The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . afterward found to be one of the main branches of the Upper at once explored the vicinity, and discovered that this dyke wasconnected with vast deposits of ore, which formed rocky ledges on thesides of the narrow valley, and presented beds of metal adequate, appa-rently, to the supply of the worlds demand for centuries. It is believedthat the revealer of this wealth was Peter Sabattis, the father of ourIndian guide. The explorers perceived that all around that vast deposit of wealth inthe earth was an abundant supply of hard wood, and ot
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . afterward found to be one of the main branches of the Upper at once explored the vicinity, and discovered that this dyke wasconnected with vast deposits of ore, which formed rocky ledges on thesides of the narrow valley, and presented beds of metal adequate, appa-rently, to the supply of the worlds demand for centuries. It is believedthat the revealer of this wealth was Peter Sabattis, the father of ourIndian guide. The explorers perceived that all around that vast deposit of wealth inthe earth was an abundant supply of hard wood, and other necessary THE HUDSON. ingredients for the manufacture of iron ; and, notwithstanding it wasthirty miles from any highway on land or water, with an uninterruptedsweep of forest between, and more than a hundred miles from any market,the entire mineral region—comprising more than a whole township—waspurchased, and preparations were soon made to develop its resources. Apnrtneiship Avas formed between Archibald Mlntyre, Archibald Eobert-. r^V),*kftl^&c Tin; inoN p\^[. son, and David Henderson, all related by marriage ; and^Avith slight aidfrom the State, they constructed a road through the wilderness, from theSiarron [Schroon] Yalley, near Lake Champlain, to the foot of SandfordLake, halfway between the head of which and the beautiful HendersonLake Avas the iron dam. There a settlement was commenced in timber dam was constructed upon the iron one, to increase the fall ofwater, and an experimental furnace was built. Rare and most valuable E THE HUDSON. iron was produced, equal to any from the best Swedish furnaces; and itwas afterward found to be capable of being wrought into steel equal tothe best imported from England. The proprietors procured an act of incorporation, under the title of theAdirondack Iron and Steel Company, with a capital, at first, of$1,000,000 (£200,000), afterward increased to !il;3,000,000 (£600,000),and constructed another furnace, a forge, st
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