The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
q OREs OF EAST TEXAS
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u Am PETROLEUM REsIDuuM
|sSl me &c GOOD BRlouETTEs.

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4 Il 1, The World Has Cheaper
V's us,,,isI for Smelling Iron
Than East Texas.
LAW. B, slOsson Of ,, this city z, VINO sso
tA'ss z. taken a great interest In the
y a AVA resources Of East Texas, had
n i'a XXI Yesterday with Mr. b. T.
lrie'"s state gecloglst, now consult
ssosist for the Southern ~ aue at'., vvn
F shlch, speaking Of the petroleum
h.lpg found in East Texas ne SAYS
rs 0 an be made from the oil which
P'sn - perfectly for a bond for max
sMrs ,,s from the ignite, and Ignite
s n.ss,ted will act in the blast furnace
WI w, i raw bltuminous eoai anu can
r'g ar making pig Iron Just as coal Is
y y s,snufactnre Of pig iron with raw
y 's eosl the gases which arise from
'1lD ,,So are collected, refrigerated and
'. ~, matter condensed. From TINS is
All, ..sd much of the pitch which is
Xlr1lGtiWNN
/, brIquettlng.
~ practicable when smelling
II VII hrIanettes to collect the gases
ih AghiM ,at and from them secure at
slmnaa ~ the supply of pitch neces-
ii pss rlanette other Ignite at a very
,,rsbIc tg1re. t,,.o ho,a b.an mn
co. made on large scale ior max
rske from a mixture % small
lls' w 81. myself. and others,
" uvs,a n III iron is made with raw bi-
Nolen posi without coking and II is
Elpgs V,he residuum OF the oil, which
itla W w vii act as the bond for bril-
nYlAana the brlquettes Will not nave
' Ky 'eoEsd 10 smell Iron. Formerly PIT
,..s rould be made for Sl.u toh, pul
.uss ts co.t would hardly exceed Sl.Oo OF
lns Sorntrv In the world has cheap
y ~ FOR smelling iron than East
ns. fbe .nresent time and the cheap
I'm = ia used for manufacturing iron
w w. nIg 10 compete with the world.
" ~ nrrhibIe brings out the further fact
" Ds sndlsss chain is formed as the gas
slduum produced in smelling the IRON
n brouettes into the process On my
%,nishes the bond for making more
- ...,s.s 10 meat more iron Mr.. Dumble
.ss'i,on In Europe with Ignite from
~ IA there is no question about Its
sea
i, punble has prepared the following
...tOo naper upon the subject of Iron
4, ia East Texas
rHF IRON ORES OF EAST TEXAS.
,uuvcr Of articles have appeared In
a,ly papers during the last two
II, i, regard to the development of
ia ore deposits of East Texas in
.,rton With the oil wells at Beau
IN md the beds Of ignite. Two writers
zslr B. L. Coleman ana Mr. w T. oios-
have been especially persistent For
I'm YEARS these gentlemen have been
~ hleyers In the great future of the
"A Industry Of Texas ana nave done
I'M ibey could to bring ii about. If
eseuber correctly, Mr.. Slosson put the
n Il the Ignite Investigation In train
legislative action and did what be
ult 10 secure the appropriation under
slA X was made. The results of this
limitation caused the opening of the
Irp mines and will, sooner or later.
Ia lis effect on the iron situation as
EXTENT OF THE IRON ORES,
: |ssy few have any conception of the
hi extent and value of the iron ore de-
bis " East Texas In the second an
81 report Of the geological survey we
IL as full an account OF them as was
nhle and a map showing their loca-
/. ADD areal extent.
iAse deposits extend over thirteen coun-
ha Eastern Texas and occupy nm area
spre than 1000 square miles. By conn
N areas are as follows;
sElihl a square miles; San Augustine,
S'ilcn p; shelby, l3i Gregg, 20 che
assicches, 30; Pamela, %; Harrison,
Rusk, o.; Cass $50 Total, 1914.
M ihls considerably more thaS one-half
% 100 square niles Is of workable
tlnss and quality.
" ores are OF two classes, the nodular
animated, their names being sufti-
ilg descriptive to Indicate their char
While the two classes frequently
Nv logether, the ANIMATED ores cover
HI Esaler portion of the field. the larger
~ 81 nodular ores being in Cass and
m COUNTIES twhose ores are all OF this
Wsh MOTIFS and Upshur and parts OF
ascn Pamela and Shelby.
w ~. deposits Of nodular ores occur In
~h Of Irregular variable extent hav-
thickness of one to five feet, or
more The ANIMATED ores are more
..i ~ distribution and over consider
~ Ihey VIII probably average two
VleKness and occasionally this will
~ as much as ten feet.
axe into consideration that q
NM Nh nne q q deposit Of this character
i ~ nearly 3,000,0O0 tons OF ore for
.l q It's thickness 1t will be seen
'as total workable ore In this region
"~sunt 10 thousands OF millions of
~ amount which puts it In the
I'M 'us great lake region as an iron
4 quality a Of these iron ores has been
A.a. L.. \
n, NM c,b nork 70 he equal u the average
rs,, oIeer similar ores. They are high
s rss.lc iron and low in sulphur and
Iaf,lisN producing high grade OF
asn. ,.v H. much OF which Is Within the
Il, DEVELOPMENT.
"A n l,nheaty as regards the develop
M I ie peds has always been the
lsk IA vns maui necessary to get coke
IN m hs' shuttle cost Of making charcoal
nla. NY against the, success of fur
M asn e region, while the value of
<Itta a would not permit it's being
W Y Az outside markets.
XSh On inene N utilizing these vast de
r. 9e s. pte is TO secure an abundant
Breathe ,SSaNable and cheap fuel for
5laN Z, ~, ny qre Into pig iron. For the
M 4 these os aAlhg pig in large quantities
M lAyscsI ~ " is as necessary to nave
II kaW tbs snects Of solid fuel MS II Is
r az, neat generated by IL. and. so
hl rsa Iearn, oil is not likely TO be
~ esd Al n Whatever in such furnaces as
sss isI n n for suitable fuel for such
HE Is gst1s9sPally In the Ignite de-
10 VET / s,Sr ted IN my report ON the
M IA tSa.N provincial OF similar char
" ID Ans,,,s accompanying our iron or
III faeltns ,.a. IN connection with coke,
M1abies iron ores. II has been found
t sal e o Use as much as two.thlrds
Mu limit ,lhlrd coke. A similar mix.
avs hsnnna charcoal Will also prove
tpfhace "yve the experiments at the
81 lsts owing to my absence from
e fest '"ied to learn the particulars