The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-02-03

gerstoWn news ~ S I
paper, signed "Po- w q
tomac," and had
reference to the first district of the
county Sharpsburg.
The writer, in his Introductory,
said: Sin the decided march of inn
provement manifest in several sec
tons of our country, we, of District
l, can perhaps boast of as great ad-
vancement, if not greater, than our
.neighbors of other sections. Not
withstanding the fact that the war
has comparatively impoverished the
wealthy, and rendered INDECENT
those of hitherto moderate circum-
stances; though our fences have
been used to cook rations, our herds
to feed hungry soldiery, and our
grain has stated the quickened APP
petite of army mules, to our, as yet,
~unrequited loss, we still have the
soil and the minerals which nature
bestowed upon us, and, fortunately,
enterprise enough to turn them to
account"
The writer specially took up the
matter of the old Antietam Iron
Works. It was stated that under
the influence and management of
Daniel Ali, the industry was fast
assuming its wonted appearance"
A large quantity of coal and ore had
accumulated on the canal wharfs,
many coke pits were burning and it
was said that the Antietam metal
would again be manufactured. The
Touring mill was ready for opera
ton and the rolling mill, furnace,
iietc, were in an advanced state of
repair.
Two miles up the river from the
mouth of the Antietam were the
ruins of the Potomac Mills, which
had been owned by Hon. A. r.
o Boteler, of Virginia The walls re-
amined, the destruction of the prop
erty having occurred during the
time of the war. This property had
been purchased for $4,000 by al
company of capitalists, principally
of Washington, D. c., with a capital
of 100000 The officers were:
Fitzhugh Coyle, president of Bank
of Republic, Washington, D. c.,
president; Hon. A R. Boteler, vice
president; W. H. Claggett, treasurer;
William Hanson, secretary, and
Messrs. Collins, MARCEL, Metcalf,
Van Hook and Hanson, of Washing
ton, directors.
The company contemplated work
ing the cement quarry and mills,
and, it was said, proposed to erect
30 dwellings for their operatives.
The vein of cement at this place
was reputed to be the very best up
on the river. 1t was, however, diff
fcult of access where hitherto
worked, Wedged in by massive stra-
ia of limestone. Crossing the bed
of the river and canal, it was ds-
scribed as making its appearance in
vast proportions between the same
lime strata that widened out upon
the farm of VILLAIN M. Blackboard,
in traversing an immense hill of
many acres of his land. At this
point many inducements for work.
ing it were presented which were
not maintained by the Boteler quar-
ry. Striking it at the foot of a ra-
vine 100 yards north of the BERN
of the canal, the vein, it was stated,
might be opened and worked for a
lifetime The elevation was suffi-
cient to permit the stone to be
wheeled into the kilns and on being
burned to be transported over a
self-acting plane to the mill, which
could be located on the BERN of the
canal, where good wharfage oculd
be easily and cheaply secured. No
horse transportation or carting was
necessary and the entire work of
preparation for market might be
accomplished with the greatest con-
venience and economy of labor.
The article ended with this: "The
capital now crowding upon us from
the North in search Of investment is
immense and this quarry would
well suit some enterprising party.
It is a fact generally known that
Washington county abounds in min
eral and other resources of wealth
and prosperity, outside of the fer
tility of her soil, and it is equally
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