History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . ere he opened an oflice forthe purpose of dealing .in mines and mineral lands,and in the prosecution of this business, he had ampleopportunities of becoming acquainted with themineral resources of various portions of the country,and acquired a practical knowledge of thus engaged, he became acquainted withW. W. Chipman, who had discovered a method ofmanufacturing iron and steel from the ore by thedirect action of flame,and at a cost which is
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . ere he opened an oflice forthe purpose of dealing .in mines and mineral lands,and in the prosecution of this business, he had ampleopportunities of becoming acquainted with themineral resources of various portions of the country,and acquired a practical knowledge of thus engaged, he became acquainted withW. W. Chipman, who had discovered a method ofmanufacturing iron and steel from the ore by thedirect action of flame,and at a cost which is less thanhalf that of the ordinary methods of conducted by Dr. Charles J. Fines,, have demonstrated its entire practicabilityand give promise of a new era in American manufac-ture. The companies which are at present engagedin the enterprise are the Graphite Steel and IronCompany. and the Carbon Iron Company, inboth of which Mr. Brandreth has extensive invest]ments ; and he is also largely interested in minerallands in North Carolina, containing mines of iron,copper and mica, which are as yet «
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