Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-23

SllkGE GAGSL-INE pure UdtAfC GtiNCA
in contact with the copper without any
alloy. have curious specimen, which
saw taken out of the mine. Ii is a small
mass or boulder of native copper, with
button of native silver, as it were soldered
to it.
saw the famous piece of copper, OF
which so many newspaper account have
Laen published. It lies IN the bottom OF
a shaft about 45 feet below the surface
when found it was imbedded in the solid
iran rock. 1t has length of about Ii feet
nv 9 in depth, and varies from to IL
inches in thickness, and looks like an I'M
mense slab standing on its largest edge
Its weight is estimated at thirteen tons,
consisting of pure malleabte copper, with
out anv admixture of rock or foreign sub
stance, and what is more remarkable, 1t
lies directly across the shaft. | saw
GREAT many other masses of pure copper,
VARYING in weight from one to several tons.
II is wonderful to visit the various local
tiles, and see what large amount of
copper has been already raised, and at
every step in their progress, indications oil
richer returns are TO be found.
! But a vast amount of deception exists
with regard to the golden returns of mining
operations, and too much of speculative
cast is given to the labor, so that to many
the results will be disastrous.
/ The sail up Lake up Superior will ever
repay rich return in exhibitions OF the
/ picteresque and beautiful in natural scene
= nv. The coast indented with the most
e Inxuriant foliage, or rising in bold precipi-
: tous ridges.
Y The shores had very primitive appear
= ance. There is scarcely a house the
S whole distance between the Saut st. Ma
y RE and Copper Harbor. There very few
e inhabitants, even of the men OF the forest
d The soil is unproductive, and the climate
7 unfavorabe to the pursuit of agriculture
!. certainty so, as far as the most valuable o
e our agricultural products are concerned
d This with the scarcity Of game, which
II exists but in small quantities, make Preca
l. rions enough the means of subsistence
d The mining region will probably never be-
Y come much of an agricultural one.
Is has its own value in another way. Soil an'
Is climate are both adverse. When bette
order of management of the mineral trea
sure exists, rich indeed will be the returns
The Lake will always be resort 10
Measure travel and for the imprOreme'
" of health, during a few months in summe
Then the climate is delightful, and the a
e. mosphere, invigorating and bracIng frol
IFS stimulating properties, lmparts an Vi
usual degree of vigor and elasticity to ii
OF system. The whole country is remark
as blv healthy, miasma not existing, and, sl
81. ollar as il may seem, persons suffering vi
de der pulmonary diseases, derive great al
10 immediate benefit from few weeks res
.er dence in this country.
IN Nv own health has greatly improve
ng though exposed to all the vicisstudes
all travelling, as they exist la this infant ell
es' plre. | have known no such thing as
ICY cold since left home.
md w 80 .I,i,,,o,,or,, affections "
UT be sent to improve their health by Su
=, uaer residence on the shores Of Lake
ui1 perior, instead of q winters soJourn
lou Texas or Florida.
rec Nor are the accounts of the excess
=! cold of this region well founded. WI
&C" the thermometer on the Hudson River
9ai dictated a cold of Is or 20 degrees bel
hon zero. il has not here gone below q or ;
This is owing to the vicinity OF the wal
pos of this vast lake which remain untro'
Tue during the severest winters. Hygrom'
reu, observations show a remarkable eqV
brium in the atmosphere, which is CIV
o ".a very dry, and the changes very S''gn''