The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-06
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chants coming INTO The city, pretty well freightsd
with money
The Lake Superior Hsws; paper published at Copper
the mining region Il states. that the Lake Superior
Company up the LET Of July last had raised O2s 600
S Ss to
black oxide, and as.Sooo lbs from lease No 5, Cliff
Nine ofrock containing native "copper" the Copper Falls
Company to the LIST Of July raised 1000 lbs rock
containing native copper and large of nearly pure
copper not brought the surface at the time are not
According to the News, some valuable specimens of
land owned by the Rubicsn Mountain Mining COMPANY
situated at the head waters Of the northern branches Of
Sturgeon River -Four exceedingly rich veins have been
discovered and are being the three mile loca
ton Of the Ohio Trap Rock and silver Mining Company
lease No 2e5 on the Ontonagon On mile square oca
which promise to be valuable. Three large and well de-
fined veins Of copper have been opened, and be-
ing successfully worked on the grounds of the Foryh
Mining Company, and the mining operations at Portage
Lake successfully progressing The is said be
respae good rswsrS in thas ,hs
district, are the Portage Lake Mining Company, the
Pennsylvania Company, and the New England and Mich,
gan Company The Portage Mining Company and others
engaged in explorations under the most promising
prospects The American British Mining Company have
remarkable vein on Spar Island, the north shore
from which large quantity Of specimens copper ore
Of the very richest character have been taken The
is lah feet wde the mstalferous portion averaging
The Consolidated Mining Company have five locations
four upon Isle Royal and on Passage Island Excel
lent specimens of native copper have been taken from
OF their locations the isle Royal and also exceed
ngly rich Jumps OF silver The vein 45 feet in height
by about feet in hickness with the native copper be-
tween the vein stone and wall reckon side of
average thickness of about two inches and vein Of sill
the other side next the wall rock averaging
about two inches square The vein has been traced
the surface for more than mile A number of other
veins have been discovered on their locations.
The Michigan Mining Company have obtained from
their location most singular boulder Of pure copper and
found in the bed of the Bad River some lao miles west
of Copper Harbor This boulder of which copper the
principal portion, presents on it, surface innumerabe
mon shot, and which must make yield at least per
cent OF that metal
The mines Of the Albion Company. upon three mile
location being worked night and day. by three
sets of hands each on the eight hour system The cliff
which operations have been Commenced, 10 about $50
feet in heg ht-and at l60 feet from the base drifts have
tire on the vein, and through which will measure
some feet When this drift is completed, side shafts
may be sunk on the vein of the line every few feet an
arrangement that will allow any number of hands to
work The vein 10 feet in width, and the metaerous
portion composed OF grey sulphuret and native "copper"
about feet.
erection of smelling works within few rods of their
mines where there is abundant water power and plenty
Of hard wood coal They expect have the works
in fun operation before the close Of navigation the fall
The works will be about four miles from good landing
on the lake shore, and saw mill is being erected
the works.
dence would take down her next trip the largest
cargo of ore that has yet been carried to the Soo
From the Cliff Mine she will receive 200 barrels and
from the Lake Superior works about 30 tons including
below the surface Of Eagle River Its copper estima-
ted being worth 20 cents per h. making the value of
the boulder $a5l exclusive Of per cenage of silver
getting the metal to market