Daily globe., 1882-09-30

\ hp Has the diemond drill come yetAs.n
No; 1t was due the 18th, but the patentee,
Mr.. Bullock, could not get here. However,
it is daily expected. 81
| I learn that you have had some CORES
pondence with eastern parties on this iron
| subject, and, if SO, do the parties advance
any new ideas? -, J-- 1@--. e-.5 ,:.,.. '-' --5 u
| Well, the general manager of the Cam
bria Iron company, of Johnstown, Pa, J.
D. Morrell, Esq, gives it as his belief that
| iron exists under St. Paul, that the hard
substance upon which the drill in the new
hole rested is bed of magnetic ore,
that it no doubt comes from
the Lake Superior region, and that there
are reasonable evidences of the existence
| of iron in this section of country; that
body of native iron would create sensa-
| ton, but that small bed of magnetic ore
would be more profitable. Another letter
from the same gentleman explains the dip
of the needle"
'Well, have you letters from any other
source?'
eyes; one from Prof. Hall, of the state
university, on the dip of the needle;
one from the president of the North
Chicago rolling mills, who thinks the ron
cannot be made available, and one from
Mr.. Conrad, who thinks ''the fnd'' is a new
metal.
'Do the owners of the Harvester works
propose to prosecute the work?'
so learn"
uoo aLnI1 1,&o
| ted the place and made an examination ?''
eyes; the Professor and myself were cut
there last week. He took
some specimens of the iron
and also sand to examine. H.
Do you know with what result? l do
not. a 9I-
So far as you have investigated the mat
ter, what opinion do you form, if any?
From nay Investigations, and from all
| appearances thus far, am forced to the
conclusion that the drill is down upon a
bed of malleable iron, how thick, it is i'm
possible to tell, or whether vein or bed,
and can't sknow until the diamond drill
tells the story.
Is it not uncommon to find bed of
malleable iron?
| Yes; although such iron exists in Russia
and also in Africa. learn from source
entitled to the highest credit, that body
| of native metallic iron exists on the north
| shore of Lake Superior, and that it assays
ninety-five per cent. iron. also learn
| that another native iron vein has been
struck in North Carolina. e7I
How do you account for this iron in its
| almost native purity? ---A.'1 ar
Well, I theorize about in this way: If
large bodies of almost native silver and
also native copper existed at Lake Su-
perior, as they do, that the same chemical
law which eliminated the sulphur and frac-
| tions of minerals from these metals acted
precisely the same way on the iron, and
made it native. ~ 95-sta5 8r 5s-4iq
Well, that is a pretty good theory.
Of course this must remain theory
until more practical results have been OBJ
tanned. '@-4 b.1 7iiil i.3fa7 58 ,tr=1c
So, as understand it, the work is being
prosecuted and will be prosecuted until
ocular demonstrations of the existing of
iron have been fully verified? '6
That, 1 think, is the intention of the di-
rectors of the Harvester works.
Are you questioned much upon the sub
ject? -.;t....ig r..
/ Well. should think I was. The only
way to get rid of you newspaper men is to
fill you up, so can have rest
for little time, at least. Your greed
for news is simply astonishing.
By the way, there is report that you
have discovered iron in another place. Is
that so? - e@
Now, my dear fellow, please excuse me
And the major put off down the street,
wondering if the amount of iron he had
crammsd into the reporter, would not
satiate the cravings of his capacious
stomach for something ''new and start
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