The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

Joel C. DuBose's description of operations | in Walker county. Summary of coal
 miners and coal workings before civil
 war.
 Chapter X.-Iron Making and Coal Min | ing in Tuscaloosa County.-Founding of
 town of Tuscaloosa. Establishment of Roupes Valley Iron Works. Incoming of Daniel Hillman. Connection with early iron making of New Jersey, Ohio
 and Kentucky. Certain properties of Tennessee company Republic company, | Central Coal and Iron company and Bir-
 mingham Coal and Iron company ind
 rectly associated with Hillman venture.
 Purchase of Roupes Valley Forge by i Ninion Tannehill Records of Tannehill 1 family Visit of Sir Charles Lyek Moses | Stroup acquires Tannehill Iron Works.
 History of Stroup family, pioneer iron | masters of Georgia and the Carolinas. i Coal mined in Tuscaloosa in 1884. Coming | of William Goold. Character sketch of
 the well known coal miner and prospee- | ter.
 Chapter vI.-Bibb and Shelby Counties | 1S20-1861-Pioneer forge and furnace ouiid-
 CTS. Character of operations. ExhloN | of Bibb county blooms at Sydenham Ex- | position. Biography of Jonathan Ware. | "Reminiscences of Camps Bloomery.
 Sketch of Jonathan Newton Smith. Dis | covery of coal near Dailey's creek.
 "stones on fire" Story of Old Uncle Joe. Q
 "There's enough ore around here to run a hundred furnaces a hundred years" l Incoming of William P. Browne and Rob- 1 ert Thomas. Present day appearance Of | Brighthope ruins. Horace Ware "ehief ] of the early ironmasters" Early records | of Shelby Iron Works Facts and figures | of blast furnace practice in the forties. | Construction of Shelby rolling mill Old way of making charcoal.
 chapter VII.-Talladoga, Calhoun and
 Lamar Counties 1S30-1s61.-Nine iron works
 in Talladega county. Judge Miller's remin- iseences. Maria forge and foundry estab- lished by Dr. Moore. Purchase of Maria by Riddle Bros. Minute description of plant by Walter D. Riddle. Erection of Rob Roy and Eagle forges. Blast furnace on Chocolocco creek. Operations in Calhoun county History of Cane Creek Iron Works. Judge Randolphs account of early iron making. Getting over Waxa- hatchee shoals. J. H. Weatherly's recol- lections First tragedy of the mines of Alabama. Record of Hale and Murdock
 furnace in Lamar county Biographies
 of Harrison Hale and of Abraham Mur-
 dock. Association with early industrial history of Mississippi.
 Chapter VIII.-First State Geological Survey.-Sum total of antebellum opera tions. Main service as forerunner of fI-
 ture development. Pig iron prices from 1S49 to 1861. Appointment of first state
 
 plies funds Biography of Michael Tuo-
 mey. Association with other states. Re-
 suits of first report. Alabama may pos
 sibly have another industrial future be-
 sides growing cotton"
 Chapter IX.-Early Railroad Enter
 prises-Beginning of the South and
 North railroad. Conditions in Alabama.
 Total railroad mileage of state in 1852, 165 miles. Causes for lack of enterprise.
 "Macadamized roads less liable to aeci- dents" Advent of Frank Gilmer. Con- ception of railroad across Red mountain. Assistance rendered by Governor Moore.
 Sketch of Luke Pryor. "rhe Senator also had his poetic side" Colonel Sloss' early years. Appropriation granted for recon noisance. Appointment of John T. Mill
 ner as chief engineer. Young Miners 90-mile ride. Interesting points of his ca- reer. The great chance of his life. First view of Jones valley Synopsis of Mill ners report How the legislature re- ceived it. "The mineral region Is so poor even a buzzard would starve to death" George S. Houston lends helping hand. N'I was a gone up man," says Miner The sensation of the day
 Chapter X.-Internal Conditions of State and Outbreak of War.-Struggles of the South and North Railroad. Ala 1 bama more interested in states rights ] than in railroads. Cotton was gentle l mems trade" Isolated condition of iron masters. |tdCIS are SIuDDOrn InlnSS.' The state pronounced indubitably weak in industrial affairs. Gathering of the thunder heads The civil war breaks out. Coal and iron business steps to the front Josiah Gorgas appointed chief of
 ordnance of Confederacy. Career of | General Gorgas. His command of old Mount Vernon arsenal. Marriage to Miss | Gayle. Military facts of south. Birds l eye view of ordnance affairs Limita- | tions of Confederate States Tactics of the master soldiers. Steps in making of ordnance department. Organization of l Confederate Nitre and Mining Bureau. Stimulation of coal and iron production. J. W. Mallet detailed at Central Labora- tor' How the greatest department of
 the Confederacy was created "out of
 nothing" Testimonials of colleagues of
 General Gorgas. great military feat. Chapter XI.-Confederate Arsenal and Naval Foundry.-Arsenal transferred from
 Mount Vernon to Selma. Most advanta-
 geous point in Confederacy for manufac- turing purposes Specific description of arsenal. Summary of auxiliary works Confederate army officers stationed at
 Selma. Career of Maj. J. C. Compton. How John Veitch came to the arsenal. Maj. Thomas Peters and Matthew Thom- as Smith report for duty. Milton II. Smith handles transportation of Confed- crate troops with masterly hand Re- view of young Smiths work. Establish ment or great naval TOunury. COnIeQerate 1 naval officers in charge George Peacock | engaged by Commander Catesby R. Jones | as superintendent. Achievements of the l English foundryman. Early records of | pipe business of United States. Churchill l & Co.'S iron works at Columbiana, Shel- | by county. How the great guns were | cast at the foundry. Making of the flag | ship Tennessee. Contemporary work 1 shops and armories. Auxiliary works in | Montgomery Richard Felrs record l Christian F. Enslen ,n the ranks Re- | construction of quarternaster's depart 1 ment by John Mason Martin.
 l Chapter XII.-Coal Mining in War Pe- l rlod.-Counties supplying coal to Confed- 1 crate government works. Capt. John M l Huey, agent. at Selma Cahaba field site l of first underground mining. List of | mines in operation during war. Import
 ant discoveries traced to old bomb 1 proofs Work in Daley creek basin. l Early records of Piper and Coleanor | Grave yards make the Thompson mines" l Work of William Goold. Entrance of Joseph Squire A remarkable biography. MT. Squires' account of old Montevallo
 mines Opening of Helena mines for Red l Mountain company.
 Chapter XIII.-Iron Making in War Pe- | riod Qn three parts).-Part Lamar, Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties