The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-06
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a large rounG-house and machine-shops
here, and when completed they will sup
plant the r~epairing-Shops now at stanton.
Captain A. c. Bryant is train-mastcr and
agent at this point.
Eleven carloads OF manufactured tobac-
go. shipped from Richmond to st. Louis,
passed here by the fast freight, each car
containing 80, 00O pounds. OF 100000 pounds
in all.
The fast express passed last night going
west with one hundred and eighteen pas
scngcrS. A large number OF them were
German Baptists, bound Tor Bismarck
Grove, in Arkansas.
Mr.. 4. c. Egeleston, Of the
RICHMOND AND A"LLEGHANY RAILROAD,
with a corps ol engineers, left here several
DAYS ago. They are making n survey up
jackson riyerto the headwaters OF the eau
lev. in West Virginia. II is thoughttheob-
jcct of the survey is TO extend the line OF
the Richmond aud Allegheny SO a> To con-
meet with The Pittsburgh Southern road.
The Hon. sam. Randall. Of PcunSylya-
nia. passed here Yesterday, bound ior Wash
ington. lie stated to Your correspondent
that he was lust from Cannclton. ". Va.
and that ON Tuesday he spoke, with Seng-
tor Kcnna and Others, to a large Democrat
ic meeting i'm Cannelton, in the interest OF
Phil. SNYDER, the Democratic nominee for
| Congress from that district. EN-Judge
Brown R|epublican). OF the supreme Court
Of West Virginia. Is Snyder's opponent.
MIR. Randall says that the canyass has been
| very active and spirited on both sides, but
that snyder, election is assured.
vCrORIA FURNACE
is thirty eight miles from Clifton Forge and
| one mile from Goshen. About twelve year,
ago one OF Stonewall Jackson's scouts took
a trip through England. While In London
he was honorcd by being asked TO read a
paper before the Society OF Arts. He read
10 them q description OF coal and iron-ore
wealth OF Virginia. The result was the
formation Of IIawks-Nest Coal Company.
and through it the building ut Goshen OF
the largest iron furnace in the United
states. That scout is Major Jed. l%lOtchki>s.
This furnace has a capacity OF from 100 TO
$50 tons OF pig-iron per day' the market
value OF which az present prices IS from
$4,000 to $1,000 per day. They employ
1T their mines and furnace about l,2OOmcn,
and il rrpreScnts an investment OF over
two million OF dollars, and is owned by
ENGLISH capitalists exclusively. The COM
pany has now mined and on hand upwards
Of co. 900 tons OF ore. Having completed the
construction OF THESE large works. they COM
| mcnced filling the furnace last week, ana
"lit her. Tuesday at noon. Mrs, VIII
liam Y. Page (nee Miss Emma Gillialn) lp-
Piled the torch, and gracefully
C|HRIsTENED the FURNACE
Victoria. with many a good hope that her
life OF usefulness WILDE as long and ~ sue
cessiul as that Of the Queen Of England.
This morning mt g O'Clock the first
run Of metal was successfully made. The
size OF the furnace is 90 feet b0sh by
50 feet high. aud is supported 10y three
Wbitwcll stoves. each - feet in diameter
nv 90 feet high. They have a battery OF IL
boilers. each about 3 feet i'm diameter by
30 feet long. These boilers supply steam
10 three very large blowing engines. The
whole OF this work rs IN engineering con-
struction has been designed by Mr.. I'd
ward Shepard. The commercial manage
ment OF this large investment and the open
ing OF one property was entrusted 10 Mr..
William y. Page. whose previous success
at Hawks Nest justified the confidence OF
the ENGLISH capitalists in placing their
financial interest into his hands. He Is
the Youngest man known 10 the trade
10 be entrusted with the management OF
such a llrge enterprise.
THE LOW-MOOR FURNACE
i four miles west OF Clifton Forge. II was
established In the wilderness five years ago,
but j. now surrounded by quite Il little
"a wnof two thousand people. After several
vears of struggle this furnace entered some
cightecn months ago upon q career of
success. At that time the mining prop
erty was put under the management
NJ MIR. II. W. Goodwin, and the furnace
vos placed i'm charge OF Mr.. james Skeld-
inc The furnace is now making about
III o Of pig-iron daily at a profit that is
, source of much qualification to the New
York capitalists that are interested in the
works. They have an invested capital OF
s700.O OO and employ about 800 men
Tho size Of the furnace IS Is feet bosh by
* feet high. The company have four
Wbitwell stoves. from which the air is
forced into the furnace at a chcrry-red heat.
They have two large blOwing-engines,
drawing steam from sixteen boilers; q
hroad-gauge road running Ia their mines,
and using two locomotives and about 100
cars. making i'm all a little railroad organi-
zstion within itself. The mines are Local
led abont four miles from the furnace.
THE CALLIE FURNACE
is five miles from Clifton Forge, on
a branch road leading 10 the Chesa-
peake aud Ohio. Its owners are MeSsrs.
HiIeman a Waring. OF Pennsylvania.
This furpace was the pioneer on the
line Of the Chesapeake and Ohio. This
finn make about fifteen tons OF very supe-
rior pig-iron daily, and that is in much de-
mand where great strength is required.
The iron has AN cnyiable reputation for
car-wheel purposes, and Virginians may be
gratiied TO learn that it has been shipped
rs far west rs Colorado, and consumed III
every city of note in the North. II is under
tbe management OF Mr.. Octayius Hileman,
who finds the salubrious air OF the Allie
gbany mountains more conducive to health
than the aguc swamps OF Michigan.
II WILTON MINES,
owned and managed by Mr.. ID. 5. Cooke,
are seven miles from Clifton Forge,
ON the Richmond and Allegheny road.
Mr.. Cooke ships from 100 to l40 tons
OF ore per day TO the furnaces In
Kentucky and Ohio. His rich bemitite,
Welding as il does nearly 90 per cent. Of
metallic iron without being silicious,
makes il a fayorite for mixing with the
Ieaner ores Of these other States.