New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-26
The Copper Region.
Correspondence Of Livingston & Weiss Express.
FORT WILKINS, CoFPER HARBoR,
LIZ .I..u. LIN 1slh

Lake Superior, Jan G. l546.
Thank Heaven, this is The commencement OF our
third month in the Winters solsucc, and we are
nearly halfway through a du and dreary season.
What has happened gitRin The United States since
the close of navigation, we, who are hguratlvely
speaking almost achout unadvlsed except by letter.
which appertain more the all engrossng subject OF
"copper" than any thing else
hs vet we are without the Presidents Message and
know not whether grim vssged has been declared
between the enlightened nations OF Chrlsten'
dom not whether Cen Scott has planted the 'Irs
and stripes within the halls Of the MoDtezumas The
last mail was heavily burhened with letters 10 agents
miners and laborng engaged at WORK IN the various
Companies ON Kceweenaw Point that all newspapers
were left This the during the winter OF "a 10
we never knew who was President I'LL April
Thus far the winter has been oil an even temperature
we have had little for this latitude not enough
at time impede either the travelling 10 and from
the various working locations the labor of the miner
while work the butts. AT the tort we have re
meiued possession of excellent health nor has occa
sion required among upward OF i've hundred men
within circuit Of twenty-five miles the services Of the
post physician In the mineral districts. from all &C.
counts, Tie that will be raised by Spring will lar eX
coed the expectations Of tue most sangune The returns
made by Mr. cNair the assistant superintendent 10 the
Ordinances Department for the month of December far
exceeds the entire receipts fortne previous quarter
Ii the winter continues favorable from all that can
learn from the various agents upward OF hve thousand
tons OF the mineral rock capable Of yielding twelve per
cent, will be raised by the LIST Of May and ready for
shipment by the 18th Of July LIST Of August. The
IlllsDur9l Company on lIS DluHe CUutn VI
River are doing wonders within the last ten days they
have opened yen near the line OF the Albion Compa
n.y. twelve feet wide from the top Of the Bluff 10 the bot
TOM and from it they have taken out piece OF native
copper nterInixed with silver, weighing some 1000
pounds. mr jennings the agent, informs that it is
five feet inches By four feet six inches nearly foot
thick ia the centre and inches the top They
have also raised upward OF G000 pounds OF very rich
quality OF which is placed in barrels ready for
shipment.
The North American Company, under the superinten.
dam Df php Runn hrfnp tho n I'M
the Bluffs. excellent quality Of strongly inn
pregnaed with Copper aud Silver. Mr.. c. c. Douglas
the Agent OF the Eagle River Works, writes tina;
Mr. Bacon observing strong Indications the Albion To-
cation proceeded with dozen OF his to satisfy his
curiosity. and opened OF the veins and found them
yielding from eight twelve per cent OF Copper and
larger per cenge Of Silver than any vein yet opened
the point" Mr. Douglas says that he has examined the
specimens obtained by Mr. Bacon from the Albion loca
ton and " that the veins are invaluable
AT Eagle River they doing heavy business; up
ward Of forty miners constantly engaged. The
chine for crushing and washing the this place is
a miserable affair, and wholly useless. Some Yankee
usht 10 his wits work, and produce something
capable OF crushing and washing the short OF an
expense OF $4,000. We have under contract at this
place COO cords OF steamboat wood. 1t will be novel
sight, when Spring comes, to steamboat blowing
the mighty waters Of Lake Superior An Indian, who
observed the propeller Independence last FALL at La
Point putting along, started for the Upper Country, and
has not been beard of since. Yours, ST CLAIR.