The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
N another chemist Of a Drown hem
1! III deg. Fsrepheite Six miles

n shele there are also on railroads
sss, Another brown ore carrying from
Rss ,,u. Of iron, and .ol9 Of phospho-
ssslnlferOus iron ores, and iii all prob
s. deposits Of manganese; a black
% from 20 to s. per cent of iron
s !! for The pneumatic Basic process);
s!ss or rcd hema,le (Bcssemcr) with
st cen. Of iron, while of the great
Magnetic ore Prof. Proctor, in his
Ac ncr!hea,! and southwest through
counties Of North Carolina are
Is Of The purest magnetic iron ores
" country save in the Lake Super
M Ipss. ores, from a number of
sf'ged by myself and officers Of the
'a and others, analyze from As per
"a. s' Cent Of iron, and are, in Mitchell
s Ran'les, North Carolina, remarkably
81 pA0'pAOrous and sulphur. Recent
l; u along a line II thirty miles in ex-
% excessive nature of these depos-
sse' y pom! where these ores have as
ss..s. by q railway is u. Cranberry
's s'sA'A comfy, North Carolina. A few
g'ea! mass Of ore now uncovered
vas hld by ! thick covering of soil
iSto gae!s,, save only a lew sur
Il =. Which rii a small forge was sup
SS.a,H ni;hln the pas. few wears the
,Sss. "' na' been uncovered, revealing
',ssS was aI.'' Of very pure magnetic to q
: T .ss' above the railway track. The
& 'a''ss At The mines assured me
81, 'tloM, driII tests aud the uncoy-
IN. 1' osa here piled up above the
IA o't' zo,VOo,JoO tons Of ore to
4 3 ~, .a p s2uarry.ng in open cut; and
ed ~, =, , u IKE excellence can be deliv-
s. ~ "ie's cost el, cwhere in America.
|2s, ~. sa y, Fecentls made ON Virginia
49,, ~. .. o. NINE Oh Cranberry ore, and
sss 70 f.a containing 90 per cent of phos-
is. ~ ptacaea! furnace tests and
Nm u ,s Or; n from many openings, it is
s|Sstr ~ ,r'' Inc entire district contains
.',, ,, ~ exc 5, suited tolhe manufacture
4. % ns, lbs ore is nearer TO coke
p zap, than is any ether B. " yuer
~, ~ y ~, me IN America. From the
S, NV, u .Se lA1e region, the source of
ss:s,, ' .s. now made in this country,
.|,r ~, sui e, 70 about 500 miles; from
I'm S.e VI western North Carolina to
ts w., ,,' a., zap 1t Is 100 miles, and
8. ,s0,s sa'elncs are.o be had the
ss IL .bs r.. Inscribed. Beyond The
Sss. ORR w. o'IVlnas, are large deposits
si.. sIe,. >; 4 very srea, development
lgple,;o., ' - u :. ,fon and steel will follow
81 and MD az. VINE J" roads connecting the
"''' ID the region under dis
8 .p sea ,.a ., of large expe-
800 ors., .% we a month, 10 examining
20 Kea,ncssiss district extending from
.,!.s n. s.sy % western North osr=
S,rs.,I Geo Coz, y. Of !. msAing D ton of pig
,.,el .,n Fps Sc; and thinks that
D, a. 81 !, V si made At the same place
30 spim ~ ehgland, This estimate
s.asisss,.ss.I@Ii mace by practical iron
asas l .ssss l' lFaIp Pcpnsylyspis
ps,po,ss - y m,ses1laepls at Big Stone
h hdt;,Ies.. Plants at Big Stone Gar
sad pu,s ME- 10 the local supply q
sS % t s%s = I,'htstone, the advantage
X, u = |e e.,ag llass of railway, and
Is 'iss, Ii. n,eS1 on 3 great ass,eH
si. h eir "Ssaicts direct 10 all az the
o." i ias nVsR' PIC: ,. Mississippi Val
ei,, ,us ' Y! h g Tennessee, South.
s'ia!sr, ' u ) Saroliass ras bs ship,
/, ei,s h y w. sa y faFpsres, MS 1t ii
.,s ors = s ~ direction Of. Inc mar,
sosl and sa VIZ gre return freight fol
hlSsss stae, ose !, shipped from Biz
.II,,. 49,, : s4susAcruaras.
i H. ss 4 Iron Company agressa
a''ss'ng prisesi
+ Y sgshm H.. 2stsaee. foundry
sss - s y, ss.@ san
Msss viii b rsausss 81.