New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-04
SEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
=. ropper-sIinins on Lake Superior
TIE Montreal Company

70. Montreal Mining Company MADE TO
I ~ ~ a, their General Meeting Nov
| and re deem some Of the facts 1t deyei-
.,,,ar;e,, interest % be reproduced here, in
a the existing attempts to NINE copper On
,.3s Of Lake SupeE'or also
~. existence of rch deposites Of Copper and
=, Ore, On the borders Of Lake Superior was
-, knorn nearly two centuries ago. Aliovez
,ss IA Heutsn in 1903 and Charleyoix, some
-, ,.,,r speak Of the extent and richness OF
mineral treasures. The first attempt to mine
a,x "a, MADE in l77O by Henry aud others, who
~, Acc. on Lake Superior, having distinguished
..yn,,. IL England but the great distance from
=, region whence food sc. could be procured the
,,,u, end diacoity Of the navigation steam and
.,s,, Being unknown. operated against them and
s..uy 1773 their shaft fell in and killed three Of
i s,,men. which arrested the enterprise
soce then. the British have done very little IN
- WAY even Of exploration for minerals-ihe idea
Mining a thousand miles away from food and
sssizstion being chmerical-until their attention
ru attracted by the extensive explorations and
srusing developments on our side. They then
SO, 70 work after the British fashion, which dit
IN materially from ours Instead OF leaving the
,o,erpnse in the main TO Of desperate fortunes
=. association was formed from among the most
eminent business men in Canada, especially those
u.,, familiar BY experience aud observation with
n, region Of the Upper Lakes At It's head was
laced Hon Gro MoFFArT merchant of wealth,
Intelligence and the highest social standing, with
DroefIapf az fh. Mopfra "a
Bank. long 1t the head Of the Lumber interest in
Canada; Sir GEoRcE SIMPSON Governor Of the
Hadsons Bay Company and thoroughly acquaint-
I'd with the Lake Superior region, as indeed with
lmost every square mile of British North America
VIC MrREDIiH, Esq. Queens Counsel THOMAS
Cnscss ESQ Of the house OF Cringan Logan x
Co heiviy engaged in the Corn Export Trade
mdsTKwART DERBYsHrRr, Esq. Secretary TO the
ATE Gov. General Lord Durham and now Queens
Printer. was appointed Secretary to the Board
Thus was organized The Montreal Mining Com
amy with $4,000 paid in and power vested in
The Trustees TO call on the stockholders for 5000 900
more when needed Explorations were immedi
,ley set on foot the best Biologists. Surveyors
and Miners employed, Sir George Simpson person
slly accompanying them and directing their earlier
CPerslionsI and between the st of MAY and the
81 OF November last eighteen separate locations
each tive BY two miles. were made, Vn winch the
company have preemptive right of purchase, and
ue TO obtain full titles TO the whole or much
ksy nav choose to purchase, upon the payment OF
acsa,s per acre therefor. The Report says
'Thvusbout the period of operations ,he Trustees
"a. not ceased 10 press upon the Government for dis
closure Of the terms upon which the explorers would be
admitted 10 the beneficial enjoyment Of their discove.
nee They becsne the more urgent in this respect AS
The approached its termination. when the Com
pny voai be called upon for more extensive organ
isanon and expenditure for the elaboration OF those
veins Of maers ore Ton which they had only Yet been
a search, The necessity of Executive action was felt
y The Government and to His Excellency the Earl of
Csihceft will be hereafter paid the tribute due to the
great national benefit conferred in opening to all adven.
mTcrs upon terms wise and liberal region Astounding
IN mineral treasures requiring only the hand of the mi.
net to convert into source of perhaps inexhsustible
nsiional wealth.
The terms granted to this Company having been Of
Really promulgated II 10 the less necessary 10 dwell
spcn thea Every License holder the limits of whose
htsuon o. ten square miles has been surveyed and
@nsed oy the Provincial Geologist Mr. Logan. will be
@lled 10 receive certificate Of title from the Com
1ssoner OF Crown Lands, upon payment OF also
ne costs OF survey From the date OF the certificate
nN'eva OF Two years is granted with an option to
xr payable one-hftb in hand and the remainder Ia
I'VE Yearly payments with interest the prior payment
uooey
'l,xil be seen BY Mr.. Shepherd. Report tina, he
Isseeded in making eighteen locations Of satisfactory
saie and that the eehteenth remains subject to the
eesSr Of the Government upon an adverse claim put
ssy rcsher party
Solrse an interest will necessarily require caution
ni ne umos, practical skill ohtsinsble in its
neat General Superintendent on the ground TO 81.
es' TIE operations Of al the parties will become
y ana The attention OF the Trustees will be anxously
nea 10 NE discovery OF active and trustworthy
ison possessing adesuaie experience and knowledge
~ 90 important post The difficulty Of finding any
.ae VIII Toe requisite qualifications in position 10 adj
ri MS being available for the purposes of the Com
say obvious The Trustees advert to this difficulty
Fmepsy 10 show thai they are OF the circuni.
euoo required in the selection of qualified agent
ae subject Of mines is one Of the most importan,
..1 me whole range of humsn knowledge their con.
A" SVnst'als The main springs OF ciyiyston and the
einpojed to obtain them are % be ranked among
- Ao'' extraordinary instances OF human enterprise
1s.a 49, .hd ingenuity These the words OF one
sis' sathorues In the present age Of science Prof
nssaoe The Trustees refer 70 them because OF their
,rfsNAony TO business, now altogether In this
sliA which Themselves and those whom they now ad
Ssss Are embarked. While exstng TO Ii. lust rank the
~tomate occupation OF the miner we should not over
me dheaties hAt lie in the path the tolls that have
Undertaken, and the misehsnces perhaps 10 be sui
S'ed before the prizes of successful labor can be Sc
80 engaging, therefore, In undertaking of this
.sa,ade ana difcniy, they desire 10 recommend the
virtues Of patience and iorti,ude to their fellow
eIuers 20 DC neither sangrine without reason nor
rossea Nhday Imerc passing discoursre,ucpts Incl
~h' and inscpsrshle from the business n which they
~ now engaged IL appearances are not wholly deccr
~ uc oahsd'An miner has fair If not fairer field of
-. ns eNeruons than has yet opened in any
~ H,i'e speculative industry irto such chan.
- ana IN that ned the Montreal Minin, Comnsnv !
he Ito operstions.9 NV '""'''e"'S Oh ground !
y eese with an extrac, from the Report OF the I
,P"cas Expedition, which has been engaged on !
superior the past summer. 1t accurately de- I
80 70 tse Snain the geological features Of our
!, - me Lake . well as OF the British: though I
-" oe seen that the Report gives their side
an Preference. ltwould be deporable if Brit.
-'A'ns on Lake Superior should after all ecpse
"a ,''e@ our own after the great start we had I
r., we 'snsuine sn,icipations here indulsed-l
- - nun the policy pursued BY oar Government
q, '.s "as tended fatally 70 rcfsr, operation.
- "ae OF the Lake. Ihe1e-oan hardly bs /
.SFp.' Mines in the world wh,.h would hear
n..s under our presen, system. Men will not
- vac vitality necessary expenditures TO ex. /
s,S 80 ~a prove Mineral viens which will very
49,. g DC taken from hem by the time they are
as,..as 70 be 'valu,be, where their tides are
No.. .sa invalid BY the Law Officer Of the Govern.
= !. "nsh Issued them and where q se, csr,.,,