The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-09-04
And this by another chemist of brown hem
tc. (lricd at 2I2 deg. FarcnhciD six miles

|SSbcsidcS these there are also ON railroads
Banning here another brown ore carving from
| Az TO I'll per cent Of iron, and .0l9 of phospho-
|Eas; nlanganlicrouS iron ores, aud in all prob
|Mn''y large deposits Of manganese IL black
lMonic with from % to 81 PEI cent OF iron
|ssc suited for the pneumatic Basic process);
rs Spccular or red hcnatitc. (BcsScmerl with
'a3 to 90 per cent Of iron, while of the great
Gfanberry magnetic ore Prof. Proctor, in his
Export, saws:
Extending northeast and southwest through
TIC western counties of North Carolina are
|ssrSe deposits OF the pureSt magnetic iron ores
known IN this country save in the Lake Super
's0r region. These ores, from ii number of
|sampicS averaged by myself and officers of the
4enth Census and others, analvze from 45 per
gent to 66 per cent of iron, and are, in Mitchell
sac Ashc counties. North Carolina. remarkably
isce from PHOSPHORUS and sulphur. Recent
along line of thirty miles in ex-
5eht prove the excessive nature Of these depos-
k. The only point where these ores have as
|yet been reached by IA railway is at Cranberry
Rinc, IN Mitchell county, North Carolina. A few
|5ears ago the great mass of ore now uncovered
|N TINS point was hid by thick covering of soil
|ano occ"lnposcd gnciSs, save only few sur
|asce pts from which Il small forge was sup
|R"'" WIN ore, Within the past few wears the
|sscc OF The hil! has been uncovered, revealing
|sn enormous mass of very pure magnetic to
|@lglh ~ 3oo lecl above the railway track, The
|2aesneer IN charge NJ the mines assured me
|saA, from d'ainond-drlll tests and the uncoy-
|eIeu mass, he had here piled up above the
|ss'""v track over 2O,O00OOO tons of ore to
|Ss mined by simply quarrying in open cut; and
Il a'i ore OF Ike excellence can be deliv
vi cars at less cost elsewhere in America
'"''"ce test was recently made on Virginia
|s4At anu ,he run otmine Of Cranberry ore, and
|Ap's produced containing .03 per cent of phos-
vs. anu from practical furnace tests and
IA """,. ses VI ore from many openings, it is
'"'ed 'ha' the entire district contains
|s I - al ore suited to the manufacture
p ~: steel This ore is nearer to coke
Ia. pls Stone Cap than is any other Bessemer
49, VIZ A"o"h 10 me IN America. From the
ia 'se"e, ores OF the lake region, the source Of
Ia ~ az ''e steer qow made in this country,
s '',e nearest coke is about 500 miles; from
a nIssvihGf ares ut western North Carolina to
s.. ,n riNe At ivy Stone Gap it is 100 miles, and
& r;a aV' '.VSr l"n extremes are IN be had the
|F,. IA w ABOVE described. lteyond the
Elm "ise IN The caroliuas, are large deposits
|ss ,hs , n'"ue "les. y Very great development
TN th """h"ct'vc Of iron and stec! VII! follow
r ."s uohil'lesi"u nfthe roads connecting the
snS COATS and ores, in the region under dis
- 7 '., iron manufacturer of large cxper
49," .o,, VINO spent some months il, examining
V",S anu ores IN the district extending from
S;n, ,', Kentucky to western North Car
,, 'I,i'''a!eS The cost Of making a ton of pig
~ n's stone Gap at 81 SO; and thinks that
sS 80 i' s'ees can be made at the same flace
90 10" cost as in England. This eslimate