New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-23
The Mineral Region.

To iis Editor ef Tie Tribune
Having Just returned from the iar.famed Mineral
Region on Lake Eric. and knowing that you take
an interest In the development OF the resources Of
our country, send you short account OF my jour
neg.
! arrived at Copper Harbor on the sd OF August
last This is beautiful Harbor protected from
the storms and winds OF the Lake by Porter's Isle
on the one side, and on the other by Hays Point;
where mining operations were first commenced.
As PASSED down the Lake, the first digging that
visited was at Eagle Harbor Is miles from Cop
per Earbor At this place the native Copper IS
found in great abundance. Three miles Southwest
OF this point is Copper + as. where there are val
liable veins OF Copper and Silver ore here Is found
the celebrated Copper Slab. estimated to weigh
about 90 tons. The works OF the Lake Superior
Company nine miles west OF Copper ais. are ex
ceediusly rich Silver in considerable quantities
is here found, mixed with Copper and trap rock.
Southwest OF this pont is the celebrated Chh Nine
from which so much native Copper has been taken
have no. time TO particularlZe al that saw per
Laps | nav ct some future time. | visited the
works ofthe NORTH American Company The Albion
The Lac lie Belt Nine. The Bohemian and Chlupe'
wa COMPANY whose location l. next west OF the
Lac lie BelT location.
spent seveul weeks Oh the celebrated Por
cupine Mountains and west OF that point This
range OF mountains | think, will eventually prove
TO be the richestpoInt OF the whole Mnera! Region
Appearances and experience IN digging indicate
that they abouni more in the "sulphuerets. than
am other sectio, Of Lake Superior This Will make
the locations ontaese mountains more valuable than
those where much pure native Copper IS found
The sulphures are far more easily mined than
any other description OF the mineral ores The prln
cipal Companies working on these mountains are
:. The Boston New York and axe superior. e" The
Manhattan TIE North Western. The For
cupine Mountain and The Green Mountain and
Lake Superior. The ore obtained at this place is
very rich yielding from 2s to 95 per cent There
are many inducements held out at this poiut Tor
vigorous prosecution OF the works The ore IS very
easily mined angle man will get out from lVOo
to 1000 lbs per day it IS very easily brought 20 mar
ket il yields a large profit the land IS some OF
the richest in the United States and great saving
will be made bv those Companies the coming year
By raising their own provisions on the spot Here
totore all provisions have been shipped rom Detroit
and potatoes costing l73c per bushel IN Detroit
were worth AT Iron River the past summer - per
bushel Perhaps | cannot better close ms present
remarks than bv adding short extract from the
Lake Superior News and Miners Journal"
Copper is so generally ditused through the lands
bordering on this inland that the working OF it
never become monopoly Perseverance and econo-
nv only are wanting yield rich those who
embark in the enterprise. Care however, should be
taken 10 select suitable 5catous Frauds perpetra-
ted By the sale OF locations the credit OF specimens
obtained elsewhere anc unless csuon IS used IN the
outset the error may be rrepareble
Respectfully yours /
understand thst The Var Department, have refused 10
grant Permits for making aiy more locations
Nslc York, Nor. 20, lsib