The Mauch Chunk Courier, July 25, 1840
LEHIGH WATER POWERS
FOR MANUFACTURING
ANTHRACITE IRON
And other purposes
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THE
LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY offer for sale, or to let on an annual
ground rent, with the right to purchase at any time by paying the principal of
the rent, very extensive Water Powers along the Lehigh Navigation, between
South Easton and White Haven, afforded in a distance of seventy-one miles,
every variety of location, and abundance of power at each for extensive iron
works or other purposes. These powers may be relied on as constant, and being
on a large navigation, abounding in every variety of iron ore and in limestone
and coal, contiguous to the Lehigh, and extending on each aide of the Canal
many miles, present the means and materials for manufacturing iron in all its
various branches and a great variety of iron ores of the richest quality are
also found along the line of the Morris Canal (by which the Lehigh Navigation
communicates with New York) which can be brought to the works as back loading.
It
is believed that no section of the country possesses greater advantages than
the Lehigh, for the manufacture of iron; either in the amount of power to be
applied, the abundance and variety of coal, ore. limestone, and other necessary
materials, the ease and shortness of communication with all the markets the
salubrity of the location, and the cheapness of living, and of all the raw
materials.
The
Lehigh Navigation, which has, five feet water with‑locks 22 feet by 100
feet in the clear, communicates from its eastern extremity with Philade1phta by
the Delaware division of the Pennsylvania Canal in 78 miles, and with New York
by the Morris Canal in 102 miles, and the Delaware & Raritan Canal in 126
miles. At its western extremity the Lehigh Navigation will in a few months have
a. communication with Wilkesbarre, on the North branch of the, Susquehanna by a
railroad of only twenty miles, made with a favorable grade, and in the most
approved manner -- fifteen miles of this road being already passable for Cars.
By this route the distance from the North Branch Canal at Wilkesbarre, to
Philadelphia is one hundred miles less, and to New York one hundred and
sixty-eight miles less than by any other route. From Northumberland, at the West Branch of the Susquehanna,
the Lehigh route is, nearly as short as any other Canal Line to Philadelphia
and shorter than any other to New York, and from the mouth of the Juniata to
New York; the Lehigh route is as short as any other.
The
Company being desirous of having the manufacture of iron with anthracite coal
extensively established along their line, have reduced the price of water power
to be applied to this object, so much, that it is believed the water power to
make a ton of pig iron, will not cost more than from sixteen to twenty cents.
They will also furnish coal for this purpose at much below their usual rates.
For
further information apply to William H Knowles, the Company's Superintendent,
at Mauch Chunk; William Zanc, Agent, at South Easton; John Brown Agent, White
Haven or at the Company's Office at Philadelphia.
JOSEPH WATSON.
President.
July 25th. 1840.
P.
S. The Furnace of the Lehigh Crane Iron Company whose works are situated on the
Lehigh Canal near Allentown, is now making first-rate iron from the ore
exclusively with Anthracite Coal, with the most entire success and is open to
the inspection of all who may choose to visit it.
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2010