. Hardware merchandising January-June 1900. ace was erected near theRiviere aux Vaches, County of Yamaski, in1869, but, after producing 5,520 tons ofcharcoal pig iron, was closed in 1873, an^was subsequently dismantled. The samefate befell two blast furnaces built near BaieSt. Paul, on the north shore of the , about 60 miles below were erected in 1873 and dismantledin 1880 The only works in the Province of Quebecwhich are to-day turning out pig iron arethose of The Canada Iron Furnace Co.,Limited. PIG IRON MAKING IN ONTARIO. It is just one century since the first *attem
. Hardware merchandising January-June 1900. ace was erected near theRiviere aux Vaches, County of Yamaski, in1869, but, after producing 5,520 tons ofcharcoal pig iron, was closed in 1873, an^was subsequently dismantled. The samefate befell two blast furnaces built near BaieSt. Paul, on the north shore of the , about 60 miles below were erected in 1873 and dismantledin 1880 The only works in the Province of Quebecwhich are to-day turning out pig iron arethose of The Canada Iron Furnace Co.,Limited. PIG IRON MAKING IN ONTARIO. It is just one century since the first *attempt was made to establish a blastfurnace in the Province of Ontario, but,unlike the first attempt in Quebec, it was nota success, the enterprise being abandonedafter a trial of two years. The site of thefurnace was at what is now known as Lynd-hurst, in the county of Leeds. About 1817a furnace was started at Normandale,county of Norfolk, in the then Londondistrict. After varying fortunes and variousownerships, it was abandoned in 1847, fuel. WHERE IRON IS KII\(i. 14 CANADIAN HARDWARE AND METAL and ore having about become chief owner, Mr. Joseph Van Norman,then started a blast furnace at Marmora,county of Hastings. The year 1866 sawthe last of that industry, and, indeed, the LAST BLAST FURNACE to be operated within the Province of On-tario for 30 years. The furnace had some10 years before this passed into the handsof an English company. We retrace our steps a little to notethat a blast furnace was started and operatedfor a short time at Madoc, Hastings county,and another for a brief period at Houghton,county of Norfolk. The latter was startedby Mr. Van Norman, whose name in con-nection with the pig iron industry hasalready been mentioned The furnace wasstarted about the time the Great Westernrailway was being constructed, and its pur-pose was to supply charcoal iron for makingcar wheels. Van Norman was to get $45per ton for his iron, but, as it would notchill, it wa
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