. A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development. llowed Pigeon Creek through Canlton to Wellston, and south to thehead waters of Symmes (reek near the Gallia County line and on toIronton. Both of the new roads were coal roads first. In 1S7S, before these roads were completed to Wellston, the coalshipments from Jackson County did mil. exceed 10,000 Ions, bul in 1,88(1 I I :.»> HANGING ROCK IRON REGION they were nearly 300,000 tons and continued to increase rapidly Thedetails
. A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development. llowed Pigeon Creek through Canlton to Wellston, and south to thehead waters of Symmes (reek near the Gallia County line and on toIronton. Both of the new roads were coal roads first. In 1S7S, before these roads were completed to Wellston, the coalshipments from Jackson County did mil. exceed 10,000 Ions, bul in 1,88(1 I I :.»> HANGING ROCK IRON REGION they were nearly 300,000 tons and continued to increase rapidly Thedetails of the history of the coal industry of the county would fill a lar*evolume, and only the following data can be presented here. Laugkst Coal Expoutek in State By the year 1S88 the coal output of Jackson County was 1,088,761tons. Tins was produced by sixty-six mines employing 2,550 men Tenyears later the tonnage rose to 1,804,772, and Jackson County was thelargest coal producer in the state. There was a total of eighty-ninemines in the county classified as follows: Drifts, 47; slopes, 13- shafts26; minor mines, 3; and the number of men employed had Increased to. FllKNACKS AT 4,51;). After the beginning of this century the tonnage fell to 1,303-529, The seams worked were Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5. The total number ofW1 m\\Wi\ was only :i,()l!» and the number of mines in operationwas s,v These mines were owned by the following companies•I individuals: Alma. Armstrong, liloouriield, lianchor FourChapman, Coalton, Crescent, Cochran, Comet, Commercial, CentralDayton, Davis Fire Brick, Domestic, Evans, Elkhorn, Emma GemCity, Globe, Iron, Goslem & Son, Hawkins & Son, Harper Jones &Morgan, Jones, .Jackson Iron & Steel, Jackson & Decatur, Jackson CountyKessler, Northern, Ohio Fire Brick, Ohio Portland Cement, PritehardKempel Kuel, See Kay, Star Furnace, Symmcs Creek. Sun, SuperiorTom Cqrwin, Zagelmeyer and Henry Ilollberg. Of these companies theSuperior Coal Company o
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