The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-03


stated that the matter alluded found in almost all
vegetable substances, but found in the greatest
rests Of the United States that from his experience he
thought this fine earthly matter carried up in tbs
sap by the roots Of the PaI and by some natural pro-
cess afterwards formed constituent part Of the plant
itself from which he concluded that great part Of the
earth Of forests afterwards produced by those
plants and vegetables when they became decomposed
The writer also made very interesting remarks
bouders and stated to be his opinion that when NET
they were drawn their by the operation
in seeking for themselves moisture and nourishment
o san
ceivsd. By Of those Experiments it appear: that
from $50 grains Of wood Vegetable subsance), he OBJ
tanned 3l7 grains OF ashy or earthly matter
After the paper was read nondescrip specimen Of il
is supposed sh, the species of which is now extinct
presented. 1t was sent to the Society from
Georgia
The Chairmon vacated the chair and Professor SILL
DR. JAcxsos read very able paper the subject Of
mines and mining He said the mining operations of this
country hardly succeed because they are carried
on imprudently and unwsely. The vsnurers in Anne
can mining ope ations are too impatient TO grow rich
and speculate too much in stocks The qnen il,
the stocks driven into the market and the holder en-
deavors at all once to make fortune out of them but in
90 cases out Of oO they fall aud the is Abandoned
This he said was the common result Of American M
ming operations There was no country in the word
where mines were more in quantity and in value than
this continent and will doubtless at some future time
become useful and honorable speculatons but in Eu
rope, different system was pursued by the govern;
Earope the mines pablic property and Tegu
late the working Of them so that they shall not be at
once exhausted, but kept at work from age to age
There is he said, another great object in mining opera
lions in the United States Persons from Europe coming
to this country, who pretend to be scientific miners
caught up the moment they arrive our shores who,
In point OF truth and fact if they did work in mine
at all, worked there common laborers, and never
were employ ed In their country any other ca
pacity The necessary qualifications that scientific
miner should possess should be knowledge Of miner
alogy, geology che misry and above ALL he should be
q perfect geometIician and surveyors; he should also
have perfect knowledge of the practical details 81
mining operations, that is TO manage gangs Of men oe'
&c he should hold share in the mns, but 20 stsno N
different between the propfieors and the pupnc =. s
learned gentleman also made some ahusiops a..
the mining operations now carrying On W Ia
banks of Lake Superior and, although e 80
he did not wish throw . camps =. Ma Al
public. he afraid from the causes roa,~ n
rea y alluded to- that those spesuist9ns ~v "a,,.
There was no douDt he said hut rlcn mns h, 20
ore ,ysrc found ,bsrc ana was also certain UNA. - y.
rsrc SONS comosnes honorably and honestiy osrIyns
% Sa;r mining operations in that region ont VI 'e same
v' u a.a csnton the public agans' beng 100 san
e O. Ss snrcess of all the speculaslons tnat were
s - r.iaton TO the copper mines OF Lake superior.
m. iacIson then gave very minute and accurate
..;c,, ~ the different ores found IN the United
ssss He commenced with gold and ended with IRON
T rave very Interesting description o. me mode Oh
serchi and preparing them for general use ana also
an accurate description OF the substances oil which
each was composed. ,- p-.c....- sru.-.. ..,.a
him the Of copper found ct Lake superior to which