The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-06-20

cient to suggest a close relation
ship Of the two. The character o
the ore closely resembles that a
the Iron Mountain.
"The .Becton tract, containing
100 ceres, lies to the east anC
south of the Iron Mountain rang'
and it is probably part of an indie,
pendent lens or deposissszsss;;sz,liII'...'II
"The Enpersa
acres) show eviden
ing a good body of ore. They Ii
directly south, three to four miles
from the Iron Mountain. The Ep
person outcrop ore seems to be o.
the same general character and
excellence as the Otto ore, to be
presently described; and as the
latter is strictly Bessemer ore, due
attention should be given to this
place.
"The Otto tract, 800 acres, is
separated from the Epperson by a
narrow strip of land, and the dia-
mond drill bore-holes made by
Wakefield & Co. in developing an
adjoining tract of land, have de-
monstrated the existence of two,
and probably three, leads of ore
on the Otto tract. The quantity
of ore developed by these bore
holes is very large. Ten different
assays of this ore gave an average
of; Metallic iron, GALS; phospho-
rus, .014. The phosphorus is very
low and the ore is in every way
frst-class Bessemer.
"The average of several assays
of the Allen ore gave: Metallic
iron, 68.67; phosphorus, .023."
These results show very high
grade Bessemer ore. The report
that coke can be brought
from the Indian Territory or Col
orado and pig iron made at SO TO
$3.50 per ton, and says:
while pig iron at So to $3.50
may perhaps be higher than at
certain points in Alabama, Ten
grade of the Pf6'siiSS, s.i9 s'tinsso Il. a
the Llano county ores more than
offset any difference in cost. Most
Of the markets in the Southwest,
now supplied by the above states,
would be open to favorable compe-
tition, whilst there is a probability
Of establishing such manufactur-
ing industries at Llano as would
consume the entire output of the
ron mines; yet the richness of the
ore in iron, as well as its low phos-
Dhorus, would justify its transport
-atlon to distant markets outside
he state. The demand for ore
If this character is always an in
,reasing one, md with deep water
1t Galveston, the mouth of the
Brazos, or Arkansas Pass, the cheap
,cean freights would make it prof.
able to lay this ore down at many
points along the eastern sea coast
low supplied with foreign ores.
The Improvement & Furnace
having first demonstra-
ed the existence of iron ore in in
,xhaustible quantities in Llano
county, and that it is of the very
highest grade of steel-producing
IRE, said company having deter
mined to sxpend one million of
dollars as quickly as it can be
done In the develop
nent Of their properties. They
low have about 100 men at work.
4 handsome, commodious hotel, to
,ost $50, 900, is. now being erected,
Bricks are being manufactured for
he srectis.aaf-tl iron sasssass
The furnace builder is hS -
way to this place. One viii be a
and the other coke fur |
lace, each with a capacity of $50
ons per day. The company pur-
'ose, as rapidly as it can be done, |
o build dam sixteen feet high |
cross the Llano river, one mile
.bove town; construct canal and |
ecure water for electric power,
manufacturing and other purposes.
The building of mineral belt CT
road is intended. Of
heir town site property the COM
amy has laid out 500 business and
300 residence lots. Every one
cells sanguine that the Austin and
Northwestern railroad will reach
iere by or before November l,
$50, at which time the company
propose having a big lot sale, and
Until which time they win give to
my settler who will build a two
tory rock or brick business house
business lot, and to those who
viii build a dwelling house worth
1000 or more, a handsome resi-
Ience lot. Cur people are deter
mined to secure the completion of
he San Antonio & Arkansas Pass