Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-29
IRONTON, MO-. THURSDAY. JUNE 20. 1882
WOODBURY., PENN, June Is,

How an krOnfOn Typo rs E69Oy~
ing himself.
WOODBURY., PENN, June Is, 1882,
I arrived at this place on the 9th
inst, and the three following days
were spent in visiting relatives and
friends aud seeing the sights of the
town.
On Saturday morning, accompanied
by q friend, went by train to Saxton,
about seven miles north of Hopewell,
and called at a relatives house. After
spending several hours there, we took
a walk of two mlfes and inspected
what will be, when completed, one of
the largest blast furnaces in the world.
It is called the Powellton furnace, and
is being built by Mr.. Robert Hare
Powell, rich English capitalist. The
main stack of this furnace is construct
ed of heavy sheet iron, is about thirty
feet in diameter and seventy feet high.
There are three hot-air stacks of the
same height and twenty-five feet in
diameter near the smelter. A stack
$50 feet high stands outside the struct-
ure inclosing the other stacks. The
engine, which, I am told, resembles
the celebrated Corliss engine exhibited
at the Centennial, has two driving
wheels each of which will measure at
least sixty feet in circumference.
Saxton is not quite as large as IRON
ton, but is scattered over more ground.
It is very hilly, and the streets are laid
out without regard to regularity, but
it contains some very fine buildings.
Having returned to Hopewell, my
headquarters, on Sunday footed it to
Riddlcsburgh, and went through the
furnaces, which are much larger than
the one at Pilot Knob, and also looked
at the coke-ovens. Then went mile
further on, and spent several hours
visiting with klnfolks.
On Monday morning, got into q
hack at Hopewell, and, after a ride of
seven miles over a very rough road,
arrived at Pattonville, near which
place lives an uncle, with whom re-
mained over night.
The next morning rode through
the best farming portion of Morrison's
Cove to Curry Station, and, after idling
away several hours there, I went a
short distance to another uncle's, stop
ping all night.
Accompanied by our relative, /
took the train on Wednesday morn
Ing for Roaring Spring, Blair county,
and called on more kinfolks. We also
'went through" a paper-mill, and saw
the piles of wood; the machines that
chip or grind up the wood; the boiling
vats; the pulp in its different stages,
and the nice white paper made of it.
About twelve cords of pine, linn and
spruce wood 10 made into paper every
day by this mill. We took look at
the spring which gives the town It's
name. There is nice park on three
sides of the spring, with dam in
'front.' of 1t, u dancing platform OF the
grounds, and seats scattered under the
trees. It is said that during the sea-
son from two to three picnics are held
on the grounds every month.
From Roaring Spring we returned to
our unclc's, and, after dinner. visited
other relatives. living about a mile off.
On Thursday morning 1 took car
riage ride to Woodbury., the old home
of my parents and grandparents, and
.,1, hn fhnHy nno11nind
some twenty-five years or more ago.
Great changes in the place have no
doubt occurred since then, both in its
people and in les general appearance e.
The Postmaster here, David Kaige,
WAS in Ironton when that town was
first laid out, and will be remembered
by many of the older citizens.
w. A. r.