IRON.
Iron the most valuable of Metals—Its wide Diffusion over
the Earth—Meteoric Iron—Iron very anciently known—
Extension of its Uses in Modern Times—British Iron
Production—Causes of its Rise—Hot Blast—Puddling—Coal
Smelting—The Cleveland District—Rapid Rise of
Middlesborough—British Iron Ores—Production of Foreign
Countries—The Magnetic Mountain in Russia—The Eisenerz
Mountain in Styria—Dannemora—Elba—The United States—The
Pilot Knob—The Cerro del Mercado 345