The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-14
Said lands aud works are situated in
PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA,
ON TIP
Line Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
near the Grafton Junction,

And are connected Herewith by branch rail-.
road, Of uniform gauge and construction; dis
tant go miles from Baltimore, % miles from Cum
6erland, 100 miles from Wheeling, III miles from
parkersburg land G5 miles from Pittsburgh by the
line Of the Pittsburgh and Charleston Railroad
now building southwark across West VlrHnla) by
means Of which road II has access TO the markets
Of the East and West, and will shortly also have
access to the markets Of Pittsburgh and the mag
netlc ore deposits Of Virginia and the KanawhA.
The TRACT OF LANDS embraces i,I20 acres. Of
which go are under cultivation, the remainder
TIMBER.
Il Is also underlaId by THREE DISTINCT WORK.
ABLE VEINS OF GOOD COAL. accessible at or near
the surface 5, and feet in thickness, respective
~, which have been tested and worked on thiSRnd
I'D acent properties for many years. The coal Yields
fine LUSTR0US HARD-GRAINEU COKE,
SUITABLE FOR IRON MAKING.
nous coal THREe SEPARATE BEDS Of IRON ORE
OF the variety known to miners Us CLAY IRON
SI0NE," 10 largely in use IN English Furnaces,
ranging from u inches to feet In thickness, and
80 easily mined thati can DO placed ut the Furnace
In juxtapositiOn with the iron belts arc LIME
STONE, suitable for luxlng purposes. FIRE
CLAY and building SANDSTONE, suitable for
constructing Furnaces, Ovens, dc.
Among the permanent STRUCTURES AND
IMPROVEMENTS, erected for the most part by
tue company Me-
ONE HoT-BLAsr FURNACE, % feet stack,
TWO BLOWING ENGINES, SO.horSO power
made by 6wCeny 4 Son, Of Reading.
H0T-BLAHT APPARATUS, Is feet stoves.
FOUR MILES OF RAILROAD, 4sls gauge
sidings, switches, IS and 90 pound rail, well lad
and ballRSted.
carpenter and tool-shop complete
FOUNDRY, ineiadtnB cupola, mOlds, castings,
MACHINE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP, With
lathes, drills, dc.
SO WoRRMENs DWELLING HOUSES, dou-
bic and single gardens attached, in good order.
STOREHOUBES,E ENGINE HOUSES, OFFICES,
Sheds, Coking Pits, TTesils and all tbs TramWays,
Drifts, Openings, Stables and other structures and
excavations necessary for the operation and main
tcnance 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 and
enlarged under the Immediate supervision Of one
Of the largest manufacturers; the whole expendl-
ture on the property being upward Of $500 900.
ten to twelve tons Of pig iron per day from the
ores on the estate, which product has ranked rs
No. and . foundry (gray iorRe and white) iron Ia
the Ohio River markets. Tho capacity can be
greatly increased At but little cost by the erection
Of second furnace, the site for which Is selected
Gus for the successful, continued and profitable
manufacture Of iron; the fuel, the aux 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 ut
cost Of SIS per ton, and this rate can be lesSene
by Improvements in contemplation.
Further particulars, Geological and NHaing En-
giHserS Report, can be had on application TO the
Receiver, ut ri NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.
THEODORE M. DAVIS, Receiver.