The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-19
Said lands and works are situated In
PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA,
Line or tbs Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
near the Grafton function,

And are connected Herewith by branch rail.
road, Of uniform gauge and construction. dis
lant 20 miles from Baltimore, 92 miles from Cum.
bcrland, lO9 miles from Wheeling, III mIles from
Plrkersburg land Gj miles from fittsburRh by m.
linc Of the Pittsburgh and Charleston Railroad
now building touthwarl aCroSs West VlrVInlal hy
means Of which road II has access TO the uafkpis
OF Tie East and West, and Will shortly also have
access 10 the markets Of Pittsburgh and the may-
netic ore deposits Of Virginia and The KanRWhN
The lRACI OF LANDS embraces ,l20 acres. oil
which go are under cultivation, The Remainder
being covered with heavy growth OF valuable
TIMBER.
Il Is also undCrlaid by THREE DISTINCT WORK.
ABLE VEINS OF GOOD COAL. accessible nj or near
the surface, 3, and feet In thickness respective
y, which have been tested and worked on this and
adjacent proPeTiles for many years The coal yields
fine lUSTROUS HARD-GRAIEED COKE.
SUITABLE. FOR IRON MAKING.
There are also in close proximity TO tho bItnm-
nous coal THREE SEPARATE BEDS OF IRON ORE
Of the variety known to miners rs "CLAH IRON
Si0HE,' 10 largely in use In English FnrnaceS
Taneing from " inches to feet in thickness and
~ easily mined that can be placed at the Furnace
stack nj 81 80 per ton.
In luxtaposItion with the iron belts are LIME
STONE, AIita6lc for tllxing purposes. FIRE.
constructing Furnaces, Ovens, &c.
Among the permanent STRUCTURES AND
IMPROVEMENTS, erected for the most part hy
tho Company, are
ONE IIoT-BLAST FURNACE, 50 feet stack.
ll.0 bosh.
TWO BLOWING ENGINES, sO-honc power,
made by 6weeDy d Son, Of Reading.
HOT-BLAST APPARATUS, 2S feet stoves
FOUR MILES OF RAILROAD, 4s& gauge
sldingHs swltehes, % and co pound rail-, we'll lal1
and ballRHted.
ONE sAW,MILL, Turbine wheel, circular saws,
carpenter and toOl-ShOp CON plote
FOUNDRY, including cuPola, mods, castings,
MACHINE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP, with
lathes, drills, DC.
SO W0RkMENs' DWELLING HOUSES, dOu-
bic and ssnglG gardens attached, in good order
ST0REH0USES,E ENGINE HO USES, OFFICES.
Sheds COkingPIts, TreSlles md all the TramWays,
Drifts, Openings, Stables and other structures and
excavations necessary for the operation and maIu-
tenance oil an extenued production and shipment
Of Iron and coal.
The, works have been in successful operation for
several years. They wGrc laid out, worked aud
enlarged under tho Immediate supervision Of one
Of the largest manufacturers; the whole expendl.
tuTe on the property being upward Of S706 600,
The Blast Furnace has capacity Of turning out
len 10 twelve tons Of pig iron per day from the
ores on the estate, which product has ranked rs
Nc. n1 and foundry (gr1y iCEc and white) iron III
greatly increased, at but little cost by the erection
ol second furnace, the ate for which Is selected.
There arc but few, II any, sites more advantage
Gus for tho successful, continued and profitable
manufacture Of iron; the fuel, the fiux and the
ores being & all on Tue same property, and connect
existing facilities, has been made by tho HeRA6n at
cost OF SIS per ton and this rate can lie lessened
by Improvements in contemplation.
Further particulars, Geological and Mlniay Ep.
ginserI Report, can be had on application 10 the
iscceiveF, at q NASSAU STREET, new YORK.