Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-25
For the Herald.
LAKE SUPERIOR.

Mr.. Editor The desire Of lsrge portion
,yvour readers 10 become informed upeo what
,yer pertains TO the much talked OF mineral
sistric, Of Lake Superior has induced me to
fornish you with the following particulars
ssthered by careful and impartial examna-
,oa Of six months continuance and should
hey prove of any is,eres, to those who may
give them peTussl my expectations Will De
fslly realized.
The said distrio; is situated upon the south
eide OF Lake Superior. and almost entirely
within the STATE Of Michigan lie extent
10 direction from east TO west is one hundred
sad sixty miles Its width from north TO south
ysrias from ten to wenty miles. It's eastern
commencement is at Keewyweenon point or
osninsGls, from whence, through The distance
OF eighty miles, it bears about "a south OF
spsraiei With the lake shore. Il then gradu.
SIR reIuTBs and again reaches the Lake al the
mouth of Montreal river, where very few in
dicsioas o. mineral are met with. Several
ores besides Copper have been discovered
~ih;D the district bot not IN sufficien, quaint
~ to render their working prohtsble. From
TIE partial examinations which was able TO
cake IN uaVeiing over large portion OF this
DISTRICT, aGl full satisfied that its mineral
resources hsVs never been oTerra;ed, and that
its great wealth is within the immediate reach
OF ,hose who persevefe 10 their miung opera
lions. The eastern portion OF the district Of
fefs the greatest ind ucemenl TO the miner, both
90 account al its superior richness, and the
torlUnaie circumstance Of its being already
partially psosrd by the brisk action OF he
ssies conrses. upon the Preparedness baaks
Of which indications Of mineral are easily de-
tec,ed. There are already quite nanbeT Of
lecailons made aud reserved 10 peFscns who
intend TO proye ,Ssm aeAl summer. OF these
snumber viii winter al the Lake that they
uay commence operations early IN she spring.
O. toe later are Messrs Mead ana Gilletl, on
Black nves; MIR Irwin. on I,on river; Kirk
panick and Gu berison, on Oniouagou river :
CAPT Sage and Co, ON Eagle river, and sew
erai others e. or near Copper Hafbor. where
s'arge veIn of rich Copper ore has been open
ed and several IONS seRt TO Detroit for the pur
pose OF testing lie precise vaiae.
Something nigh, he said in regard 10 the
existence OF mineral upon Isle Royal, wing
opon the north side Of The Lake; but ss The
Iocians deny that this was inclnded in The re-
cent purchase Of thar region by he United
6;sies and refuse therefore 10 yield The 0ccu
paGcy OF II 10 the miner We Will leave il and
lis hard rocks 10 the storms and future legisla-
tion.
The country offers Hale or no indueeneni
~ The ag'isniufisl, particularly thar portion Of
u inci Gded in the mineral district The sol.
is poof aid swsmpy, the rock attendant and
si3.ber worthless The surface Is covered
Deer with an alnost impenetrable forest Of ce-
dar, spruce, tslnaracs. yellow pine and white
Airch. where he mossuetoes alone can claim
usluTal and rghlfUi possession and where
they hold complete asceadancy. There are,
Aowevsr small sHlps Of bottom land ci the
nouIhs of some 81 the rivers. which, from
seeis advan'ageous eoniigui'y to The miaersl
ssuhiry. may aGd no doubt will bs settled ss
es miniog opersIions advance.
S1hs Laks and its tributaries are boh jUslly
-leb.aied for he q,>al.;y and quslity OF their
As.snd yell ,hey may be, for II is doubtful
~hslSeTsthey are exceeded in this respect by
sas predictions OF any water.
The Indians are peacsable and friendly and
manifest no 6ispleasnrs Of seeing their favcr-
tie hunting grounds possessed by the pale ia
ees. However, hoy lay high da:y uPuu ali
provisions brought ioto Ibe country which they
collect either by beggary or theft, al both of
which modes they are ,oieTably expert.
To those who design going TO that country
would sey. take noghing with you butmoney.
Al La Poio,s ,hera are two stores whore pen-
" Of cloih!ng and proviaions can De had al
fair prices; at least such was the case las
sumner. Very Respectfully,
ROBERT A. CLARK.
Lancaster, November %. lsf3.