. ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁employees ▁lived ▁in ▁houses ▁on ▁partly ▁sw amp y ▁ground ▁surrounding ▁the ▁works . ▁Ten ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ; ▁the ▁total ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 7 8 ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁An ▁administrative ▁building ▁and ▁labor atory ▁were ▁also ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁railway ▁for ▁carrying ▁ore ▁from ▁T eli uc ▁on ▁horse - dra wn ▁c arts ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁laid ▁down . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁a ▁casting ▁room ▁was ▁finished , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mechanical ▁shop ▁featuring ▁a ▁steam ▁engine ▁that ▁ran ▁the ▁machines . ▁Before ▁the ▁furn ace ▁was ▁finished , ▁production ▁was ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁unit , ▁with ▁ore , ▁mol ten ▁iron ▁and ▁fuel ▁brought ▁in ▁using ▁steam ▁pressure . ▁The ▁platform ▁and ▁elev ator ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁wood ; ▁the ▁latter ▁ran ▁on ▁steam ▁power ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁A ▁railway ▁from ▁T eli uc ▁to ▁C ă lan ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁because ▁horses ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁deliver ▁enough ▁raw ▁materials ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁factory ' s ▁needs . ▁The ▁railway , ▁a ▁ 1 6 . 5 - km ▁section ▁of ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁track , ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁steam ▁locomot ives . ▁The ▁found ry ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁parts ▁brought ▁from ▁the ▁Ru ș chi ța ▁factory . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ,