The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-10


Cranberry magnetic ore Prof. Proctor, in his
report, says:
Extending northeast and southwest through
the 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 hy myself and officers OF The
Tenth Census and ohcrs, analyze from A. per
cent to 90 per cent OF IRON, and are, in Mitchell
and Ashc counties, North Carolina, remarkably
ice from phosp horous and sulphur. Recent
Developments along line Of thirly miles in OK
lent prove the excessive nature OF these depos
lis The only point where these ores have as
yet been reached by a railway is at Cranberry
Hne,a Mitchell county, North Carolina. 4 few
yta;s ago HE great mass OF ore now uncovered
At TINS point was hid b, thick covering of soil
aHd arcomposed guciss, save only a few sur
lace pits from which small forge was sup
pied win ore. Within the past few years the
lace VI the hill has been uncovered, revealing
%NehoI!lous mass OF very pare magnetic to IA
HelElh OF 800 feet above the railway track The
engineer IN charge at the mines assured me
mat from diamond drill tests and the uncov-
cred mass, he had here piled up above the
railway track over 20001,000 tons of ore to
g T. mined by simply quarrying III open cut; and
iuodbt il an ore OF like excellence can be deliy
rreaOh cars at less cost elsewhere III America.
furnace test was recently made on Virginia
coke and The run OF mine of Cranberry ore, and
aps produced containing .03 per cent OF phos-
puofu>' and from practical furnace tests and
yHe ANALYSES Of ore from many openings, it is
demonstrated that the entire district contains
ID @oVudance an ore suited TO tic manufacture
" ". hesSeiner steel. This ore is nearer TO coke
vac bS Stone Cap than is any other Bessemer
H.ce' ore Known to me III America. From the
p'AseuleI ores OF the lake region, the source OF
"'aiN all Tie steel noW made IN this country,
~ I'VE nearest coke is about 500 miles; from
w., NV ''ps>tiAcr ores ot western North Carolina 10
i"t yoke al Big Stone Cap il is l00 miles, and
Wv. iheae TWO extremes are 10 be had the
"a l%l'oV u. ores above described. Beyond the
D.le "'ase ~ the Carolinas, are large deposits
!. 4.'s"-sfa0e ores. very great Development
:" vac manufacture OF iron and steel will follow
W vac completion oft roads connecting the
a a Goals and ores, IN the region under dis
scotch iron manufacturer OF large expe-
,t'1Vc' VINO spent some months III examining
VIC CoSis and ores in the district extending from
' 'ly;u'icdstcrn kentucky to western North Car
,''r"' estimates the cost Of making 4 ton OF pig
l,on al Bis Stone Gap at 81 Sc; and thinks that
~ steel can be made at the same place
81 d. 10" cost as III England. This estimate
.Sa with estimates made by practical iron
' "au s'eel manufacturers from Pennsylvania
Ono Ono gave made large Investments at Big Stone
20 / iof thepurpose Of development.
,r;i furnaces and steel plants at Big Stone Zap
' VIII have, in addition to the local supply OF
vSAe' coal and pure limestone, the advantage
~ H. location on competing lines of railway, and
' 'Ic, advantage of location ON great system
n"a can deliver the products direct 10 all OF the
t's"' markets in the Ohio and Mississippi al,
sls' The ores from East Tennessee, South
" VIZ i,rslna, and the CaroIinas can be ship
ps~ WIN advantage TO these furnaces, as 1t 4
Irving the ores in the direction OF the mar,
n.y. ~ ahd these ores will give return freight io'
6, cars of coal and coke shipped from BIS
''he Zap to those States"
FACTS FOR MANUFACTURES.
The Virginia Coal & Iron Company agrees y
'u'i'h coke at the following prices:
-'' we ovens at Big stoneGa $500 s. ~.
! II rs likely these prices viii be reduced slsl
asr onpettien, but take them as they afe
sSnpaFe them 9Th prices at Council Sy lie.