TO the great sulphur spring at
the foot of the hill east of the pond.
once before described these springs
which are common along this
Creek The water threw up a sediment
which formed a cone like that formed
around volcanoes. The water came from
so great a depth that it did not freeze in
winter, and very early in the spring grass
would grow on the cone around the
spring. Here cattle would be attracted
and they would sink in TO their bodies
and rarely could be got out, but would
remain there and starve. There wa:
one of those springs west, at the foot O.
the hill on the other side of the pond
and SO many cattle lost their lives al
these springs, that the name OF "Cow
Pond was given 10 the place. l noticed
that the cone around the sulphur spring
Yves gone, and Mr.. Davis told me tha
some years ago when water became
scarce, the women about the furnace
went there to do their washing, aud the
cone took fire, and burned slowly nearly
all winter, until it was consumed.
In the creek bottom between the sui
phur spring and the furnace, the compa
ny have two wells. One of them now al
fords great supply of pure soft water
, Men pump it up and it runs into ditcf
leading to the furnace, and thus they ge
good supply of water. More than fort!
, years ago, during one of the dry sum
mers, l discovered pine log at the bot
tom of the original bed of the creek
near the point, close to this well. N,
pine has been known to grow within
. many miles of this place, since the rec
objection of the oldest inhabitants Mr.
Davis informed me that in digging one o
, the wells pine cone was found seven
teen feet below the surface. it was pei
feet when taken out, but in few min
? utes after exposure to the air it.crumbleC
to dust.
1 went south, passing the place wher
: my father built his cabin ffty-fve year
, ago-where the wolves came within fiji,
yards of the house and killed his youn
cattle-where we dressed the flax, driv
, ing willow stakes into the ground L
make a scaffold upon which to spreat
: the fax 10 dry it with fire underneath
} These stakes took root and grew, ant
became trees, but they have recentl,
been cut down. Near was great walnu
tree, four feet in diameter, sixty fee
: without a limb. A few years ago it wa
: blown down, and parts of it are yet a
, the foot of the hill Under it was sane
rock weighing several tons On this rocl
the Indians had cracked walnuts from
The great tree, making numerous linden
tations upon the rock Even this rocl
has been blasted and most of it haulet
) away for building purposes.
Near the great apple tree, where m!
father built his house in the year 1926
Mr.. Thomas Hughes has recently built
fine two story frame residence. Mrs
Hughes invited me TO stay for dinner
but l had. not time. 1 told her 1 hac
plowed the ground where the hous
stood, forty-fve years ago. Here W.
raised fax, and cotton, and indigo anC
madder.
The old apple tree has also been Gu