Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-06-17

with small bat very Symmetrical growth
OF the silver fir, spruce, maple and birch;
and during this month, (October,) when
visited by US, the. rich and variegated foliage
presented strikingly beautiful appear
ance.
''Some twenty miles further on. eastery
direction, we came to the Grand Sable of
Lake Superior.
This sand bank rises several hundred
feet above the level of the lake, al rather
a greater angle than sand will usually lie,
on account OF its mo s,ure. and continues
for about five miles along the coast, extern
ding two or three miles back into the coun-
try.
The ascent is somewhat tedious and
tiresome, but not atteeded wi h much dam
ger; and, after several resting spells, we
oyercame il. We found the summit 10 be
q vast plain, almost level, of Lose drifting
sands; W tn an occasional tree, but entirely
barren elsewhere. Several agalcs were
found here, and one very fine cornclian;
and but a short distance from the coast, di-
rectly in the plain, is small clear and
transparent lake, surrounded by beautiful
beach Of various coiored pebbles. and filled
with quantities Of excellent fish. 1t is
somewhat remarkable that this body OF
water, occurring on the top OF a sand bank
is not absorbed Or entirely dispersed by
vaporation--b being about half mile only
in diameter, but supposed TO be Of grea
depth; and | learn from the voyageurs tha
ii never has been known TO dry up.
The largest fountain in the world i.
found in this interesting region. 1t is .
boiling spring over two acres in extent
and very deep. The Brule river and the
ST. Croix, tributary oil the Mississippi
| flows from this spring.
But we have already exhausted our linn.
its. No part Of our Union holds out siron
ger inducements 10 enterprise and adven
lure. The country has not been surveyed
and sold rs other public lands, and proba
| bly, will moi be for some time. But any
man may go into it and search for miner
| al. If vein be found the discoverer eli
Their sells his right, or applies through the
superintendent to the War Department for
a permit to work it; and if upon examna
ton it is found that there is no prior claim
to it, lease for three years renewable 70
ever is granted. the grantee giving securi
ty TO deliver TO the agent OF the Unitec
States five per cent. of the ore raised
In England the average yield Of ore is no
over eight per cent, yet at that rate it il
found profitable to raise it from depth o
1900 feet. On Lake Superior the aver
age yield is estimated at fifty per cent.
and the ore lies mainly near the surface.
4 great portion of the copper, lead, &c
of this immense and inexhauslible minera
district will eventually ONE 10 the Missis
sippi down the ST.. Cioix, river now ad
hitting steam navigation very far up, ant
capable Of being muc h improved and Who's
banks are high and remarkably fertile
From keweena point ON the great Lake t,
the falls of the 81. Crox, there is an unin
terrupted Inc OF copper and other mineral
and at those falls, the head Of steam nav
iga ion) viii spring up thd grea, depot 70
shipment 10 this city. Hence we shall hav
n few years, vast trade pouring dowr
upon Us lroEl territory hitherto almost un
| known.