88 MISCELLANEOUS. 
Much obscurity rests upon the early history of the Marquette iron trade, 
Previous to 1857, scarcely a trace of it can be found. And, indeed, previous to 
that year, there was but little of system in it, operations were desultory, and 
results small. But, from that time, the business has been systematized, and 
prosecuted with vigor from year to year, until it has grown to its present propor- 
tions. The following table will exhibit the increase of product from the epoch 
above mentioned, down to the present time :— 
TONS, TONS. 
Product of iron ore in 1857.... 27,000 | Product of iron ore in 1860 ... 150,000 
ce 
« 1858.... 30,327 
es “ 1859.... 80,000 Total in the four years... 287,327 
And next year’s increase will be fully equal to that of the last. 
TONS. TONS. 
Product of pig iron in 1858.... 2,000 | Product of pig iron in 1860..... 5,000 
“ wc 1859.... 6,000 ee 
Total in three years.... 13,000 
CASTINGS. 
Our two foundries have been in operation a little over two years, and their 
product is as follows, or very near it :—Product of Marquette foundry, 2,000 tons + 
product of Lake Superior foundry, 1,500 tons. Total, 3,500 tons. 
There were also 300 tons of blooms shipped in 1857, and how much previously 
we do not know. That branch of the manufacture, however, has been aban- 
doned. 
It will be seen that the product of pig iron has fallen off the last year. That 
has been owing to temporary causes, considerable time having been taken up in 
repairs, and in introducing improvements with a view to increased producé in 
future years. The prospect now is, that next year’s product will reach 10,000 
tons, if not a higher figure. But two stacks have been in blast at all the past 
year, except the three or four weeks’ run of the new furnace at the Chocolate, 
whereas next year there will be four at least in blast, and five, if both stacks of 
the Pioneer Company are fired up; and the new impulse given to the iron trade 
will be likely to bring all the available facilities of production mto requisition. 
The blast furnace at Wyandotte last year, with only eight feet bosh, turned 
out thirty-five hundred tons of pig. At the same ratio of production, our five 
furnaces, should they all be in operation, ought to turn out fifteen to twenty 
thousand tons, worth, say $400,000. 
The aggregate amount of ore brought down by the Marquette and Bay de 
Noc Railroad the present season for the different iron companies, is as follows, 
Viz. :— TONS. 
Jackson Company............. Arak aA ot 8 See 4) ea oc abs a IS: - . 62,980 
PMexeland Comp ay yy nie/sls« s.0:9/0,0 a\n\n e's ios micalcige deel pte 47,889 
HAKenSMpPeriON) COMPANY, sho: afs.s/0 6 cclleleisiccian eae josdo8s Sieiseste 39,395 
Total s.2.0s itp iaaaess wicle! © Gbgue 
Pig iron for Pioneer Iron Company...............000 Sasson siob 3,050 
SEP MMOMMMO NEVA Cre Vinyl ols eos" d/laiasvs svciala'aie fate alae iaveke seo cate Swing lolade 933. 
fons. Be Gay: by: teams... .... Sleunenaiers BOER EOC So Sao eo - 876 
Nonthernrona@ompany. os ls cweslee cee dcink Hace dacubous Sioncosases 150 
Totals airs. Qecseeae ones 5,000 
