The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20

n lle y:Ue'-; ul'' o. '''-
4 m.,ida.rs. taat 50 moci' Of the ex :.
..j.. mas. !, .aya-ry j" o;her loc"ll-
III. m.aaipcrtc OF cn'e are a'"ide%
. !. traasl. .t.alaN i'll soon b Al
'l' ;;,,Dil he ,ecngi.st auimmenNc ad'ai,
| ,f'.s 6.,.i, iaycoyeraaf gc' di'eofercd
~ rr,ed s.a,.s orc.se"i'ere
la.,o, *. .pI.al cosl feet ;hick, and
|, camel coal, both in &cCfcaih:
:-aoao 4s212
c.plu,l'e'e o215
OTIS 0,'@3S
I&oh cggs.
/. aaa.,,-, below az, ofihc following; No
.,5 ,nd fossil ore two miles from Big
team. No. "a Iimcuiic cr brown ore SIX
1859 4s4a, as 52.ool
',. nm r.rl5 U.l2. c.l15
aos,p 9lon AZ HI
ere c.la. los
h. following are tl,cc samples Of double
s.rr orc, tributary 10 Big stone Gap, and
matter of fact viii be used by tie Appa-
! 81 furnace, aHf Is found elsewhere 'i'N III
lrs, Alnca. 60
III G7i 1864
Gso Osa 500
,4as, 900 a,'' o.oo'
! "a 'o'. oi.'V no
balhis b, aac,tgrchcmial OF . brown iicH-
tdir,. Il. ~ de-. tftnhciD six miles
49,
rn. ......... ............ I'd
! ana- .....,-'--.- r'i.s'
T. IRON ~ -,
, r.U'
non.
;,..,.a,
s'"'S '"',' ,'',' ''' ",.' -" :, frnn,
e., CIV '''', w. .',t ,'''
D0 i'' ggA' "' H'a' ana VIZ % pn'H i'''T-
4 I'"',s"N'v''"' ZION oIc>' anu III A'' 7; ol
\ ''iSs %el"''.S % ii"''1'"esc: " "iaeN
4 =. "''1 ''''' ~ ~ 80 re- 'c"' - nv.
] su,iee 'of inc iHer!na'iI b'sic process J
,''a' =, ''' limit Nl''S'e'nc'' "''',
~ WIZ ~ '''' :, y ~ % 'ie = I 60:
-! ""r''''' orc '''' '''c'c'' III "'S
s".'
attending northeast and southwest through
Aes,cn counties OF North Carolina are
deposits u the purcst magnetic iron ores
~ III llis connify save N the Lake super
frsicn. These ores, from number OF
p'eS averaged by myself and officers Of the
y CrASuS aud others, ai'ai we from 40 per
g. w. l%' cent d IRON, and are, IN Mitcnei'
pS'e counties, North CaroIilla, remarkably
ioW pao,phorous and sulphur. Recent
I 'p'acn,7 along line Of thirty ailes IN OK
, w. Inc excessive nature OF these depos-
IaeoHl! point "hcre these ores have as
sten reached by railway is u. Cranberry
! 'u S'Icasiicount!y, North Carolina. A few
] ago Nv great mass Of are now uncovered
4, lo'u' was "d by athick covering OF soil
r',v", 3oae' SneiSS, save only few sur
p' .l foh winch 4 small forge was sup
@.,' ore, Nthln the past few wears the
3 vac "''' HAS Deon uncovered, revealing
/ l.a, piaN' % very pure magnetic to Il
]" ~. VI @y' 'ee' above the railway track. The
r. BE- IN cuaFse at Tie mines assured me
! w. D,' N'%'''l'-dri tests and the uncoy-.
h y-I 's.. IT. naa mere piled up above the
65,l G h, ";a over -o'o0'oVo tons of ore to
H. -, va" nv III open cuI' anu
IN ear, ~. s y, VI 'Ae excellence can be delv-
ea,c~ ',. =. WIS Wv, VoS' elsewhere IN America.
s,n "IY :, ''s' was recently made 90 Virginia
n,'.i NY 'an OIL nlne OF Cranberry ore, and
l ;, ,nG r containing ~ per cent of phos-
@Iu from practical furnace tests and
sa,lr9ir, u ,i. we from many openings, it Is
npG.n ,s' '.,''' ''e entire district contains
s,semer .i IT,, Wv E Se;'ed TO ine manufacture
b. stone Co.,, ,i i"iS o'e Is nearer to coke
@., , E@O, "ap' than IS amy other Dcssomcr
'Fmer cres T.; - I'm. iag u America. From the
i, ali ~ 20 ~ 'av 'aAe region, the source of
4 p,,rs,i ' wy nov made IN this country,
b .,..n ,,' .., eoNe Is about 500 miles; frcm
h. At r.; VS. go, q Western North Carolina to
Itea te,. WV, r,ons Gap 1t is 100 miles, and
b. cre, sboyn 2, d are % be had me
Ridge IN The csr' lsr'''cc. bey9nd me
or... S@Io''Aas' are large deposits
\ manufac,nrn Is very great development
d catnplei;o' ' g iron and steelwlll follow
l. Goals and or w. w roads connecting the
F.. '''' O'e'' III the region under dis
Sco,ci iro, mon,
bs ,s 'sa ores n'leds,ricts extending from
gaate. lie cost q, Of @e a a@ ,ga o CnT
d Big Stone Cap at :? s. s aad t ,E 81 P Pg
1 lo,, . s'eel can be made at tho same place
4. a;v vosI as in England This estimate
IT. "Iu estimates made by nractieal iron