, ▁Jr . ▁He ▁became ▁trust ee ▁of ▁real ▁estate , ▁while ▁his ▁son ▁Samuel ▁was ▁appointed ▁super int endent . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Thomas ▁had ▁worked ▁for ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁Le high ▁C rane ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁and ▁had ▁also ▁super vised ▁the ▁construction ▁and ▁blow ing - in ▁of ▁a ▁furn ace ▁at ▁the ▁Bo ont on ▁Iron ▁Works ▁in ▁Bo ont on , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁Under ▁his ▁direction , ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁built ▁two ▁furn aces ▁on ▁the ▁But z ▁farm ▁along ▁the ▁Le high ▁River , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁community ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁H ok end au qua , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁F urn ace ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁bl ast ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁and ▁F urn ace ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁Some ▁ore ▁was ▁supplied ▁from ▁local ▁lim on ite ▁depos its : ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Thomas ▁Iron ▁owned ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁mines ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁fifth ▁joint ly ▁with ▁C rane ▁Iron , ▁le ased ▁eight ▁and ▁had ▁worked ▁another ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁The ▁company ▁joined ▁with ▁C rane ▁Iron , ▁which ▁had ▁char tered ▁the ▁Cat as au qua ▁and ▁F og els ville ▁Rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁to ▁begin ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁reduced ▁difficult