Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-17
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0 An article published in tho Loci
i. Haven Enterprise Of May 8, ls74,givel
0 a full account Of tho operations Of thu
0 Wistar Iron aud Coal Company. Al
r what is said in regard TO the quality
OF the minerals Of the Wistar tract
. will apply to the whole coal basin o.
. this region, submit copy Of the
article entire
o wIsTAR IRON AND COAL COMPANY.
Tho Wistar Iron and Coal Company
is composed of the following gentle
men: DR.. II. Eldridge, President; l..
Averill, Vice President; II. W. Rath-
burn, Treasurer s. I. Reynolds, Sec
retary; s. I, Arnot, Frank Hall, S.
IL. Wadsworth, George NJ. Diven, Of
Elmira; Jay, Gould, of New York ;
G. u. Post and ]. w. Maynard, Of
Williamsport; John Pott, of Pottsville,
! and Isaac McHose, of Reading. Ths
real estate Of this company consists of
] 1900 acres of mineral and timber
lands lying on the Philadelphia and
Erie railroad, about forty miles west
of Lock Haven, within the angle
formed by the junction Of tho Sinne-
mahoning creek with the Susquebanna
river, in Keating township, Clinton
county. The tract is rich in deposits
of coal, iron ore and fire clay, while
the surface, which is well adapted to
agricultural purposes, is well supplied
with timber. The coal, which is found
IN abundance on the tract, is of
superior quality for iron manufactur-
ing purposes, losing only 20 per cent.
in weight in the process, of coking.-
Four veins, having an aggregate thick
ness of over fourteen feet, have been
opened and found to be easily worked,
by the usual system of horizontal gang
ways and tram-roads; there being
slight outward dip or inclination Of
the different veins, no difficulty can
ever be experienced on account of wa
ter, as the mines must necessarily be
self-draining, so to speak.
The ore, the mining and working
Of which is the paramount object OF
the company, exists in almost i'm
measurable quantities, there being five
veins,aggregating twelve feet in thick
nees, already opened. This ore has
been thoroughly tested, with the most
gratifying result, as will be seen by
the following report of jerome Il.
Boyer, Treasurer and General Mana
ger of Temple Iron Co, Temple, Pa.
OFFICE OF ISAAC MoHosE,
READING, PENN, Aug. IL, 1878.
Messrs. Eldridge d. AueriH, Elmira,
Ne,o York.
GENTLEMEN With this you have
Mr. Boyer's report of the results of
the working Of Wistar ore, which
you will find, | trust, favorable, and
with good results The ore works
well-can be worked by itself and
make good iron. Works kindand sat
isfactory in overy respect. You can
safely invest on this trial.
Yours respectfully,
Isaac McHosE.
TEMPLE, Pa, AUG. IA, 1873.
TO DIR. II. Eldridge and Leri AveriH,
Eimira, Neio York:
/ DEAR SIRs: We commenced using
/ burden of your Wistar ore, I mag
netic and ! of our hematite red oxide,
on Friday, August 1st, 1873. Burden,
1000 coal, $500 ore, and 20 per cent.
lime continued doing SO for fifty
charges. The iron produced there
from, No, 2 X and plain No. 2. Very
rich, dark gray color, very strong,
fracture Jagged and torn. A medium
open grain, rather round granular.
Left Wistar ore off forty hours TO
try again, and to bettor know whether
gases remain fixed in temperature and
condition of cruciblc when ore was
working which we saw in thirty hours
Worked very hot cinder fluid, clear at
Tuyeres, and after running ten to
twelve hours and feeling safe to 60 on,
MONDAY, Aug. 4tb), put on Wistar
ore again. Burden in all respects the
same. Put in 147 charges with this
result: ! OF the iron was No. ] A and
No. 2 X, balance No. 3 G. +. Still
dark, rich gray, very strong, and fair
ly pulled apart at fracture.
On Friday, August Sth, continued
using Wistar ore, but changed the
proportion from | to of burden, /
magnetic and hematite. Changed
limestone to 60 per cent owing to
your ore having considerable more
lime than our hematite. Continued
filing as above for 81 charges with
this result: Furnace worked very hot,
free and regular. Gases burning very
freely, showing no carbonic acid, Gin
der fluid, iron about is No. | A and
No. 2 X, balance No. 3 G. f., shade
lighter in color, still strong and jagged
fracture, inclined little red short.
Left off your ore for "a hours, put
on our regular burden, 1900 coal, q
900 ore, 40 per cent. lime, magnetic
and / hematite ores After "a hours
/ put on I Wistar ore and magnetic,
lime 60 per cent, continued for "a
changes, when your ore was all. Re-
suit: Iron about l No. 2 X and No. 2
plain, balance No. 3, color two. shades
lighter than when using burden OF
your ore. Very strong, pulled frac-
ture, moro Of fat fibrous, granular
formation, and the nature of tho iron
about 13 red.short to IL neutral.
The yield of the orc runs about 3s
per cent. when using 4 and Of your
ore, and about 40 TO AZ when using
only !, owing probably to tho hema-
tite; hux working moro direct on tho
ore than when larger portion of your
ore lie on.
The ore carries no carbonic acid,
sulphur or phosphorus, at least not
sufficient to show any trace while
working II in our furnace, which per-
nit mo TO state hero is a sure criterion,