Chester County and its people .. . austing theore when they had taken out about 4,000 tons; the Morris KussellMine, one mile jiorth of Chester Spiings, in West Pikeland Town-ship, and owned by the Pha?nix Iron Company; the Jones Mine,one-half mile northwest of Chester Springs, in West PikelandTownship, and worked by James Harvey; the Old Prizer Mine,one-fourth of a mile north of Chester Springs railway depot,and one-eighth of a mile off the line of the railway to the north-west, leased in July, 18(i5, by thePhienix Iron Company, and laterby the Monocacy Furnace ((unpany, which took out a large
Chester County and its people .. . austing theore when they had taken out about 4,000 tons; the Morris KussellMine, one mile jiorth of Chester Spiings, in West Pikeland Town-ship, and owned by the Pha?nix Iron Company; the Jones Mine,one-half mile northwest of Chester Springs, in West PikelandTownship, and worked by James Harvey; the Old Prizer Mine,one-fourth of a mile north of Chester Springs railway depot,and one-eighth of a mile off the line of the railway to the north-west, leased in July, 18(i5, by thePhienix Iron Company, and laterby the Monocacy Furnace ((unpany, which took out a largequantity of ore, but abandoned it because the ore extended totoo great a depth; the Isaac Tustin Mine, a quarter of a milesouth of Chestei Springs, first explored in 1851, and leased tothe Monocacy Purnace Company, and in 18(il to the PhoenixIron Company, which took several hundred tons of surface orefrom it, and tlnm abandoned it, because the ore did not extendto any dejtth. The Kaby Mine was owned by IJev. Mr. Kaby, and situated. ^^ni:^/i^^c^ - AND ITS PEOPLE. 589 one mile southwest of the Kiiubertuii raihvay stiitiou, and wasworked in 1882, several hundred tons of ore going to the S. Til-tons Plvmouth Furnace at Conshohocken. The Orner-farm Minelay one-half a mile due west of the old Fegley Mine, and Avasowned by the PIkpuIx Iron Company. The Acker Mine, one-fourth of a mile due west from the Harvey Mine, was workedfor some years by the Phoenix Iron Company, under a lease datedJanuary 1, 1863, but in 1883 it was being worked by Mr. Ackerfor the Monocacy Furnace Compauy. The John Mosteller Mineof brown hematite iron ore, about one-eighth of a mile south of theEagle and Kimberton Koad, was in 1883 being worked by thePhoenix Iron Company, and was yielding about fifteen tons ofsurface ore per day. The Hopewell Middle Mine, in Warwick Township, was oneof the most famous in the county. It was originally owned audrun by Mr. HoiJewell and by him worked by the open-cut methodof m
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