New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-23
Late from Lake superior.

Late from Lake superior.
The Lake Superior News lSaut Ste. Marie Nov
stb, closes les publication for the current year-the
navigation being nearly termnsied-with the iol.
lowing summary Of the years business on the
American side Of the Lake-or, more strictly, on
Point Keewenaw and Isle R0ysle.
MINING OPERATIONS on POINT KEEWENAW'
A correspondent, on whose Judgment aud state
roents we can place the utmost reliance, has iuf'
nished us with the following Information under date
of Oct 26 relative 70 the mining operations oil POINT
Keewenaw ..,-,.......
sent on Point aud need only speak OF those
considered the most prominent
The elf Nine stands st the head OF All others 10
oint of extensive operation. snt truly wonderful cop
Der vein Il now being worked Il that place visited
the mine yesterday with SOME gentemen, snd W" lAo
" invited BY tbs Superintendent Capt Jennings 10 g.
under ground ard view the works IL is impossible 10
de.crib. tne immense ot copper that Is now IN
sight You may. however form some idea OF H. when
ssie that there ia enough 10 employ one hundred men
a, least hvo years In taxing u out They intend sinking
on their main shaft this Winter and also commencing
another sha beyond the blum on the nouh sds lsnoah
lhnk they mig easly employ 10 minefs 90 tue ioae
this Winter They have about 300 tous OF copper 10
rock the Lske shore aud are constantly engaged IN
barrhng sud taking out masses Al present they have
1870 men employed. Their stamps are now In operation
and may DO said % admirably although 'nry nave
quality OF iron with which the hesds made, until
others can b. produced
Copper Fails may be nex, placed on tho list This
Company have just shipped ABOUT 20 tons OF very ricn
copper 100 per cent? and stopping their rch
ground MIR Childs, tho Superintendent, informs me
thai be- Intends working sOOu, % man this "intor snd
that be will probably sink his deepest shalt 100 feet Ter
Their This Inins consider not inferior to the che
out there has not been near A much money expended
on IL. They have been taking out some very large
masses and the mine now looks rost promising. Mr.
Saupn VIII
stated Explicitly that there considerable silver mixed
the copper-enough TO pay for its ex,raciion-sni
am told offered 10 smet the copper tor the silver con
sained in H. They have lately found new veto which
the superintendent thinks will turn out better Than the
they now working
There arc number Of companies who consider their
veins Doxtin the list but thu North West Bohemisn,
Lac La Belle and Suffolk are think tho only ones
=, present perhaps entitled 10 bs 40 placed Al the
North We, they have force OF u men and are run
ning up sdit OF the veins worked last Winter
aud sin king another $50 ysrds east VI IT, was In
formed by hs Agent Dir StOutenbureh, that II IL MS
intention 10 make cut from 70 the other on
level With the adif Both veins look very we'll la TACT
40 the Lake have produced as much copper az
these, Al the same depth They have another vein,
sboGt 800 yards Of tho last which also promises
exceedingly we'll. They now engaged In sinkinsa
shaft aud driving up sdit large quantity OF cop
par has already been taken OGtone mass, which say"
weighing over ton aud taken from the surface OF the
rock about IL feet from the top OF the ground This
location undoubtedly RANKS with the best on this Lake
The Bohemian comes next, whose vein OF gray sui
phuret has improved very much OF late and Affords GER
tslny admirable prospect But fs~ hands however
are At present employed on this lOcstion.
The Lac La Belle Company working the same
vein on which the Bohem are engaged, and ara
getting excellent They have some east and
west veins Of rich character though small But few
hands employed.
The suffolk Company Mr.. Pray, superintendent,
has very large body OF grey ore Of good quality Mr.
10 sinking and expects 10 ind the yein more con
densed-at present ne Is fairly surrounded With mineral
have been Informed that he Intends erecting furnace
during the season.
The Forsyth' and North Western have a few men
at work-thOugh both have good prospects. The Eagle
River Works have been stopped Tor the Winter-asO
those OF tho Eagle HIbDr Company. These are two
OF tho Oldest companies on tbs Lake The erection Of
smelling works Summer 10 contemplated BY ths
latter compsny. The Boston and hassschusets Com
panes have also stopped work and there are number
OF others who either entirely abandoned their locations
or have one or two persons residing them merely
keep possession until tne land shall come into market
say nothing Of companies above tho Portage OF the
North American, you spoke fully In your paper week
or Two ago
A smelling establishment IL going up on Isle Royale
whose propnetors learn will purshsss mineral on both
shores " be smeted At their works. do hear Of
any quantity Of ore being raised as YET the Island
ISLE RoYALE-saELTISG WORKS, &c
Among the arrivals of the past week at this
place from the upper county we notice about ATTY per
from lse hoyslo who arc on their wsy the Esst
We learn that OF the largo prrIy who up early
In the SpnGg In the employment Of the Isle kOyse and
Ohio Mining Company about twenty iye OF them most
ly Miners remain On tho Island through the Winter
| During the past extensive srrsngemens have
b-en made by this Company for prosecuting the work
Of mining and sueltnz 10 which cad they have cleared
and prepared for cultivation from ten u fifteen
lani al Rock HsrDOr erected substantial buildings lor
the accommodation Of large NUMBER VI lsoorers
Iaolshed store, &c.
1t 10 their intention ia the Spring be prepared for
receiving ores and copper rock from all parts Of the
Lake This must add greatly 10 the value OF the mining
interests for II DOT - Do expected tina, all who engage
Ia mining economically reduce 10 the state OF cop
Per the mineral they may raise and without the means
OF doing this nndlus market at hand larxs
proportion OF all the mineral extracted must be value.
ess 10 the miners That upon toe establishment of such
market Inc successful prosecution Of mlnne 10 the
minsral region of Lake Superior 10 Ia great "a snner
dependent has been universally fst and We are grsfed
10 - enabled u mat such progress. has been
made the past season, BY tbs Company alluded 10. al
viii enable fsm 10 b. well prepared another season
Tor reducing copper ores a. sny establishment 10 the
country.
hoek dsrbor where they have commenced tho 20
sosnmeut Of their WORKS IL tne south side Isle
hoyss 10 10 one OF mo best II the best harbor
tao Lake-s about thirteen miles Ia length By mile
In breadth nsvigsoe Tor lareeclsss vessels tnrOog bout
us whole extent AMI Affords secure anchorage. Ine
snorcs are tnickiy wooded and the SOIL excellent ana
sspatie OF sfofding support for lHs, popeiAnDn.
VIVA Al iaess advantages and possessing as thrj NUS.
20 good VIII Of all VINO are Interested IN ne nnes VI
Lake superior We anticipate for teen me success rh'cn
"il amply reward them for their zeal ana enisfph'e
~ By the brig Forest, Capt Attridge, which
arrived yesterday from the Brszls we received nun
Der Vi he Dsor0 ae PcaaR5aco. Of Sept H. The Dewi
hsS been aatieipsssd.