The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-17
IrHndaIe Coal & IrOnPrOperty,
PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA.
Line Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
near the Grafton junction.

Aud are connected Herewith by a branch rail.
r0ad oil uniform gauge and construction: dis.
tant 80 miles from baltimore, % miles from Cum.
bcTland, 100 miles from Wheeling, ia miles from
taFEers6urg land 65 miles trOm Pittsburgh hy the
line Of the Pittsburgh and Charleston RaiIrond
now building southwark across West virginia. hy
mems Of which road II has access to the markets
oil the East and West, and will AhOrtly also have
Access 10 the markets Of Pittsburgh and The tnsp.
netie ore deposits Ci Virginia and the KannWha
Inc lkACI Of LANDS embraces I,i2O acres, Of
which 30 urc under cultivation, the remainder
being covered with heavy growth Of valuable
TIMBER.
1t Is Rlsn undcrlaid bv THREE DISTINCT WORK
ABLE VEINS OF GOOD COAL. arrrsAihle at OF near
The surface, D. and feet tn thickness respective
~, which have been tested and worked on thisHnl
ndlaee1t properties for many years The coal yields
hne LUSTROUS HARD-GRAINEU COKE
SUITABLE FOR IRON MAKING.
There are also In close proximity to the hituml-
nous coal THREE SEPARATE BEDS OF IRON ORE
OF the variety known to miners as CLAY IRON
'OSE, so largely in use In English FurnarcI
ranging from y inches 10 1 feet Ia thickness, ana
no easily mined that II can b. placed At the Furnace
stack Al 81 90 per ton.
In luxtapositiOn with the iron belts nre LIME
sIONE, suitable for iluxing purpose. FIRE
CLAY and building SANDSTONE. suitable Tor
constructing Furnaces, Ovens, &c.
Among the permanent STRUCTURES AND
IMPROVEMENTS, erected iOr the most part 10y
the Company, are
ONE HoT-BLAsT FURNACE, 80 feet stack,
Two BLOWING ENGINES. sO.hurse powfr.
made by sWeeny Il Son, Of Reading.
HOI=HLAsT APPARATUS, IS feet stoves.
FOUR MILES OF RAILROAD, 4SIs gauge
Sidings, switches IS and CO pound rail, we'll Iail
and hallasIcd.
ONE sAwMILL, Turbine wheel, circular Saws,
carpenter and Io6lsGl9p complete.
FOUNDRY, including cupola, mnlts, castings
MACHINE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP, with
lathes, drills, dc,
3s wORKMEEs DWELLING HOUSES, dou-
BILE and single gardens attached, In good order.
sIOREHOUSES,E ENGINE HOUSES, OFFICES,
Sheds, Cofing Pits, TTesles and all the TramEays
DTiItS, 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 in successful operation for
several years. They were laid out, worked aud
enlarged under the Immediate supervision Of one
Of the largest manufacturers; the whole exDepdi-
lure on the property being upward Of $500 900
The Blast Furnace has q capacity OF turning on I
ten to twelve tons Of pig iron per day from the
ores On the estate, which product has ranked rs
No. and foundry lgrRy forge and whitel iron in
the ONO River markets The capacity Can be
greatly increased nj hut little cost BY the erection
OF second furnace the site for which is selected.
There arc but few, II any, sites more advantage
ons Tor the successful, continued and profitable
manufacture Of iron; the fuel, the lux and the
ores being all on the same property, and connect
ed with the furnace by rail. Pig irun, with the
existing facilities has been made by the season al
coat OF SIS per ton, and this rate can be lessened
by improvements In temptation.
Further particulars, Geological and M,aiHg he
giHeerI Report, eau be had on application 10 the
lietOtvcr, at q NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.
THEODORE M. DAVIS, Receiver.