The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-05


thence home 10 Detroit. -..,.
In 1912, Mr.. +. went up 10 The Ssult TO prepsr. 80
outfit to go on for the rock, but was disappointed
and had to return home 10 October The .ume year
Mr. Robert Stuart, tor the Unitsd States. bought ell
that region OF Chocolate River, Of The lnoans.
Tor about $3.50 600, or about IL cents per scIe.
Ga the lin of JUDE, lSts Mr.. Eidred left Detroit.
determined 10 fetch The rock away AZ all hszsros
He took with him the s1les and wheels for a SINAI
strong car, (somethins ike very smllI tool car 10
railroad repaire) aud Other tools and fsckle, with
five men aud provisions He went up TO La Poin,e,
hired mlddhng sized -Mscknsw boat at Ds. Bo.
rup, Che enerprislng ard talented saent 4 A f.
~ went to the AnIaDsRoD, aud ascend, d IL mes
npit TO the foot OF the first heavy rapid Here he
et the boat and built house tor his provisions
and tackle he was detained heIea week by heavy
rains, which caused the rlver TO rise TO feet and
prevented his ascending He started, however. on
the 4th o July, with two hired Indians ~ guides
and two bark canoes. With thes- he went mil~s
and landed miles below the FoJks, as directed by
the lndan guides, with view TO take a nesr cross
cut over the hills 10 the rock, which lay 9 miles
from there by the river, and only Al miles in
straight line. --.t-.- .l-..--t, ..,-.
The party then cut acres, this II miles through
| heavy wooded land and thick brush. across noun
tains and through deep gins where 60 look al The
| place. you would suppose It impossible 10 carry
such mass across IN any way they reached the
| rock that same 4th Of July. The Indians then de-
clared that 20 yoke Of oxen could not move tho
| rock After staying here two days they went back
| to the store house and brought provisions and oil
their tackle, with the cast iron wheels and wrought
is called a stone boot, or bottom, of the cara on
which the rock was to be placed They then hitch
ed chains round The rock ,and took Two pair double
tall blocks and moved the rock 70 feet up the stream,
and into the shore. Here they rolled 10 The
| car bottom They then made road up hill where
| here over 80 feet perpendicular ascent; and cut
hr trees 10 slide the car bottom rock anC all, W on.
AT this time several miners reached The place. who
were exploring the country and the party muster
ing II strong, slid II up the hill or bank the lllh
| of July.
On the top of the hill they made caps,an in order
TO haul the car and rock forward on rollers This
plan did not work we'll. and all one afternoon they
only moved II thirteen rods on level ground they
then seu back 10 the store house for the wheels
| and more PROVISIONS Then they cut out timber and
made two sections of stout wooden rail track each
twenty five ieet long they pried up the rock, took
the car bottom from under 1t, cut into the bot.
tom halt way, fitted The axles in, and completed the
| rail The rock then elevated five feet by
Supports the track was laid under IT, the car also
| rolled on the track under the rock the blockiDgs
AID supports gradually taken away to he rock
Gown 10 the Car bed (Which stood ten inches above
he rail track, the whet being fourteen inches Highly
and bout dusk this monster laid snugly, for he
first time, at least in 5S47 years, rail car and a
railroad.
Next morning they moved it seventeen rods before
breakfast; and in all sevtntyone rode that day, tho
ground being tolerebIy level A. fast es the car was
rolled drawn of TIE hind section of railroad, by
The cdpstan and tackle, that section Was taken up
ard pia ced In advance, thus making sort OF CONT
'nuous track. In this way the rock and car wrre
moved day after day. along the tour and hall mll's
| To the uver; sometimes IL was moved as lar one
| hundred and thirty rods in a day, and sometimes
only fifteen rods, over hills six hundred leet high,
valleys, deepravlnes thick forest, heavy ushwood,
geue. roc Ike, and ali manner OF places TIE ae mile
10 the liver descent; and here they fdst n. d
The 10 the hind end Of the rail track, placed skids
| across The road madr 0i treee, and run the While
| concern down the bull like sled, having The tackle
made last to trees the banks. At he bottom Of
| this long descent there was deep ravine, and
through thus 1t was hauled before on to the bot
| tom close to the river bar k. ssd down rough
Ter cut 10 the rver. All h- distance nearly The rOsd
had to be cut away through the timber Thus The
rock was brought down 10 three miles below The
Forks and about nineteen or twenty miles from the
| mouth of the river.
| Mr. Eldred then went down the river and boush.
| Mackinaw boat, which he brought up 10 The rock;
they then cut notch In the bauk of the river;
brought the bow OF the boat in there laid one part
OF the track the bott~m OF The boat Cater king
out the seats and carried the Other piece Of The track
on descent, so as to join and lap the fret CO.
! and thus lied The rock, still on The car, Gown
an inclined plane into the boat. But even
mere their troubles were not at an end They
knew not how hey shoud get the boat own the
next eight or ten m l. 8 of the nver, which for this
distance Is full OF rapids Fortunately, that after
noon there came tremendous ireshe, and assisted
by this they the boat ,wB below the lower
rapids that night In safety. Next day they rowed
down with the rock TO The mouth If the river by
noon this being the 18Th oi August Here tho
rock lay 10 the MsckIDaw boat ill The IL h OF Srp-
tember, when the Algonquin schooner Zoe ongingt 10
| The Cleveland Go came to the river the crew
hen holsed the rock on board (stll on The carl BY
carrying the falls to the wlndibss and put the mon
| ter down into the hold On board the Algonquin
twas carried 10 the east nd and sn1 outlet OF Lake
| Superior, jus, ~ he head OF the Fails OF st. Mary,
| a distance of 800 miles, for 800
Here there is small ditch, called a canal, round
| he Falls large Mackinaw boat wa. run alongside
The vessel, the rock was hoisted into II, and the
boat YVES run down the canal Tor three quarters VI
mile. owing TO the high water in the lake. There
was still quarter ct mile OF ground 10 carry IL
over 10 the A. F C.'s wharf below the Falls, where
he Bre wster lay ready TO take 1t to Detroit Here
Two strong carts beoDgDg to the A. +. G. we're
iashed go as TO torm a strong TIMBER wagon the
rock and car were sluDg under the axes OF these
carts, and tour stout oxen drew il 10 the warehouse
Ut the A. q. on the Hth Of September. IL was
put board the Bre wser tor Detroit on the 4th Of
October and S25 paid tor its passage, distance OF
about 40 mites. Il reached Detroit the ll,h Of
October Such 10 the history OF the cele brated
Copper Rock OF Lske SUPERIOR. 1t issupposed ttat
LOCO los OF II were cut I'll bv various persons be-
tore II was moved from The OntaRsgon, but not by
| Mr. Eldred You can take large piece Of 1t asd
hammer IT out, and make into cooper saucep pan,
| without the aid OF fire IL is pure native copper,
| NlIh no admixture except the mechanical one OF
| naving a little earthly rock hanging 10 1t.
| / tiud that the revenue Cutter from this place has
zone up to IT the Sault St Marie ny orders
| II the government and TO bring II 10 this place.
| This is a considerable humbug BY the time the
cutter got 10 the Saut, The copper was at Detroit.
exhibiting 10 The curious at Is cents a head The
copper does not belong TO the government, although
Nr. Eldred says he will freely give il 10 the g at
National lnstliute after he has shown it Tor hire
years IN New York, Boston, &c. Ii the copper be-
ongs TO the government why did not General Gun
iiDgnam, the government copper agent. seize it
when II was at the Sdutl There were $50 soldiers
the garrison there, at Fort Brady, TO aid him.
Mr. Elsred bought II fairly OF the indians, before
yer The u ). goverDmen Mt owned the land
There has been terrific storm here, and all the
steamboats, &c. have been detained until this morn
ING, WHEN fleet OF seven or eight OF them. and a
whole crowd OF sailing vessels, went up the Lakes
gallant style.
Thr fine old Marhal Bertrand came in here in
he Robert Fulton, in The gale &C last night He is
fine health and spirits, and has lust started for
the Falls.
came in here in the De Witt, in splendid
form OF snow and hail, with wind almost str-ng
tn H.. .x..l.