Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-31
From the Rochester Democrat.
Lead and Copper Trade of the West.

The lead trade OF the West is rapidly
on the increase. The amount smclted in
Wisconsin and in the vicinity Of Galena,
the present season, exceeds the total num-
Der Of pounds produced in the whole Uni
ted States, two years ago.
Lead mines are now worked in eight
States; and at the taking of the census in
1910, the following particulars were ga
thered
There was mined in
" Hampshire, 900 lbs Illinois, s.775,OOO lbs
New York, $4,000 Missouri, 5,265. 45o
Virginia. 67S,64S Wisconsin 1912 $50
N. Carolina, 10000 Iowa, 100000
The copper mining business of Wiscon-
sin is becoming one Of great importance.
In 1871, about %, 600 pounds were ship
ped east. The past year it has greatly
increased, and we learn that new smelling
establishments are being erected at Cass-
vile and DodgevIe.
Northern Michigan will, al some future
day, also become a great mining district
Mr. Featherstoneaugh's report to the gen.
eral government, represents it as abound
ing with valuable minerals. In this, Mr..
Ovens Geological Report agrees, and
more recently the State Of Michigan has
had the territory explored by the State
Geologist, DR.. Holghton. He has made
his first report 10 the Legislature, aud will
soon make his second.
Of the Abundance of copper and lead the
Doctor has the fullest confidence. In op-
p"ning vein, with a single blast, he threw
out nearly two tons Of copper ore, and
with il, were numerous masses of pure
copper, from the minute speck to forty
pounds IN weight! OF The ores examined.
their purity proved to be from 5 | per cent,
down 10 p. The great m,nes Of Cornwall,
in England, have not produced over u
per cent. since I'LL, and since 1922 have
no, averaged over 5 per cent. The ore
worked in Wisconsin, averages abou: 25
per cent.
There is a copper rock on the An:ona-
g1n river, estimated - weigh three or four
tons. y piece Of il chiseled of by the
Doctor and anaIyzed. contained 9S per
cent. OF pure metal. While at Detroit. a
friend Of ours showed Us a piece which he
cut from the mass, eighing four pounds,
and such was lis toughness, that he broke
TWENTY-FIVE chi~elS in obtaining ii.
The leaG trade OF Wisconsin and Gale
ma, is already business Of a million DOL
lars year. In a few years that OF cop
per will equal il.
The lead business has already become
an article Of Importance in our foreign
trade. We find, by referring to the Eng.
h>h statistics. that only ten wears since,
Grsat Britain exported to this country
1872 600 pounds. The tables are now
turned. For the past five years we have /
imported none OF the article, and in lS4I, /
commenced the expectation Of large guam
titles to England.
The Eng sh have heretofore supplied
the Chinese market, where immense guam |
titles Of i. are used in lining tea chests,
&c. Three years ago, the Boston mer-
chants made sh pments Of the article to I
Canton, and being able to undersell the |
British, the trade in one wear increased to
on export Of ,5l0,l pounds. The ex-
ports the past year, have greatly exceeded
the previous one.
In 1880, the product Of all the lead
mines in the country, was a little rising
100000 900 pounds, and we imported for
our own consumption. In lS4I, we not
only supplied ourselves, bu, q regular en-
port OF it is now made 10 the following for
eign countries, which heretofore have been
mostly supplied by England. viz: Russia.
Hanse Towns, France on the Medi,erra-
mean. Cuba, Haytii, Texas. Mexico. Gen.
trail Republic Of America, Venezuela. Bra.
I'll, Argentine Republic, New Grenada,
Asia and Africa.