The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-26

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then took samples of the ore and
smeltod fourteen pounds in cruc, ole.
using limestone for AK. which yield
ID dry per cent. pure iron. which Was
afterwards submitted to a graduated
white heat, and was worked into bar
OF wrought iron equal to the best
qualitysof Swedish or Russian iron.
l am satisfied that from the tests
made Of the ore. and the constituents
accompanying it, especially the manga
nese, that superior quality Of steel
can ne9manufActured by the Bessemer
process from your orc.
! have no hesitation in saying that as
the supply 10 almost unlimited in guam.
tity, and the quality Is unsurpassed on
the continent Of America, and taking
into consideration that the ore is al
ready mined, nature having desulphur-
lied and oxidized it, this, in connection
with the ample facilities for smelling.
and the close proximity to navigation,
makes it . very valuable property.
Another great advantage 10 tho anfail-
ing supply Of water running in China
cum Greek. owned by your Company
which could be utilized to give power
to supply blast for furnaces, and as
there is most convenient location to
build them on tho beach Of your wharf
property, this power might also he
used for the loading and unloading car
goes from ships. and for all other pur-
poses where motive power would be
necessary.
The country being level from the
wharf to the mine the wagon road
(now owned by the Company could be
used as . bed for railroad track, when
needed. to transport tho ore from the
mine to the wharf. at q very moderate
rate. aud as your mine is surrounded
with plenty Of the very best quality Of
piLe. spruce. cedar and other timber
suitable for construction works, char
coal, &C.. these being necessary auxilli-
aries, and Of incalculsble benefit, as it
is well known to all metsllurgists that
by the use of charcoal instead Of stone
coal Q better quality Of iron and
larger percentage can be obtained. its
action on the iron has tendency to
make it moro malleable.
An additional advantage is, that an
abundant supply of lime rock for iluxes
is found on San Juan Island. which can
be qusrried and transported by steamer
or sloop at very low rates.
The site for your wharf and reduc,
ton works is most favorably located on
Port Townsend Bay. having the advan-
tage Of one Of the best landlockcd har-
bors on Puget Sound. and at low tide
has sufficient depth of water TO float
chips Of the largest tonnage; the hSrbor
10 completely safe. being FREQ from
rocks. reefs aud shoals. vessel can lay
at anchor. or alongside tho wharf with
perfect safety during the heaviest gales.
no matter from what points OF the COM
pass they may blow
In recapitulation would say that
the per cent. Of pure iron wiz: from
fifty 10 sixty-two per cent. found in
the ore in connection with tho facilities
for the practical working Of it, beirg
already prepared by nature for the fur
mace. and requiring less fuel for smelt.
ing than any other clSss OF iron ore.
and taking into consideration that it is
the best quality Of ore for the manu- i.
fscture of car wheels, axes, stoves. &c.
and can be moro easily refined and con.
vcrted into steel, with less expense
than the iron ores containing refractory
substances. All these advantages with
the facilities of transportation. ought
with competent and judicious manage
mont enable the Puget Sound Iron
Company to pay liberal dividend to
| the stockholders in the not far distant
future. remain. gentlemen.
Faithfully yours,
J. NJ HERMAN.
Mining Engineer and MetAllurgist.
Mr., Foxes report in connection with
tho practical experiments made with
some samples Of the ore from the Pu-
get Sound Iron Co. will appear in to-
morrow's issue OF our DAILY and in the
| WEEKLY Of next week.