New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-04
Lake superior-Mineral Region-West End
and North CANADA side-Isle Royal, &c.
o-respondence Of The Tnbune.


Isle ROYAL. Jane 5:h, 1916.
We ,ef, La Poin,e South " est corner OF Lake
Superior the les. OF April ;or this place. We CON
p,euced pioring the 25th Of pr short distance
below Fond d1 Lac on the North SIDE OF the L AXE
There We found the gray Trap Rock in g large
mountain We ioond great quantity Of spare
veins some from one inch 10 five feet vide. A
great part OF them mad Naive Copper IN them
| got one lump OF Copper that | think will weigh
one hundred pounds, which did no, bring away
With me. | brought some pieces that wlii weigh
from orc TO ten pounds, for specimens Some
times The Rock s OF sandstone nature for short
distance from the shore bat soon as you leave
the shore aud get back from one 10 four miles you
will fall in with the Trap Rock again. For the dis-
lance OF Two hundred miles The shore Is Inc inos'
dangerous Tor vessels of any have seen In mat
distance there is not one good harbor and IN some
places i, is almost impossible to land small ooEt'
the rocks rislug from one 10 three huhdfeo Iee'
perpeudicuary. We found some Ore OF oIheIe"'
kinds GRAY Ore in veins from four 10 ten ieet
wide, with great pieces OF muHdich' "h'ch Is
good AZ any | have seen on the South Shore
mink i, vii! weld from thirty 10 forty per cent oil
Cnoner eod some three veins OF BLACK Oxide mar
viii Weld fifty TO sixty per cent Not 'ar from
Fond du Lac we found Lead Ore IN large quaint
,es and some Iron Ore. but II was not very soou
IL is nv opinion that hen this country Is ooueht
Of the IndIans IL x i'll turn out to be The best Min
ing district in the w estern country Il embraces
region TWO hundred miles long. aud what the
breadth i. do nj know. The range OF the hliIs Is
some eight hundred feet above the level OF the
Lake. The timber is mostly Birch, Spruce and
White Cedar-very heavy We explored ms lar
East as Pigeon River. which is the line between
the Uai,ed States and Upper Canada. West OF the
Pigeon River. and above the Grand Portage there
are some good harbors for vessels aud there can
ne seen the last remains Of The speculation OF The
Fur Companys fishing when they tried H. and
found out that there not as much 10 be made al
il as al buying futs OF the Indians.
| think ] got on the North Shore some Is good
specimens Of Copper ever has been Obtained on
The Luke We brought away some OF Lead and
other Ores. ! will explore the North some
more as soon as get time II not this Summer,
The next. The Government would do well ~ bay
that land OF the Chippeway lnfiaps. They said
they wanted TO sell, II The government would buy
il Of them. They very friendly 10 US, and
took some psins 10 shoR Us the veins Ny inter
prefer said they told hlm that il they could sell the
lands and have the privilege OF Saying On them
Tor few years they would sell very cheap.
left the North shore-came this Island
where | will remain for some Time exploring ihs
and The adjoining Islands have found rome very
large veins OF Copper on some OF The lrI+uds lnat
are adjoining Isle Royal. And as 10 Isle Royal iis
richness has not been halt told won't be TILL
something il done with it SO that the miners can
work il. find what every one sees on II they Keep
10 themselves in general There are great many
watching il very close have g large scope OF
couutry 10 explore this Summer ] expect To ex-
plore some more OF the BRUSH country North OF Us
This mon III aud next WHAT is going on the South
side OF the Island don't know. When | lett III
April they were doing well al most Of the places
Al Iron River they were taking some Copper with
Silver mixed in il AT La POinie they were ex
picrine. but think they wont have much luck, tor
The rock IL mostly sandstone.
Will send lines, hencver | can.