Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-09-02
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MGssRs. EpiroRs:
Within the las. lew days many of those who
went 10 i.ake Superoe last spring have returned TO
thar hones, leaving The Mines in that region To be
worked BY others, whe may have more perseverance,
oni whuse hopes may be uo,c huoyant in the pros
pect OF a i5ftune. with the geniemsn who have
been there, 80 far as am acquainted, there has
Teen Que great mistake, which adyenturoIs herea-
ter must not labor under OF that country viii never
bs proved. a desire 10 labor us little as possible
and 70 nave virgin Copper make its appearance on
the first demand OF the operative was the mistake
under which many Of them labored. Their fertile
imaginations had made them fortunes on sight OF
the mining rogion--imosnato had done too much
ion them oar the journey and when they found IT
not as they anticipated; they have reurncdas they
say, satisfied that it can never be mining country.
This may be so; bur believe that hanging comes
after conviction, and in no case can man be GOA
cted until his case has been heard II should be
so with the Copper Mines on Lake Superior. ln-
vestigations have never yet beeu made by which
any opinion could be formed of the value of the
county for Mining purposes. Fifty, or one hum
drea men cannot Prove country so great in extent
within few weeks of months. 1t viii take years
to show The truth OF asiy OF the reports about that
county, and il will take labor, real and steady, by
men who are Industrious, before any one can tell
what the county will belts value or prospects,
Great aud marvellous stories have been told Of the
Copper region of Lake Superior: these could not
all be without some ioundationa mole hill may be
called a mountain, but level PLAN viii never be
called a hill. The great Copper Rock may be a
portion Of the mineral of that region whieh, as ira
d,tion saws, was taken from Hill side by the hd-
ans and rolled ia,o the water thai itmighs be had
from toe pryins gaze OF the pale faces. Whether
this be not, fat as nv acquaintance with toe
Mines exteadsl have never known Mineral of any
size found in any place in she earth without other
parcels in the vicinity. That Mineral OF AIRY kind
has been discovered at any place in the Miass is
PRIME taeie evidence that there IS more wlthla a
short distance. Thus it has been w.sh the Gold
Mines Of Georgia and the carolinas, and thus II is
with our Lead Miaes in Wisconsin. " Float" IS rs
SINE Indication Of large body as any one would
WISH, nn1cs> Wlc Adhtl oSSa ~ Nsettt a. f''tN
as il has hsen with these adysn,ugers.
These who go,o Lrks Sapsrer cannot expect To
find the Copper Ore as abariaut sA0'e as 'hs LEAD
! Ore, o. Miasfal, IS here: as well Risht they 50
there with the srpos;'on ISst the swans aud geese
upon the rice 6slis uoala Law soldeA ssss For
sanss eanaos DC na,ie ~ dag, no matter bow osN
,hs soaa y may De, OF how maay hafdshlfs sas
early se.sers may have 10 endure. The goddsss Is
fekle and her ways past finding out.
believe, from what have been abe 20 learn
aud itom good authority than there are both sitsi
and copper in The mieiaS res,on Of Lake Superior,
aud those who prove the eouauy viii ger their re-
ward. Il easnos be done neutrality-suspicious. and
labor is all thatis required.
There l. to this sotjecs a dark As wei asa bright
side, and tie Superintendent o. he Lake SUPER.
Of Copper Mines YET Be taaad TO oeeaay 20
si,ion il, re ders corner" Here avo.isisn Chat
haze o. all hing oh saiIh,) $ slowing itself to