Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-05-11
The Mineral Resources of the Pare
Valley.

HEime, J T. ;. pubHShed IN the March number
of The Tirgiaias, we take the following clos
lag paragraphs:
There can be no doubt of the existence of
millions of tons of brown hemstite iron ores.
occurring along tho western base of the foot
hills oil the Blue Ridge. This is only too
clearly proven by such ore. banks as-the Fox
Mountain aud Smith banks in the southern
portion, the Hiestand bank in the northern
portion OF rage county. by the mines recent
~ opened near Front Royal by WINS. and by
tho numerous occurrences OF rich foat ore
between these localities. do not mean 10
assert that there is a continuous bed of iron
ore between Front Royal and Furnace No. .
OF the Shenandoah 1rnn Works, for such in
not the case. But do mean to saw that all
indications point to the presence of numerous
and large lentieular deposits of brown hens
attic iron ores in the slates and that there
seems to be every probability of the cxts,
tence of many ore banks which will rival in
extent aud richness the wellkuown Moselem
| aud lronton mines of the Lehieh ValIey
",n convinced that there is enough brown
tematite iron ore. along the limo of outcrop,
Just described, to furnish 6lty furnaces of the
same capacity as those on the Lehigh with
the orc they need for more than, fifty
years. Nor do know of any place whore
the ores can be more cheaply extracted.--
Labor is chear, and tho Hon VIM. Mines.
DR., stated that he is able to extract all tho
ore he needs for his small furnace for $50.
per ton. AS he only selects tho best and
richest ore, and works on y comparatively
small SCALE it follows that the ore ali throuph
this line of outcrop could be mined for tbs
same price, if work on large scale, taking
a'l the ore. aud provided the mines arc not
/ troubled with water. On the Lehiph the
brown hcmatites ore costing at the present
time from Sl62 to 81 90 per ton The diff.
terence IN mining, about 81 90 per ton, is
sufficient to carry tho ores about 100 to 100
miles on the railroad. cannot doubt there.
fore that in the ores of Paye Valley alone
there is n large prospective Increase TO ths
railroad company from tho transportation of
'hese. The price ut which they can be mined
will make it prof table to deliver the ores
along the line of tho Connellsvills railroad
and at Harrisburg and Baltimore. Nor j,
this all, II the data give below arc correct.
which believe them to be, pig iron can be
made of as good quality Us that Of the Le.
h'gh valley, of tho samo character and far
more Ehearly. | cannot doubt that under
the circumstances, shrewd iron. mnsters from
pennsylvania seeing that the available sun
ply OF good brown hcmntits iron ores il he.
coming limited in that State, will in the ncar
Inture erect furnaces along tho limo of the
Shenandoah Valley R4ilrosd, thus initiating
tho example Of that far>siglted man, the late.
VIM Firmstone, Esq, Of Gleudon, who pur.
chased LonGIale, in AlIcvhang county. Va
In order to be safc in my calculations I
have placed tho outside prices on everything
IN the following estimate.
cosr OF MAKt%G ONE TON OF PIG IRON.
Iron ore u tons Sst............... "a 20
ic@.s s. 50 as con@siisviicj G:I9 i TON: -
S'-- 1.9l
6ii. &c...:..:: s9S
hepalrs--.-......... ....-............-....... so
s0s7
Or, in order to cover contingencies. ssy
Sl2 W per ton This iron can be delivered
from Luray to PIttsbarg at a cost of 81 43.
which will make the cost OF the iron deliy,
ereo there on board cars. allowing 25c for
putting 1t on the cars. Sl4 13 by reference
to the prices at Putsuurg of last January.
when the price OF pig iron was as low as az
any period for many years, find the rate Of
forge pig iron quoted at SIC So, which even
IN time of the greatest depression wouId
leave profit Of 81 a per ton. While at
the present timc the samc irons are quoted
at s29 OO, which will leave the handsome
profit Of Sl4 2I. l think that most IRON
masters will allow that for the next seven or
eight yfnrs the price nj pig iron at tho fur,
"aces will average $40 90 per ton Suppos-
IIs this, however. TO be tho price at Pitn.
burg, there would be proft per ton of 81
-. which is quite n sufficient return 10 nav
ahHndsope pre- 6t on the investment Of $500,
oOO, which would be about the c,pital NO.
cessary TO start two large coke furnaces and
the mines. 'rScks, buildings, &C., necessary
to supply them.
BE HoxosABLE.-Boys aud young men
sometimes start out in lite with the idea that
n n H. Il
canery. They imagine IL n man il able nj.
ways to '''get tho best of a bargain, DO mat
ter by what deceit and mesnuess he carries
his point, that his prosperity is assured
That is great mistake. Enduring prosper
lty cannot be founded on cunning and dis,
honesty The tricky and deceitfuI man is
SnTe to fall victim, sooner or later. TO tho
influences which sre forever working against
him. His house is built upon the sand, and
ts foundation will he certain to give away.
Young peopte cannot give these truths too
Euch weight. The future of that young
man is safe who cschews every shane Of
double dealing. and lays the foundation of
his career in the enduring principles of ever.
lasting truth-Ec.
REMEDY ROR HARD TIMEs.-Stop spend-
ing SO much on foe clothes, rich food and
style. Buy good, healthy food, cheaper and
better clotbiDgj get more real aud snbstsn-
tlai things OF life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of running after e1.
pensive and quack doctors using so much Of
the vile humbug medicine that does you only
harm. and makes The proprietnrs rich, but
put your tFust in the greatest of all simple.
pure remedies, Uop Biiters. tha. cure.
always at trIfiug cost. and you wiilsee bets
ter times and good health. Try Il ouee
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