Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-12-23
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charIestoWn. jefferson County, Wesf Va.

ChsrlessoEn. jefferson County, Vest Va.
TUESDAY noRSISa. BEeEnBER IS. 1s,a.
sHEN NAEDoAH IRON WORKS.
Tie I8lfoWlpg interesting article. descrip-
tiyeaof Tie shenandoah Iron Works, in Page
county, Sstakefron, the Old GOmmunsreaith
of HasiisonBurg, written by the editor after
visit 20 that;place /: -
The Shenandoah Iron Works, in Page
county ,butsa stones throw beyond the Rock
ling hnns and just inside the Page county line.
Elsse works are stated TO be located about
q miles from this place, but we incline to
the belief that 20 miles would be nearer the
m srk The lands belonging tn this property.
tive have Ioarped, embrace about $4,000
acres. king id both Page aud Rockingham
cennties and the quslity of iron ore upon
lsis fataense tractor tracts is beyond COM
putation f1ertatnly. there is enough to last
for genefaiions ,3eyen if the furnaces were
worked e5ntinnnhst and without Interrupt
ton In fsct we cspuot imagine how its
value cuula hes estintatad, for it appears to us
to be wiiheassiitnit Ffonl- descriptive PAM
l,',lefs At hand, We 1enrnsthat "tho large ore
4sA The Blue RIdga,5on the east side of
de Shenanaoall river, about a>half mile
from the flsasts5ss nus been fsFurked for more
fl.se halt centnfy, y and yet it would seem
that nnerebee been made to work
up d. & vast 50 pply- of iron ore which nature,
Il a. f4lirit OF boundless liberaiity. has Law.
isi.csl upeRstilis spot Among the mountains,
on dle west side of the river, tho veins of
ig.-d-pre aTc Teported at l6 miles long They
are cousifered to be among the very besf
cfss Ia Nrginis, and from them. the hest
qnaiIty ol Blooms made in the United States
are riodaced, the iron from those works
bringing always the highest price in the.
market. hecause of IFS excellence.
a'he capaeity of the furnaces is about
G 600 tansso pig metal annually, and at the
frec S0Dsor 9. 600 tons Of blooms: Tho
~ e. D itfg tas the close proximity and abuu,
Atnee, j mined ci1caply, and the number of
efsans employed in all the various opera.
ss eftbe extensive. properly is very large,
p felshly 300nr more. The amount invested
heweep $500 900 and 5000, 600 and the
tr Il, employed in : this vast industry is
such Fiat at gfsuce, or 10 moment the
csi Of egerythings down.to the5most ttrifing
aiipniia, isreadiIy told, and allsbalanced to a
Hsn NJ MflEss, Jr. is the. Fuarager of,
isa Shenaudoah Iron Works property. and
7rss' sS pfop it. FEo,is also Ptesideat Of the
tseaaadeali Y Ksl!ey Rsilrgad Company, which
fniei 3.risc Ile 3 susisiug slppg with an in.
eent Iessan Of ability
tnds energy, and, of gTeat benevoEence and
largo public spirit. BESIDES he is man of
caqnestonabc integrity and unbcnding firm
hess, and any enterprise uf which lie ia the
head is highly favored in securing his serv
cos. The means Of IMPORTATION are 50 un>
certain and inefficient froui these works that
tho completion of the Shenandoah Valley
Rlirnnd is su Imperative necessity, and once
it's track reaches that point doubtless the ca
pneity will be enlarged or new furnaces built.
together with additional forSeS and possibly
: rolling mile, to make bar iron reDdy for
market In The management OF this vast
4 business, Mr. Mines is ably assisted by MIR.
j p Nuuck, who is partner We believe
/ with him in some parts of the business, if
4 rot in all. Rev. l. r. Deacon presides in the
ofIieo, where no has such assistance re-
+, quired from Mr.. Mines Bons. Mr.. Johns,
4 father in>law of both Mr.. Mines and Mr.
| Houck. exercises sort of general supervis>
/ ion among the stock and tennsters. and go
! whcro you may, you will Gnd nearly every
| body with work to do and busy in his respec.
tive department Mr.. Yocum superintends
the coaling, which is important, for it
requires about Is, 900 bushels of charcoal
per week TO keep up the fires. They have
! their own water works aud reservoir, which
supplies the necessary water for the use of
l@tbo works. and bavC capacity six times the
Frc4UttraAent
The Shenand6ah IRON Werks proper com
prises considerable village, including the
mansion houses, store house, parsonage,
church, school house, the dwellings of the
operatives, tkc buildings necessary for stOr-
aye. the numerous stables necessary for the
stock, cto A large congregations assemblies
at the handsome little church, which has
becD erected By the energetic .proprietors,
every Sunday to hear tho Sacred Word pro.
claimed, and on Wednesday evenings at
prayer meetings, and msny children cougre>
gate at Sunday School Rev A Poe Boude
Is the prcacher-in charge, and we arc pleased
I to say very much beloved by his congreea>
tion, who see to it that the preacher ia:EE no
earthly comfort in their power to bcstow
To us the love existing between preacher
and people was one of the sweetest and most
beautiful things we saw there, and which
manifested itself and shown out resPleudent
upon all occasions. These are all active
tusy people, but they never forget their
duty, and the social character of each and
all is pleasing aud delightful Every one
passes for what lie IS. and hence every one
tries to he as good as he can When this is
tho case in any community there is sure to
be. high moral tone prevailing, and We are
pleased to say this is peculiarly the case at
Shenandoah Iron Works.
TNDIGEsT1oN.-Th The main cause of nervous