Newark post., 1912-09-18
OPERATIONS AT OLD ORE PITS
UTILIZATION OF BY PRODUCTS--TEST TO BE MADE
THIS WEEK---SKETCH OF HISTORY OF LOCAL MINES

richness Of the spot and the whole |
community awaits with interest
and all good wishes for its success,
the outcome of the experiment.
With a revival of interest in the
locality, a brief review Of the hist
DRY of the place may be worthy of
mention. The hill which stretches
along the horizon to the south of
town, Oh a part OF which the old
new field lies, was called "lron
Hill as early as 1861, i'll Il letter
written by one Of the EARL settlers.
The first colonists were from the
iron district of Wales, and were
led to this locality by the belief
that iron existed III great quaint
tiles.
The story Of the earliest attempt
to develop the possibilities Of the
Hill dates back to 1923, when Sam
uel James inherited the land from
his father, and built a forge. His
success III that venture and the fact
that there was known to be a
supply of iron ore nearby,
attracted the attention of some OF
, the leading iron masters of Penn
sylvania, eight Of whom formed
J a company for the purpose OF
building the plant to be called the
, "Abbington Furnace.
: This company realized then
? plans to the extent OF securing one
thousand acres in the neighborhooc
: and erecting a furnace and forge
: on the Christiana Greek. This was
: done i n1726 and operated under
: the name Of the "Abbington Iron
Works. But the venture did no
| prove to be a success and was sool
/ given up by the company, though
0 Samuel James continued until tn,
0 works were sold by the sheriff IL
s 1735.
/ At a second Sheriffs sale il
e 1868. Andrew Fisher became tn
1 owner Of the land on which tn
e furnace and the forge had beer
S built. The place became the sit
: Of a grist and saw mill, which h
n operated until 1904. The propert.
then passed through ditferen
= hands.
d In 1863 the old mills were re
e placed by new ones, the new mil
Y having a capacity of 100000 fee
o of lumber year, and a two an
half story grist mill turning ou
l. 25 pounds daily. This was burne
10 in 1888 and never rebuilt.
l. Remains of wall, together wit
st heap of cinders Of land now i
r, the possession of J. w. Cook, sho
n where the old forge stood.
t. The certainty of the deposl
N that abound has led to repeated a
le tempts to develop the spot.
n In honor Of her seventh birthda
es anniversary, Miss Margaret Coco
W daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis /
1e Cooch of Cooch s Bridge, entertall
III ed number Of her young frient
te last Monday. The affair was tho
ne oughly by the little folks. Tho'
r. present were: Masters Jane
n Thompson, Miss Charlotte Hossin
a er. Miss Ruth Richards, the Miss
be Ruth and Margaret Vnslnge
It. Miss Josephine Hossinger, Il
t. Misses Helen and Catherine Bar
of ard, Miss Marjorie johnson, Mast
tt. Jack Cam, Miss Mary Franc
he Hayward, Miss Agnes Frazer, Il
ge Misses Catherine and Helen Rec
nd Miss Rebecca Cam, and Miss nc
a. allie Steel
or The. past failures are attribute
is not to the lack Of valuable ore, b
,tt to a failure to utilize waste pr
" ducts Mr.. Scott, with wide e
at perience, is imbued with the mo
as ern idea so pronounced III the bt
rd mess world-giving attention
at the y-products. Those with kno
to ledge Of the local deposits predi
Tx the new industry will be a gre