1811 Terminal T01rer, C1Gv~ol[~nd, Ohio By Harbert G. Fickos ...

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Tho visitor c.t the Exposition. iNill st~lrt l1is tour of th~ "story of Iron and
Stool Hin ~ Cl1Qmber of a shaft nino btlilt arou11d one of tho supporting iron ore
pillars. The visitor will first soo Q prinitivo furnaco of the typo used even in
prohistoric days in Africo. Qnd throughout Europe for severnl centurios. It is
Dr. Batos t idca to havo two non in castune actually dm~onstrQting this early nothod
of traTIsforwing oro into 1forkable iron. Tho process was moroly that of breaking
up the oro, rlixing i t Vii tl1 chc-rcoQl and plo..ciJ:lg t110 :-,lixture 011 Q bod of glo1J"ing
conls. This was thon coverod with a conting of clay, ~~th provisions for introducinG
air fror.1 bollovvs into tho furno-co through tubes. 1:.. STJo.ll lUY:J.p of iron in nOQrly
puro forD WQS takon fro~. the production furnaco nt short intervals and bonton
into shapo with an iron hQrn~or.
Tho I1odiovnl dovolopr~10nt of tho i11dustr"J 'Viill be iJ.1 nro pllQSOS. TI10 first vrill
sholt! tho stano "blast fU.rno..co usod for I:1Qlcing Cfi.st iron up to tho 18th ce11tury. The
socond viil1 illustro..to tho I1cdieval forgo vrith its h::\J:rrJ.or and "Vrator 1vhoel Qnd will
picture tho first use of stool.
Yfith this illtroduction tho visitor viill next GO to Q reproduction of Q chambor
froD a shaft nino. The chQmbor ~~ll bo built Qround Q contral pillar of iron ore
and "viII incorporate sections of traclc and l~linc CQrs. T11i8 will be follovlGd by n.
nodal of an open pit mine liliich will be Qpproxi~ntely 15 foot X 25 foot. ~ working
niniature shovol will lend lifo to tho display.
Tho journoy of tho oro fron tho rnino througl10ut tho Groflt Ln.}{os arGa. 1Nill next
bo shovm. Included horo 1nll bo Q picturizQtion of tho meetin~ of oro with COQl
Q11d linostone. In tho 'lOry c enter of the ontire space is to bo 8. replicD. of [l blast
furnnco approxiDQtoly actual size. Fran the blast furnace tho iron will be takon
to tho foundry with its custing floor, cupola. and electric fumoco.
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