, 1874-07-27
botwoon vast dopohita

bea--unndwiohod botwoon ,vaHt dcpohits
of coal and Iron ores, ii many In r;
ntanooH not more than LOO rods apart tto
alvory oolo whilst Tho cont Of mining I: Is nnaor
9l por ton, tho uonmB or bot1s varying from o to
20 foot in toknoBB, aud tho oros 1t, many plncoa
80 convenient that 1000 tons l1,ay DO dalodged
sa to 90 an acre. which, III tho ucghuorliood Of
pl.tshnrg, would roalizo at, 00D Or $4,000.
j. Tho general pricon Of matorial At tho fnruacos
tlioro aro, for q orc % for coal, s1.4o, and tor
ooat Of s15 per ton, aud consequently We cannot
bo SURPRISED to find Southern sou-poop1o undor-
nolling FttHburE manufacturing Ia their own
homo~narl{ot English capital IL steadily ilow-
population Of 100000 1t m early day.
At q 1ato msotlng Of tho pig~tron makers In
Philadelphia. thoro waa u,aoll talk about au H.
croaaed tariff nganut Drtia4 iron; but what
good thoy might expect from 1t would to d,tllcnt
agaluat tho Bouth; but Abraham L!noolna soo-
ond thought destroyed forever nay chsnca Of
that. Tho surost oourgo would DO strenuous
o,denvor to meet tho South BY reducing tho ooss
Of manufacture, and no distriot OF tho North Ia
20 vol prepared for auuh all ottoontor as yours.
You hnyo tho bout of fuel for producing an frol!!
worth Blu per ton moro than Any coal-wofIad
iron. AMI. hy converting your orc iaeo the ~
position to 1noos tho South In any mar
.ket. Thoro ia no nocoaaity for grind
lhg, pressing, or drTiug yonr pont for
thp blAst-furnacn, and for puddlinE 1t
would l'o usouHn; IN both casou It might bo used
III its arudu atato aftor bong draiuel rs to
i,cd Ito load Of wator to so to 10 per caut which
ouuld bo accomplished by drawing 1t from itH bod
to higher ground. Tho raw poat, exclusive OF
cnrrlage, would cost at tho works nbout rs oonss
ner ton; tllia quantity. ~ tho form Of gas, pro-
duesl by q :simpta aud tnoxneuatya pronous,
would. in s1o furnace with cold blast, reduce
sufficient orc to produce ono ton Of iron. and tho
aatno amount appliol to pudding would convert
the fhE for ono tpn Of blooms. fsorn WHICH It
would appear that tho cost Of tho fuol-exclasiyu
Of lhe uArriago Of thc peat-ln tho two procca,a.
far converting GRO iuto hlnouta uoad not o1ceed
| 90 per ton OF blooms, witch would include tllo
| fuol lost by tho wnato Of iron III tho pudding
| process; tho woignt Of fuel would DO exclusive
| OF the wnter. :, :
/ 1n tho btaat-turs1ace II would ,bo neoosaary te
provide somo material for tho purpose OF nopa
rating tho ore; this might bo eithor hal f-charros
aood ulabe. etc., Or it might DO air~dred peat
| In chunka ot about 9 inches square and II
| iEriles long, as out from it's natarat bed, Or
mixture Of both wood aud peat; this aoparatinl
! fnei would, Of oourse. reduce ita quota Of. orc
12co; tho consumption Of tho gas, supported b
/ au adequate volume OF atmospheric mir, over nu
1 above chat which would DO necessary Tor IN
combustion Of tho separating fuel. would oyolf
=! T. cliomical h9at OF 4,dD1 apgfccs:: J.,
Z lcaye it to 4oso intGtestod, who aro nc
| tSuaintod wlth tho cpat ut which orc aud llme
eH0no car DO procured. t. calcf!nto tue COST OF
ton of pig-ron or blooms BY thiu Proceoa. Som
arrangement would bo roauhed Tor regulatif'
tho supply Of hydrogen to Tie :snlolhlng fnlnGo
Jos1x a., WH1NF1ELn.