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 The Adirondack Region — Magnetic Iron Ores. 37 



In 1888, a part of the tract was surveyed by Wm. H. Scrauton 

 and Uno Sebenius, under the direction of James McNaughton, of 

 Albany. Their surveys indicate the extent of the Sanford ore bed as 

 much greater than the outcrop (the outcrop exposed in the opening is 

 over 500 feet wide and 1,600 feet long). Four long and persistent 

 lines of regular attraction were found, crossing Lake Sanford in a 

 north-east and south-west course, and were traced for considerable dis- 

 tances each side of the lake. In the bed of Calamity brook a fine- 

 grained ore outcrops, 30 feet wide, and is traced north-east from this 

 stream. One hundred yards north there is an outcrop 20 feet wide, 

 of fine-grained ore. It can be followed for 100 yards north-east. 

 Further north there are two more " veins" with 10 and 30 feet out- 

 crops, respectively. All of these ores are reported to have the same 

 general character as the "fine-grained ore" (of Emmons' report), 

 which is on the hill, opposite the Upper Club House. The Cheney 

 bed, on the west side of the lake, has been exposed in mining for a 

 width of 40 feet, without reaching the walls. It is traceable half a 

 mile toward the lake. Like the Sanford, it appears to be practically 

 inexhaustible. Chemical analyses made of the specimens of ore col- 

 lected in 1888 show that they are rich in iron, contain very little 

 phosphorus, but all are titaniferous. In some of them the titanium 

 is so low and is so combined that it can be largely eliminated by the 

 use of a magnetic separator. Trials of these ores, using the Norton 

 and the Edison separators, prove that it can be done. The iron and 

 steel made from these ores, exclusively, were of the best quality, as 

 was shown by tests made by the U. S. Government.* These mines 

 are 32 to 38 miles from the Adirondack railway at North Creek, from 

 which point there is a practicable route for its extension to them. 

 There is a large fuel supply in the heavily-timbered lands all about 

 the mines, and excellent water power ; and the manufacture of char- 

 coal iron on the property seems to be indicated by its natural ad- 

 vantages. It is hoped that these great beds of ore can be made 

 productive mines, and the " deserted village " again become the centre 

 of a busy population. The Adirondack tract, on which the mines are 

 located, covers 100,000 acres of territory, and is held in trust by Jas. 

 McNaughton, of Albany, in behalf of the heirs of the original owners. 



PALMER HILL MINES, Black Brook, Clinton County.— These 

 mines are on the southern end of Palmer Hill, one and a half miles 

 north of Au Sable Forks. 



* See report loc. cited. 



