The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-28
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Jas. Gonpor BENNrrr. Esq :
1T gives me pleasure to furnish you with the par.
OF the discovery have recently made oil copper
vine IN Warren county, Virginia, now known as the
Ss ,a copper Mine, which you will please lay
my various travels through the mountains sometimes
; sometimes IN dispair, at last past over the for
mauon Oh VEN indicating "copper" which naturally at
racted my attention, and in tracing found the vein
.ne northeast end OF mountain. running parallel
Win piue ridge and in examination also found that it
had been worked by the British emigrants upward of
eighty years ago. and whether they had been driven off
oy the indians or the Americans have not been able
ascertain. However, be this it nav the mine was
abandoned and in of time Notifications decay
ing the shafts filled up also found places that
had been worked but shaft in seemed IN
attract my attention, and induced commence omen
ees that they had driven the vein Of which thew
have obtained several ship loads OF ORE which must
have been sent to England supposed from Alexandria
Some Of the Oldest inhabitants recollect seeing the
buildings and blacksmths shops standing the shaft
the of which burned down by the fire in the
mountains.
This mine must have been worked at last from three
to five years. the work that has been done down
the depth have already gone sixty and seventy
feet am the bottom of their old shaft Of the
mbers took out Of the old f1rtihcatons were as sound
and great curiosity they were-the early mode
they had Of terrifying in these days compared with the
present
The can be obtained from two to three feet below
the surface mixed with the green carbonate "copper" the
component parts of the vein OF porphyry mixed With
gypsum and the blue green end red carbonaes copper
aid some small braces of native copperit contains sui
hcenf quantity to answer as lux without al
ding lime this of course is great advantage The
will yield from to so per cent. ton weight of
which have brought with me, and also some Of the
copper that have melted out in small reverbera-
tory furnace which have built on the premises. The
shalt have sunk ID Of which we have raised
at least leo Of the shalt IS more than as
large again their old shafts the good and in great
abundance all the way but have started galleries as
I have driven cross-cut through the vein, and
find from 10 to 10 feet thick My object was to open
the to satisfy my mind respecting before sub
hitting my report to the public, my intention Ia either
to dispose Of part of the mine form company under
charter for the further prosecution Of the operations
thereof furnace will be wanted Immediately and the
mine put into extensive SCALE All the particu-
lars connected with this mine will be given in my report
respecting the any capitalist willing to embark,
subject to certain conditions for the purpose Of prose
cutting the operations alluded to.
Now, from nv long experience in the various branch
es connected with mining business, end from frequent
observations in my travels as well as tracing the mine
raj veins great depths both in Europe America and in
the Copper Mines of the West Indies, have had OPP
portuny gaining information in the different offices
have filled above many OF my fellow men, which enables
me to form opinion of the geological for
nation OF veins and of the earth where these mineral
veins are found than if had gained my information from
heoryalone and the most candid explanation will likewise
he afforded every point with the undertaking
from which very large amount Of profit on the sum
permanency regularity and richness Of the ore at 50
small DEPTH and the facilities connected with this mine
brings to this conclusion, and hesitate not to say
is OF the greatest discoveries made in North
Americas and when comparative estimate is gwen of
the outlay and income Of this mine compared with the
Royal Cabra Copper Mines of Cuba from St.
Jago de Cuba II will be that these mines do not
pass Leher in the external appearance richness
the depths now at in the Consolidated Copper
Nine
Any communications giving real name and address di
rected to me- at the lower Post Office New York. will
meet prompt and respectful attention. may be found
at No ~ Cedar street. the second floor sf the old Gus
tom House, between the hours of and O'Clock, where
any information on this subject will be given.
Respectfully,
Your obed;ent servant,
JOHN PEMMAN