The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
And thi. by another chemist of brown hem
Of L.. L - IL. ,.a;ln.:


Besides these there are also on railroads
running here another brown ore carrying from
Il to " per cent Of iron, and .0l9 Of phospho
rus; manganifrrous iron ores, and in all prob
ability large deposits Of manganese; i black
nlOnite with from " to % per cent Of iron
lNe suited for the pneumatic Basic process);
specuSr or red hclnatite (Bcsscmcr) with
5',o o. per cent Of iron, while of the great
Cranberry magnetic ore Prof. Proctor, in his
report SAYS:
Extending northeast and southwest through
tue western counties Of North Carolina are
large deposits OF the purest magnetic iron ores
Known IN THIS country save in the Lake Super
ior region. These ores, from number of
samples averaged BY myself and officers Of the
Tenth Census and others, analyze from A. per
cent to 10 per cent OF iron and are, in Mitchell
and Ashe counties, North Carolina, remarkably
Zee from PHOSPHORUS and sulphur. Recent
Developments along = line Of thirty miles in ex-
tent prove the excessive nature of these depos-
IT, The only point where these ores have as
"! been reached by railway is at Cranberry
mine, in Mitchell county, North Carolina. A few
!eitago the great mass of ore now uncovered
81 THIS point vas hid by thick covering of soil
.nd decomposed gnclss, save only few sur
lace pits from which a small forge was sup
pled with ore. Within the past few wears the
lace oil The hill has been uncovered, revealing
sn enormous mass OF very pure magnetic to
ae'g'h OF SUI feet above the railway track. The
snsneer III Charge AZ the mines assured me
wa, from damond-drlll tests and the uncov-
e'ea mass, he had here piled up above the
.S"Wsy track over 10000 900 tons of ore 70
ye Mined by SIMPLY quarrying in open cut; and
'uVuo'i al ore OF like excellence can be deliy-
e'euol cars >, less cost elsewhere in America
" suFlace Test was recently made on Virginia
coke aud the run ofminc Of Cranberry ore, and
s,Ps produced containing .O3 per cent of phos-
paO'usi emo from practical furnace tests aud
1 -e 1"Si!seS OF ere from many openings, it is
demonstrated that the entire district contains
=. n'u"aAhce an ore suited to the manufacture
" ps.seneF steel. This ore is nearer to coke
va p'S Stone Cap than is anv other Bessemer
p' ore Known TO ne in America. From the
D'''eaier ores OF the lake region the source of
ae.,'y al! the steel now made in this country,
IL. 'I ~ nearest coke Is about $40 miles; from
I ~. oeaseneE ores Of western North Carolina to
h ~, sOAs a. biz Stone Gap it is 100 miles, aud
."sea These TWO extremes areto be had the
ma ''0u w, ores shove described. Beyond the
a aIs SS'age IN the Caroinas, are large deposits
u ,ntsn'sFadt ores. A very great development
49, '4s manufacture Of iron and steel will follow
OBJ r .ae completion of the roads connecting the
eu.. ik eoais and ores, III the region under dis
,.na. 'cT'ch iron manufacturer of large expe-
n. " S "no spent some months in examining
,on,s." n anu ores IN the district extending from
oa. e4sterh kentucky to western North Car
;n~ >, es ~ The cost of making ton of pig
sss.s ois Stene Gap at 81 sc; and thinks that
=, ,.i Steel can be made at the same place
,v,. ," wv cost as in England. This estimate
md md, s,o VIVA estimates made BY practical iron
who tS ee' manufacturers from PENNSYLVANIA
G,n S ~ hade large investments at Big Stone
:g ,~ Tue purpose Of development.
Min tAAces aud steel plants at Big Stone Gap
sot. .a's' III addition to the local supply Of
Of i so.i' and pure limestone, the advantage
n. , J.s'oh on competing lines of railway, and
tia, can S 40 Vi a location on great system
Kre,t et'lser The products direct to all of the
lsu Tt IN the Ohio and Mississippi Val
r.s, y; .ne ores from East Tennessee, South
bed viii s'nla, and the Carolinas can be ship
s.r,r;"n ssusantage to these furnaces, as it is
lei, ,na ne ores in the direction of the. mar
Ii, ~u 'iese ores will give return freight for
Stone c. o' coal and coke shipped from Big
WIG uAp 10 those States" -
o. sAc!s yoE MANUFACTURERS.
,stu.h' ad Coal L Iron Company agrees to
N'' coke at the following prices:
ii lie o,.,, Furnace Foundry.
M. -, a. blx Stone Gap, $500 s2.ao
Ger ,om "Aei! these prices will be reduced un.
ssan.s1 sssi.lon, but take them as they areand
paw '0sm With prices at connellayille.