Iron ores, salt and sandstones . e furnace wastorn down many years ago. According to the history above quoted, the BloomeryFurnace, in the eastern part of the county, was built in 1833by a Mr. Pastly and a few years later was owned by Pass-moor, who placed a man named Cornwell in charge. Heoperated the furnace until 1846, and transported the ironon rafts and flat boats down the Cacapon river. S. A. Pancost bought the property in 1846 and operatedit to his death, in 1857. It was then operated by his heirsunder the name of Pancost and McGee. John Withers wassuperintendent until 1875, when the fu
Iron ores, salt and sandstones . e furnace wastorn down many years ago. According to the history above quoted, the BloomeryFurnace, in the eastern part of the county, was built in 1833by a Mr. Pastly and a few years later was owned by Pass-moor, who placed a man named Cornwell in charge. Heoperated the furnace until 1846, and transported the ironon rafts and flat boats down the Cacapon river. S. A. Pancost bought the property in 1846 and operatedit to his death, in 1857. It was then operated by his heirsunder the name of Pancost and McGee. John Withers wassuperintendent until 1875, when the furnace was closed was operated for a short time in 1880 and 1881. The Census report for 1880 gives the following data on thisproperty: Maximum annual capacity 8,500 short tons. Iron ore production in 1880 7,000 short tons (fossil ore.) Value of ore in $10,500 Number of employes in 25 Value of plant $ 6,000 Value real estate 10,000 Capital invested 17,000 10. History of Hampshire county, p. 533; WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 137 The same report gives the following analyses by Whit-field of the ores used at the Bloomery Furnace: Natural Ore. Dried Ore. Phosphorus. MetallicIron. Phosphorus. MetallicIron. I II III I. Across breast, ore 12 feet thick, avoiding intti-bedded clay atfurnace. Limonite. II. From 500 tons at furnace, brought from northeast of III. From 100 tons at furnace brought from southwest offurnace. Fossil. Titanium present. Maury (p. 271) in 1876 quotes Guerard as follows onthis property: Here a fossiliferous variety of brown hema-tite occurs in a vein, varying from 18 inches to 4 feet. Thisand a vein of the ordinary brown iron ore (thickness notknown) have been mined and smelted here for many furnace has been out of blast for the last few months,but will probably soon be in operation again. Limestone,c
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