ON THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON. 759 
Furnaces Furnaces , Building Furnaces 
previous existing or pro- in Blast 
toA.D. Ist Sept. aaa Ist Ist Sept. 
Name of Work. Owners. 1850. 1863. ept. 1863. 1863, 
Lemington ..._ ... Tyne Iron Company 2 2 — I 
Birtley .... ..._ ... Birtley Iron Company 2 3 _— 3 
Wylam... ...... Bell Brothers ... I I — I 
Walker... .... ... Losh, Wilson, and Bell 2) Gf RONSRN tS 2 
Ridsdale... ... Ridsdale Iron Company ... 2 dismantled — ° 
Hareshaw ... ... Hareshaw Iron Company 3. dismantled — ° 
Consett. . Derwent Iron Company .. 14 14 = 6 
Towlaw & Stanhope Weardale Iron Company... 6 6 — 4 
Bedlington ... ... Longridge and Co. ... ... 2 2 — ° 
Witton Park... .. Bolckow and Vaughan 4 4 a 4 
Middlesbro’ ..._ ... Bolckow and Vaughan — 3 at 3 
Eston ... ... ... Bolckow and Vaughan — 9 os 9 
Clarencey,. ... °-. Bell Brothers ~.. ... 2%. _ 6 2 5 
Tees ... ... ... Gilkes, Wilson, and Co. ... = 5 _ 4 
Ormesby ... ... Cochrane and Coit acing = 4 — 4 
Claylane ... ... Elwin, Malcolm, and Co. — 3 3 3 
South Bank ... ... Elwin, Malcolm, and Co. — 3 3 3 
Stockton ... ... Holdsworth and Co. ao -- 3 — 3 
Norton ..._...... Warner, Lucas, and Barrett 3 ae 3 
Tees Side ... ... Hopkins and Co. , =: 2 = 2 
Thornaby ... ... Whitwell and Co. : —_ 3 oa 3 
Normanby ... ... Jones, Dunning, and Co.... ... — 2 — 2 
South Durham... South Durham Iron Company... — 3 — 3 
Felling, River Tyne Pattinson & Co. and Bell Bros... — 2 — ° 
Jarrow dos i... Walmer and Co...57..519..f0 28 == 4 — ws 3 
Wallsend do. ... Palmer and Co.... .. _— 2 Ww oe es 
Bradley |. 1. Richardson and Co. . — 4 gk OO 
Washington... ... Washington Chemical Company — I = one 
Wear ... ... ... Bells, Hawks, and Co. ... —_ I =, Seen 
erryhel'* ),. °..: James Morrison — 3 BS? fai 
Seaham... ...... Marchioness of Londonderry .. — Zou. — 2 
Hinderwell ... ... Hinderwell Iron er — Tees ee I 
Haltwhistle ... ... ... — Bo BRg == ° 
Imm DUrT 9... 2. -5- — ties Ava ° 
Beckhole ... ... Bagnall ‘and Co. — ONE O02 ° 
Newport ... ... B. Samuelson ... — Che mena! ° 
Eskdale Side... ... ... oe fs — Oise 2 ° 
Glazedale End ... ... — OF tie fa ° 
38 108 17 78 
The furnaces working hematite ore on the west coast are as follows, taken 
from the Geological Survey :— 
Furnaces built. Furnaces in Blast. 
1861.—Cumberland = ise 13 P 8 
Lancashire ies ae 12 A: aie 10 
1862.—Cumberland ar “00 13 a) dae 7 
Lancashire ava oe 14, wee vee II 
According to the same authority, the following figures embrace an account 
of the production of pig iron from the furnaces alluded to in this paper :— 
1860. 1861. 1862. 
Tons. Tons. Tons. 
Northumberland, using chiefly Cleveland stone ... 69,093... 73,260 ... 46,586 
Durham, using chiefly Cleveland stone ... nae ESEOSOSE. sc 912,030) 0 297 ,ale 
North Riding of Yorkshire (Cleveland) ... se- 248,005 i.. 234,656 ... 233,598 
658,679 629,946 667,202 
Cumberland Sie ae ne hee PoE IST;050% lcs. | 95 5;,EO5 ow LOG An 
Lancashire ... ae a vid 3 I SNS5Ocnssa L098 770 jaiaredge, gg 
Malleable Iron.—Malleable iron was, of course, the description of metal 
