Les minerais de fer, de sel et de grès . Zone des ouvrages. NEARWARDENSVILLE Trois milles et demi au sud de Wardensville est l'ancien four chapon appartenant à la maison qui, en-Keller comprend environ 4 000 acres et est entouré par le minerai de fer tractsowned par d'autres parties. Le comté route suit jusqu'Waitesrun et est de 5 miles de long de Wardensville. Capon four a été l'un des plus réussis dans charcoalfurnaces l'État et a été travaillé presque continuouslyfor 48 ans de 1832 à 1880. (Voir Planche IV-a). Duringthis temps de nombreuses mines et des perspectives ont été ouvertes, mais mostof eux était tombé, mais l'arrêt dans la dernière année,

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Iron ores, salt and sandstones . WORKS AREA NEARWARDENSVILLE. Three and a half miles due south of Wardensville is theold Capon Furnace owned by the Keller estate which in-cludes about 4, 000 acres and is surrounded by iron ore tractsowned by other parties. The county road follows up Waitesrun and is 5 miles long from Wardensville. Capon Furnace was one of the most successful charcoalfurnaces in the State and was worked almost continuouslyfor 48 years from 1832 to 1880. (See Plate IV-a). Duringthis time many mines and prospects were opened, but mostof them had fallen shut, but in the past year, a number ofthese were reopened and new prospects excavated, so thatconditions are more favorable for the ore study in this areathan any other section north of Greenbrier County. Pee Dee Mine. This mine was formerly used to supplyore to the Capon Furnace, but was not used during the laterhistory of the work. It is located one mile southeast of thefurnace on the western slope of North Mountain and 430feet above the furnace level.. //SHOWING LOCATION)/ IRON ORE OPENINGS// EASTERN PORTION OF^...:/V HARDY COUNTY W.VA /MilesNorth. G-P&- I Fig. 10. Map Showing the Location of Iron Ore Mines in South-Bastern Hardy County. 220 IRON ORES IN HARDY AND HAMPSHIRE) COUNTIES. The ore was mined in an open cut 125 feet long runningnorth 300 east, also by a shaft which was sunk 43 feet deepwith ore to within 8 or 10 feet of the top, and the bottomof the shaft was still in good ore according to the testimonyof reliable men who worked in the mine. Later a cut 140feet long was made at right angles (S. 380 E.) to the 125-foot trench and struck ore one-fourth of the distance. Over, the ore body is a mass of buff shales exposed with a thick-ness of 20 feet in the trench. Above the shales is a ledge ofhard white sandstone, probably the Medina, which has anexposed thickness of 25 feet. This rock dips into the moun-tain S. 400 E. at an angle of 28 degrees. The shales dip inthe same direction 40 degrees, a

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