The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-16
FROM BELIAIRE, OHIO.

Further Of hs 6eobgicdl Formation Of hi
Observation-Disclosures Beds Of Limestone and
SandstOne-NeD Lutheran Church Edt-
JH-AnOther Wind0U Glass Company
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Special Correspondence OF tho Pittsburgh Com
BELLAIRB, o. September 10, 1874.
In our geological formation Is found an
aggregation Of thirty'fve feet in thickness
Of compact limestone, which consists Of
two beds, one fifteen feet and the other
twenty feet thick. OF the first, Professor
Ollie says "some OF this, in places, will
make a desirable building stone, but
1t will require TO DO sawed rather than
hammered, as It 10 very friable,
but will polish well, and as It IL some
Times filled with coral FOSSILS and white,
VIII be esteemed for ornaments" And
Of the second: "a heavy bed OF CON-
pact limestone Of twenty leet in thickness,
some Of which ia magnetism and others
pure carbonate. This rock does not
quarry well for building material, and It's
chief value will be its use for cement and
manure, which 10 no small item" 1t will
be observed then, by the foregoing, that,
aside from the fifteen feet deposit Of ce.
ment rock spoken Of before, we have also
. quantity Of that valuable material In the
twenty.ieet deposit Of limerick. The
limerick from this bed 10 being exten.
Sively used in the blast furnaces Of our
neighborhood, utilization Of that ma
terIal that Is not ioreshadowed in the
above report, and which Is considerable
matter OF mineral wealth. This rock will
also make q good lime, and, 10 COM
pany with ordinary business energy and
go-ahead-itiveness to bring II into the
market In competition with other lines,
Il would prove paying investment. OF
this rock lime has TO some extent been
manufactured and exported, and whereV.
er used was pronounced Of superior
quality; and we entertain no fear oil the
result should II once be fairly brought be.
lore the dealers In that product Also, in
our invoice Of mineral resources, we are
constrained to mention two beds Of COM
pact sandstone; one forty feet thick and
the other eighty feet thick. The first is
remarkably easy oil access, and is valua.
BILE stone lor purposes Of masonry. The
piers and abutments Of the Wheeling and
Bellaire bridges are constructed OF this
stone, and the latter especially Is as dura-
bic as the eternal hills" The curbstone
Of our city pavements are quarried from
this bed, and we have them eleven feet
long, two feet deep, with six inch face.
We could not append more favorable
comment.
The German Lutheran congregation oil
this city are erecting handsome little
brick church on Fourth street. Success
will attend this effort, because they are
in earnest. The minister in charge gives
the work his personal supervision, and Is
frequently seen hard at work with the
la6orers.
A movement has lately been inaug-
urSted TO organize another company in
our city, having for their object tho man.
utacture OF window glass. Competing
railroads and river, and consequent
cheapness OF freights, coupled with our
natural advantages, are doing their work.
Our cnterprising townsman, Mr.. James
Nicoll, j., Of the planning mill firm Of
James Ncholl Sc Son, proposes, at some
time not far distant, 10 build novel craft
to ply on the Ohio river, and 10 be used
for purposes OF pleasure exclusively. Said
craft will be proportional go that her
width Of beam will be one.eighth her
length, and her depth Of hold about one.
fourth her width OF beam; She will have
only one deck, with rooms fore and aft
her boiler and engine for the accommoda.
ton Of her passengers, Speed and econo.
my in running expenses will constitute
the rule Of action In her construction.
Three men are to man her, and her iur.
mace and boiler are to be Of such types as
to make lots Of steam with a small guam
tity Of fuel. s. H. L.