Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-04
THE MINES.

We have just returned from visit to the mines
of Iowa County, ia this Territory, whittier we
ven, 10 gain information in respect to the soil, ge-
oogy and mineral wealth OF that County. As soon as
we are placed in possession OF an amount Of data JUS
,ifying The undertaking, an uninterrupted and de-
tailed statement OF the said mines will be given. IL
i. believed itat this matter, from their extent, ia
efeasiag importance and pcguiar,ies, will be one
OF general interest 70 oar readers. This interests
Of the Two Counties are mainly identical. The
surface and soil respectively, are simiiaE The
people, their pursuits, their situation and prospects
the same Indeed, the inIsreas Of ths whole Mi
ming District are expressly distinct and united
Distinct, because they combine resources which
would separately triumph il comparison with al
mos, any portion Of the Union, and united, because
every portion is uanmelied by an ui,wjse and mis-
taken policy Of Go:ernment, and are alike suffer-
ing for that stinIulls and encouragement, which
better market can alone afford. We were conyin-
csd that the grievances suffered by this region, and
the weigh, of difficulties under which il was actu-
ally staggering, eonld be aIleSiasd, perhaps wholly
remedied by the dissemination OF full and cor
rect intelligence. Upon this subject the people,
eyen here, wore in ignorance, and the Government
IN almos, utter darkness. One public meeting had
been directly opposed III septmepi by another.-'
Memorials addressed TO Congress had been contra
yened by other memorials and ths interested state
ments of Agents who have seldom serupled at mis-
representation, and upon whose statements the
I'll. II, Ia ia DIR til
that tho Executive, deceived by those false appear
ances and ni, should have hesitatsd TO per-
form even It's l"ga obligations, and that il should
have learned to legard the land holder as n nabob
aud monopoIist, aud the Reserves as a mine Of
wealth with which il would be saerilsge "a part
II wa, though, that tho whole amount of mineral
raised from the Upper Mines, and ,l,o whole ex-
p.nse of raising il, presented in a detailed form
aud referable to incontroveriible proof, task te-
dious aud psrplexng ia tho extrems--while il
could be productive Of no imaginable harm, would
certainly tend 10 correct these erroneous miscoheep-
tions of the Executive. IL was no part Of our de-
sgn or wish 10 show that this region was inferiof
IN mineral wealt' 10 any county Oh the earth, or
such. On the contrary our objec, was to prove IN
equiyocally that tho country nbounds 10 miGeral,
but that tho expense Of procuring y rendered It
pursui more psoh,ess than almost any other That
while one individual accumulated fortune IN a
day. a hundred lived out years Of unremnner,ted
toll, and that mineral wealth was only valuable TO
n community whcn joined with lis agriculture aud
controlled exclusively By that community
Our motive for this Undertaking has Strengthened
with every day that have become familiar
with ,hos' whose long residence 10 the minss has
made them familiar with h,rdships and want, aud
who have fol, kcsnly the disadv intsges Of having
Invested money in a SOIL the title to which is de-
MED them, thsrsby aiaing the only real native to
industy aud improvement. This unpsasani
state OF things mus have termination. We call
upon every one within the Mining District, who
are d.,isous Of seeing this long pending di!hed'y
ssuIsd, 10 lead, poie, helping hand' Send F" au-
ihsnuc statistics in shape the beet calculated to
give this suhee, full aud accurate dsvclopemsnt
The peps,s Of the Territory are directly inter
esisd to give the Information, which we are about
TO afford, general Publicity. Much that is vital 10
the south wet and highly valuable 10 Wisconsin
depends upon a universal and correct
Lnnwiedg. Of our postioa and resources, that We
may 40, let the day pass by when every portion
may enjoy the advantages Of stable aud eondu-
Give market. In This respect the tribute Of our
thanks is due to the rr-wsskly Commercial Her
aid and Sentinel OF Milwaukee, n paper ever ready
10 extend 20 the suaetins interests Of this region
friendly hand.