New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-15
THE TRIBUNE.
Kramer Ore In Missouri.

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r'o"' " we trust rapidly approaching
Tbe une -. 81 copper ore, vhict abound IN the
when the IT, cartons OF Missouri vii be estimated Al
sr heir value. After all tnat pas SeeH
oe'ssd about the richness sno pIoiuiou .'S 10, he
ofes 40 sod II proper attention is paid 10 tne mnns
~. srse that the two counties OF frankh snd so
.snn Welded more copper tnan me whole 'aAo 49,,
~,sv -, vi,,er had opportunities Of frequent tisi
wv ~ one n the most experienced practical seoo
49, ,na ,nlncraogsts In the Union ne hSa go
Fr,ltp and Jefferson Counties thorousn 49,
49, ~, IN his mind such that ne hau no hesl
and 'ne ,hs, IN all his rninersogca tours ex
u9 N ver he United States, he had never seen 80
sny Indications Of copper ore as Ie'elu o.
=, o.. ,eyion Of country waicn ne mao eAanine' " ''
souh .. ,oi,ers in this State Ia mos,
"nsN nroner facilities for extracting the ore A
.,aa,,,s furnace should be erected here ,
The value ard eligible situation o. 'ne
ia. s,.,e viii we trust attract the immediate aiteniloh
~ ~ - r..,ern capitalists One isot OF when tney
hd be- spprised is this that most OF the copper region
" .,,n uubic land and can be entered any oay AZ inc
and Office IN this city for dollar ana qunsl an scr
Tn in.esd Of mere Government permit nte 10 the
- 80. ~ occurred In ice simple at prlce which, con
.iderpg ts value. i merely nominal
y Camden. ESQ., who ieit with Ne yesterday morn
- ..xy.I soecinens Of copper ore taken from some
IN Franklin County in this state, about - miles
80 ,bis civ The mines which furnish The samples
s,e the properiy Of Mr.. Camden ana MI. huckef' ana
yied ore in the shape Of red oxide suiPnuIel aho car
k.rpa
s,,Ie doub, they sre-very rich in the pure metal Anal
yses Of similar ore, By gent Of ,ns Guy seem 70 9
abish the fact that they yield about 81 per cent A..
Together with the specimens above mentioned ar
c.rnden ef with us fragment OF partially smetcd ore
Tn. ,metips al such WORKS have been erected ior
h., purpose In tins quarter is however 90 imperecty
Sone 10 make il necessary for the present 70 send The
ore abroad where The metal can be more thoroughly
extracted and rs actual proportion 10 the bulk Of ore
mere fully sscertsned For this purpose, Messrs Cam
dcn a Ruchor have caused quantity Of The ore TO De
brought 20 this city where e over six tons arrived
yesterday. and which 1S be Immediately forwarded to
Baltimore.
Aer the ore had arrived and the contents Of the car
soes become known there was much curiosity eXmOisd
10 examine 4, Many pegsons-srnong whom were sew
crsl Of our most Intelligent ciuzens-were surpnsed 70
learn that copper ore could be furnished, ~ any quaint
lies frors mines % near the city This curiosity has
crown into something not unlike an excitement. The
copper region In nei- hborhood - starting INTO a
prominence never before occupied by H. The possible
tes Of Specializing with advantage there are becoming
tae subject OF good deal Of Conversation We should
not be asroDished the formation OF copper companies
IS IN the case Of the LAKE Superior mines though with
this important difference. that the Missouri mines are
perhaps much Of bubble than those Of the Lake
shore.