Vanishing Ironworks of the Ramapos: The Story of the Forges, Furnaces, and Mines of the New Jersey-New York Border Area |
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Page 145
... period is given by Richard D. A. Parrott in his memoir published in 1921 : There is little remaining now to indicate the activities of that earlier period . The population dependent on the business was about fifteen hundred . Houses of ...
... period is given by Richard D. A. Parrott in his memoir published in 1921 : There is little remaining now to indicate the activities of that earlier period . The population dependent on the business was about fifteen hundred . Houses of ...
Page 274
... period about 28,000 tons of ore were taken from it . The mine can be found 800 feet northwest of the Cook mine . It yielded ore about 50 per cent iron content which was suitable for casting and malleable . When abandoned in 1809 , the ...
... period about 28,000 tons of ore were taken from it . The mine can be found 800 feet northwest of the Cook mine . It yielded ore about 50 per cent iron content which was suitable for casting and malleable . When abandoned in 1809 , the ...
Page 275
... period of January 1 to 6 , 1912 , the following figures reveal the amount of manpower required for the mine's operation : 20 men drilling by power ; 19 men loading ore ; 44 men mucking ; four miners ' bosses ; two compressor engineers ...
... period of January 1 to 6 , 1912 , the following figures reveal the amount of manpower required for the mine's operation : 20 men drilling by power ; 19 men loading ore ; 44 men mucking ; four miners ' bosses ; two compressor engineers ...
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Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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