Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-07-17
From the ZanesviUe Messenger.
! A NEW SILVER MINE.

We received the following account Of
silver mine few days since from
gentleman in Peru, Huron county, Ohio.
1t APPEARS that the prospect was consid-
cred god enough to venture an expert
ment AID who knows but Peru in Ohio,
may pove as celebrated place for
money as Peru in South America.
"Asilver mine (supposed to be very
valIalle) has lately been discovered in
this county, in the township Of Ridge
field about five miles north west from the
new county seat. 1t lies on the bank OF
Huien river about fourteen miles from
its mouth on the premises Of ]. F. Irony
and Martin London Stage. 1t was first
discov cred by Mr.. Daniel Page, res
pectable citizen of this place. They
have since formed large company and
selected a committee consisting ofthree
gentlemen OF candor and responsibility,
who, after mature deliberation, deemed
it natter of the utmost importance, and
therefore have made every eXertion in
their power to hasten a speedy excava-
ton, in hopes to realize the benefits aris-
ing therefrom. They have now sunk
about thirty feet below the surface, and
have twenty feet further to dig before
they find their hidden treasures; they have
already found several large veins which
upon trial appear to be rich silver ore
and notwithstanding the general cry
against silver mines by the ignorant, the
proprietors of this mine have the fullest
confidence Of its value, and feel in hopes
that it will prove complete antidote
against hard tines"
Vincenne.s, Junc so.
Maiis.-Last Tuesday morning we
were accidentally present at The Post
Office in this place, when the United
States mail from St. Louis was opened ;
and truly we never saw letters and pa
pefs in so bad situation before. The
rider had certainly forded or swan some
stream Of water, Whereby all the packets
at The bottom ofthe bags were complete
ly soaked, and so worn by the friction
that more than two thirds of the direc-
tons could not be read. Letters and
newspapers were thus confounded in one
pile of ruin; which all the post-mas.ers
in the world could not regenerate.-We
have often thought that mail-carriers
caused more trouble and loss to the COM
munry than was generally attributed to
them and post-mas.ers much less; and
this occurrence has tended much to con-
Trm our opinion. Centinel.
A, association has been formed in
Neu-York, composed ofupwarls oftwo
h0ndred and sirty OF the most respecta-
bic mercantile houses in that city, mutu-
ally binding themselves "notto attend any
public sale of dry goods by auction; or
be concerned either directly or indirectly
in any purchase or sale of dry goods by
auction, for the term of seven months
commencing the first day of June" ex-
cepting marshal's or sheriff's sales;
sales under the direction Of the port war
dens; or sales of the estates ofinsolvent
or deceased persons. The New York
Gazette remarks that the association en-
braces nearly all the wholesale and re-
tail dry goods merchants in the city," and
a large portion Of those who are not
members " declare their sentiments to
be with them and pledged themselves to
act accordingly" w. Monitor.
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