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of sulphur in the coal, as there was not to 24,000. Out H. B. No. 1 charcoal is
enough for that purpose; but, from its about 16,000. Respectfully,
appearance and the color of the ash, I am M. WOODWARD, Treas.
of the opinion that the amount must be The above test was made on iron made
very small. at our furnace, from Iron Mountain ore,
"The large proportion of volatile com- and coal furnished by P. L. Howlett, from
bustible matter in this coal would indi- his mines near Springfield, Ill.
cate a peculiar fitness for the manufacture MCKERNAN, LILLY & CO.
of gas, as it is in this respect superior, in Mr. Howlett continued to work the'percentage, to the Youghogheney coal, mine until September 1869 when it
of Pennsylvania, which is considered to.enti
be the standard coal for the manufacture went into the hands of Jacob Bunn, of
Springfield. March 20, 1870, the shaft,
of gas." with 720 acres of land, was leased to C.
After having his mine in good work- 0 Godfrey, of annibl, Mo. In May,
ing order, Mr. Howlett loaded several al. I
1870, the Western Coal and Mining Comcars with coal and shipped it to Caronpany was organized at Springfield, under
delet, Missouri, to have it tested in mak- the general laws of Illinois, with a capiing iron. The following from the fore- tal of $500,000. The -Iowlett mine then
man of the iron works and from the passed from the hands of C. 0. Godfrey
proprietors, will show the result: to the Western Coal and Mining ComCARONDELET, iMo., May 14, 1868. pany. This mine is now in a condition
This is to certify that I have managed to take out 250 tons of coal per day. It
the smelting of iron ore with coal brought keeps about 75 miners employed in sumhere by P. L. Howlett, and it has far ex- mer, and about 125 in winter, or an
ceeded my expectation, making a good average of 100. The company has two
quality of iron, and more of it in twenty- mines at Danville, and have secured
four hours, than any other coal used in lands preparatory to opening one at
this-Carondelet-furnace; and I fur- Chapin, ten miles west of Jacksonville.
ther say that I have been raised a furnace- They keep coal yards at Logansport,
man, and followed it all my life, and am Lafayette, Decatur, Jacksonville and
now forty-eight years old; and I never Springfield. At the Springfield yard
have seen as soft, solid, white iron as this there is always a supply of
coal has made, and think that if I could the Ilowlett coal. In addition to
have a fortnight's run on it I would be this they keep Blossburg and Anthracite
able to make A No. 1 foundry iron with coal and Connelsville coke, being the
it, as it always requires some time to ad- only yard in Springfield where such an
just the proportions of iron ore, lime and assortment is to be found.
other materials to bring about the de- The officers of the Western Coal and
sired change. Mining Company are C. O. Godfrey,
ROBERT ADA-IS.
President; Edward Price, Secretary;
From the proprietors of the furnace: F. Wilms, Cashier; A. J. Bean, SuperST. Louis, MIay 16, 1868. intendent. The principal office of the
P. L. Ilowlett, Esq., St. Louis fo.
*P. E;. 11oett, Eq., St. L'ouisNo.'* company is under the Leland Hotel, at
DEAR SIR: The test made of "Caron- Springfield.
delet Furnace" pig iron shows a tensile
strength of twenty-seven thousand (27, J. G. LOOSE'S MINE-SOUTH SHAFT.
000) pounds. The test made of the same, When Mr. Howlett commenced boring
from one of the first heats, stood 12,000. for coal, Mr. Loose was on the point of
Brazil pig stood 6,000. The standard commencing also. He then mad3 arfor C. B. (cold blast) charcoal, is 22,000 rangements with Mr. Howlett to take