The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-13
Said lands aud works are situated in
PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA.
Line Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
near the Grafton Junction.

And are connected Herewith by branch rail-.
foau, oil uniform gauge and construction; dis
tant go miles from Baltimore, % miles from Cum.
berland, 100 miles nom Wheeling, ia mlles from
rarkers6urg land % miles from Pittsburgh by the
line Of the Pittsburgh and Charleston Railroad
now building SouthwRrd across West VlrHInla) by
means Of which road II has access 10 the markets
Of the East aud West, and will shortly also have
access to the markets OF Pittsburgh and the mag
netc ore deposits Of Virginia and the Kanawha.
The TRACT OF LANDS embraces I20 acres, OF
which go are under cultivation, the remainder
TIMBER.
1t is also underlaId by THREE DISTINCT WORK.
ABLE VEINS OF GOOD COAL. accessible al or mar
the surface, and feet In thickness, respective.
J., which have been tested and worked on this and
adjacent properties for many years. The coal yields
4 dne LUSTROUS HARD.GRAINED COKE,
SUITABLE FOR IRON MAKIEG.> T
There arc also 10 close proximity to the bituml-
nous coal THREE SEPARATE BEDS OF IRON ORE
Of the variety known to miners rs CLAY IRON
Si0hE," 50 largely in use 10 English FurnaceI,
ranging from y inches TO feet Ia thickness, and
so easily mined that 1t can be placed at the Furnace
stack at 81 so per ton.
In juxtaposition with the iron belts are LIME
STONE, suitable for ilu&Ing purposes FIRE
CLAY and building SANDSTONE, suitable for
constructing Furnaces, Ovens, &c.
Among the permanent STRUCTURES AND
IMPROVEMENTS, erected for the most part by
the Company, are
ONE HoT-BLAsT FURNACE, 80 feet stack,
1l.9 boSh.
TWO BLOWING ENGINES, sO.hOrse power,
made BY sweeny 4 Son, Of Reading.
HOr-BLAhT APPARATUS, rs feet stoves.
FOUR MILES OF RAILROAD, AslS gauge
sIdngg, switches, IS and 60 pound rail-, well laid
and ballaSted.
ONE SAWMILL, Turbine wheel, circular Eaws,
carpenter and tool-shop complete
FOUNDRY, including cupOla, molts, castings,
MACHINE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP, with
lathes, drills, &c.
39 W0RkMENs' DWELLING HOUSES, dou-
BILE and single glrdens attached, In good order.
sTOREH0USES,ENGl HOUSES, OFFICES,
Sheds, Coking Pits, TreslleS and all the TramWays
Drifts, Openings, Stables and other structures and
excavations necessary for the operation and main
tenance Of an extended production and shipment
Of iron and coal.
The works have been Ia successful operation for
several years. They were laid out, worked aud
enlarged under the immediate supervision OF one
Of the largest manufacturers the whole expendi-
lure on the property being upward Of S700, 900.
The Blast Furnace has capacity OF turning out
ten to twelve tons Of pig iron per day from the
ores on tho estate, which product has ranked rs
No. and foundry (gray ioEge and Whlte) iron In
the Ohio River markets. The capacity Cnn be
greatly increased at but little cost by the erection
OF second furnace, the SIte for which Is selected.
There are but few, II any, sites more advantage
Gus for the successful, continued and profitable
manufacture Of iron; the fuel, the fux and the
ores being all on the same property, and connect
ed with the furnace by rail. Pig iron, with the
existing facilities has been made by the season at
cost Of SIS per ton, and this rate cn he IeSsened
by improvements In contemplation.
Further particulars, Geological and Mining En-
giHesTJ' Report, can be had on application to the
RecesVG, At q NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.
THEODORE M. DAVIS, Receiver.