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ore is made directly into malleable iron. In addition to what this 
company manufacture, about as much more is purchased from oth- 
er forges; which, together with their own manufacture, is convert- 
ed into haops, bolts, nails, anchors, chain cables, &c. ; 1,200 tons 
are manufactured into nails of various sizes; 75 tons into anchors; 
from 40 to 200 tons into chain cable; the remainder into various 
other articles. The average value of bar iron is $75 per ton; but 
during the past year it has been from $85 to $100 per ton. 
The Peru Company in the manufacture of 800 tons bar iron use 
400,000 bushels of charcoal; besides this, large quantities of wood 
are used in the rolling-mill and nail factory. 
Franklin County. 
In Franklin county there is a forge at Westville,one at Malone, 
and a forge and furnace at Duane. At the furnace is manufactur- 
ed annually about 400 tons pig iron; and at the different forges, 
about 200 tons malleable iron. 
Hamilton County. 
^' The manufacture of iron has not yet commenced in Hamilton 
county, though there is every facility for operations of this kind, 
St. Lawrence County. 
In St. Lawrence county there are furnaces for smelting ore at 
FuUerville, Norfolk, Waddington, Brasher and Freemansburgh, the 
latter in the town of Edwards. At these places it may be calculat- 
ed that about 2,000 tons of pig iron are manufactured annually. 
Besides these furnaces there is a forge at Matildaville, where 
about 40 tons of iron are annually made. 
Jefferson County. 
Carthage is the only place in Jefferson county where iron is 
manufactured. Iron works w^ere established in that place 16 years 
since. There are two furnaces, one of which only is now in ope- 
ration, where 400 tons of pig iron, and 50 tons of malleable iron 
are ma'de annually. 
Value and importance of Iron Manufactures^ 
It is unnecessary here to dilate upon the importance of the iron 
manufacture, to a Slate possessing the wealth and advantages of 
New-York. It is evident that this branch of industry will form a 
