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It is estimated that the ore exported in this trafic from the sin- 

 gle town of Moriah will exceed one hundred thousand tons the 

 approaching season. It will be recollected that several furnaces 

 upon the shores of Lake Champlain are to be adapted in their 

 construction to the use of fuel from the coal mines of Ohio and 

 Pennsylvania. This interchange of the coal of these states for 

 the ore of northern New-York, is full of promise for the future, 

 and destined to become a commerce of great value and import- 

 ance to both regions.* 



In explanation of this subject, the following extracts from the 

 communication of an esteemed correspondent, will be read with 

 deep interest : 



He says "I have collected the statistics with as much accuracy 

 as possible, from the business men themselves. I will first give 

 you the amount of ore raised and sold in the last year, and then 

 that raised sold, and contracted the present year. 



The business of the last year : 



1. Amouni. of iron ore exported from Moriah, 26,800 tons. 



2. Ore sent out of the State, 9,G30 " 



3. To which States sent, and the quantity to each : 



To Fennsylvania, 4,400 tons. 



Virginia, 1,300 " 



Vermont, 2,800 " 



Maine, 1,065 " 



Maryland, 65 ^* 



Business of the year 1853: 



1. Whole amount of ore contracted to be exported from Mo- 



riah, 107,500 tons. 



2. A mount sent out of the State, 41,500 " 



3. To which state sent and the (juantities to eacli : 



To PenriBylvania, 16,000 tons. 



Virginia, 3,50u " 



Massachusetts, 10,000 " 



Maine, 1,000 " 



Ohio,.... 1,500 ^« 



New Jersey, . . 1 ,500 «^ 



• I am inflcbtcd to the zeal and intelligence of the Rev. C. Random of Moriah, for the very 

 Sntereetbg facts and statistics on tbi^ important subject, which arc embodied in the text. 



