Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-16
HIGH PHOSPHORUS ORES.
Interesting Comparative statoment-rhe
app.GrifRth Process.

Interesting Comparative Statement-The
Clapp. .GriRth Process.
A Cleveland letter 10 the Pittsburg Dis.
patch says that as there nov seems 70 be
strong probability Of demonstration be.
fore long that pig, much higher in phos.
phorus than the Bessemer limit can be used
in the manufacture Of steel, it becomes o
matter Of considerable interest to know the
cost Of this pig iron at the several lucatons
in the West that depend upon Lake Super.
ior for their supplies Of tron ore. The
writer thinks the blast furnace managers
will agree with him In the conclusion that
a mixture OF ores made up Of enc halt Of
such as can be bought to-day at 1926 at
Cleveland, aud one.hslf OF another now
selling :here at 1915, the first yielding 81
per cent. and the latter 80 per cent, would
produce pig metal containing NJ. to exceed
8 per cent, Of pho'phorus.
The writer makes the cost Of nlphurous
pig, based upon the above prices TO: ores at
1884 at Pittsburgh, SIS O6 at Wheeling,
Sl3. 60 at Io,n9siown, sl337 at Cleveland
sBo Sl4 63 al Chicago.
Regarding the Clapp, Griffith process, he
say.
The latest information from the Clspp
& Griffith experimental plant is interesting.
They are slowly increasing the production
and have turned out about 60 tons OF ingots
in 10 hours. The small product is no
gauAe OF what the process is capable OF
doing, for the reason that they noS have
but one cupola in which to mel, the pig
iron preparatory to taking it to the con-
verter, and this cupola cannot melt over 60
ton, per turn, so their capacity is limited
to this quantity until second
cupola con be built, which is being
done as rapidly as possible. We predict an
output for this plant within six months OF
100 tons per turn Of 10 or u hours. The
following letter from Piltshurg was received
in tiis city few days since:
"Mr. - and Mr.. -, and others ON
the - mill, Wheeling, were here last Fri.
day. These gentlemen made up their minds
to leave the question as to what type OF
steel plant they would build TO the most
prominent steel man in the L. s., and de.
cided that that man would be Mr. -, Of
Bethlehem. So last week they went to
see Mr.. -, told him they had come to
have his opinion and would be governed by
whatever he would recommend, tat is be
tween Bessemer and Clapp and Griffith
Mr.. - declined to take the responsibility
of deciding for them, but told them that il
they wanted an impartial, uuprejndiced, and
at the same time an authoritative opinion
they should 90 to Captain -, at the
works, to whom Mr.. - gave them let.
ter. On Friday they came TO Pttsburg and
20 Captain -, who accompanied them
to Oliver plant saw them there between
3 and clock Friday afternoon. Captain
unreservedly advised them 10 take the
Clapp 4 Griffith and not hesitate any
lorgrr.
TRE LOCAL SITUATION.
In conversation with several mill men
Yesterday a reporter could learn nothing
new. One gentleman, however, seemed 70
think that the shutdown was good thing,
as the weather is becoming 30 warm that
the mer did not care much about working
at present, and would rather wait until the
weather became cooler and then work
straight through the winter.
Apo,her gentleman snid he was pretty
sure hat there would he some change in the
situation before Saturday, and
that it would not, in his
opinion, be a treat while before some Of
the II ills at least would start up. as they
ne. q. d The nails and could not fll the Of
de,s that were coming in; that while the
men d,d not especially care to work this
waI m weather, they of course would do 30
shr Md the miHs sigu the scale and expresI
n desire TO START.