New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
TO FORK OLD MINES NEAR PEEKSKILL
Mr.. EDISON AND SENATOR JONES. OF NEVADA.

Mr.. EDISON AND SENATOR JONES. OF NEVADA.
INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT.
Peekskin, y. Y, July II CSpccaD.-This city is
stirred mp over a business project which is about to
be carried ont here, and in which Thomas 4.
Edison and senator Jones. Of Nevada. interested
Mr. Edison last year invented the magnetic Sc arator
a machine which makes It profitable TO work lean
magnetic iron Peekskill man Immediately saw
that the separator might be used 10 advantage the
Todd Mine the Croft Mine and the SINK Mines in
Putnam County near this city, all Of which contain
large quantities of lean magnetic iron orc and in which
work had long ago ceased because 1t did not pay the
owners to work them. lie promptly put himself in
communication with the men controlling the inven-
ton Charles A. BachelOr the partner and business
manager Of Mr. Edison came TO Peekskill, examined
the mines and took specimens Of iron away with
him. In November, Mr.. Bachelor again TO
Peeksdll, this time accompanied by Mr.. Edison.
They engaged Judge WOOlcock, of Putnam Valley, as
foreman and Immediately began extensive expert
ments. Headquarters were established at the sunk
Mines and several thousand samples OF iron were
taken out and analysed. As a result 1t IS likely that
In less than a year 1000 wOrkmen viii be employed
In the iron mines of Putnam Valley.
The first TO be worked will be the Sunk Mines, about
seven miles from Peekskl the northern boundaries
Of Putnam Valley. They area Of about
five square miles and owned by the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company which paid 100000
for them many years ago. They were operated by
this company for years the ore being shipped The
Pennsylvania furnaces by boat from Cold Spring, to
which point it was transported by wagons from the
mines. For the last fifteen years they have been
shut down.
The mines will be worked by the New-YOrk Con
centrating Works, Of which Mr. Edison Is president
and Charles A. Batcheor general manager \ lease
OF the sunk Mines for fifty years has been made with
the Philadelphia and Reading Company at 30 cents
per ton for the ore and plant will be placed
I'm the mines. at cost Of 100000, and the mines
worked to their full capacity. large quantity of
machinery has been carted TO the mines from Cold
spring.
An electric railroad vii! be from a point on tho
Peekskill creek to the mines, following the Campus
Valley al the head OF which are the sunk Mines 4
few weeks ago Mr.. Edison spent three days at the
mines and expressed himself to Pceksklll men as
much nlea>ed with the outlook lie Is coming here
again soon and will then stay for weeks Tn
les, Unforeseen obstacles arise, work Will btn on the
road in a few weeks. The ties about 10000 I'm num-
her will be cut out OF the wo DIS Of Putnam County
senator jones' OF Nevada spent few days here last
week When 1t was rumOrcd that he had bought
ouantty of mining land in Putnam Valley and also had
nhtaned fun control Of the little narrow gauge rail
way that now lies Idle between the Croft mine and The
hast furnace at Peeksil, the citizens of THIS Mace
wer,, delighted. lie is already Of the owners OF
the blast furnace and THE little railway IL was
further that senator Jones had bought nm the
nroDOsed railroad. and had made deal with The
Edison company for the other mines and the sepaat-
ing works. The latter report could not be confirmed.