Daily globe., 1882-09-30
THE IRON FIND.

Harvester WOrlSs--InterestingI Interview
With Major NewsOn--His Investigations
and Eastern Iron Men
Who Think We Have a BOnanZa--The In
satiate Reporter Filled With Iron Filings
by the Major
A representative of the GLOBE met
Major Newson yesterday and naturally
proceeded to interrogate him. The re-
porter opened by asking if there is any
new developments in the iron ''find" at the
Harvester works?
Well, no; the new hole is down about
$40 feet and iron has been found at this
depth similar to that found in the old
hole at a depth of $50 feet.
Is it malleable, metallic iron?
Yes, would say it was.
Does it occur in any considerable guam
tity?
In strata about $50 feet deep, the
drill made about one foot per day, and the
results of the drillings, as brought up by
the pump, was oxyd of crushed rock,
in which was flakes of iron, in considerable
quantity.
Has the diemond drill come yet?
No; it was due the 18th, but the patentee,
Mr.. Bullock, could not get here. However,
it is daily expected.
l learn that you have had some CORES
pondenee with eastern parties on this iron
subject, and, if so, do the parties advance
any new ideas?
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 a 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. Hail. of the state
university, on the dip of the needle;
one from the president of the North
Chicago rolling mills, who thinks the iron
cannot be made available, and one from a
Mr.. Conrad who thinks ''the find" is a new
metal.
''Do the owners of the Harvester works
propose to prosecute the. work."
$50 l learn
Has Prof. Winchell, state geologist, ,visi-
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
Do you know with what result? 1 do
not.
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, l 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 a vein or bed,
and can't iknow until the diamond drill
tells the story.
Is it not uncommon to find a bed of
malleable iron?
Yes; although such iron exists in Russia
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. I also learn
that another native iron vein has been
struck in North Carolina.
Il -
almost native purity?
Well, 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.
Well, that is pretty good theory.
Of course this must remain a theory
until more practical results have been OBJ
tained.
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?
That, I think, is the intention of the di-
rectors of the Harvester works.
Are you questioned much upon the sub
ject?
Well. should think / was. The only
way to get rid of you newspaper men is to
fill you up, so I 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 so9
Now, my dear fellow, please excuse me
And the major put off down the street,
wondering if the amount of iron he had
crammed into the reporter, would not
satiate the cravings of his capacious