Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-09-29

account. This is good idea, and if journey
Iaen of every trade would follow their exam
pie, they would pursue course, not only
more valuable to themselves, but more becom-
ing the dignity Of men, and that self respect
which all should cherish, than to be devi-
sing means to compel their employers to in
crease their wages. If they earn moro they
should have more, and if they work for them
selves, there is nobody with whom to divide
the profits. But so long as they depend up
on others to find them work, it Is but Just
that the employer should share with them
in their earnings +i
HrGHLY HoNoRABLE.-The New Orleans
Bulletin records fact which is indeed wor-
thy of record, and one which that paper re-
ceived from Mexican gentleman of great in
telligence and hberality, that there does not
exist in the whole of Mexico, at this time,
single unpaid debt contracted by any officers
of our regular army. We doubt very much
if the same upright conduct aas eve marked
the career of victorious army in a campaign
of over two years IN an enemy 5 country.
CANAL ApPRAIsaL.-We understand this
appraisal makes the canal lands worth over
IS, 900, 900. The amount advanced by the
bond holders is 81 100000; for which the
revenue from the canal and lands We're con-
viewed to them. With judicious manage
ment, the canal may revert to sha State in
very short time, and thus the state have the
revenue from it, to GO toward paying the re-
mainder.-Chic. Journal
CoPpsR MINES OF LAKE SUpERloR.-'rhe
rage of copper speculation is now over-the
crowd of Adventures who came to seek their
fortunes in single day, and who Were load
ed down with the scrip of thousand fancy
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and the business of digging copper has settled
down to its legitimate channel. l
Do not, however, believe that the value of
the minerals of Lake Superior has deprecia-
ted, because the mere specuiator-the man
without capitol or system-has failed In his
| Utopian scheme for sudden wealth. If yoa
could spend an hour on the dock of Mcknight
| & Co., you would see that the business had
Just begun in earnest. Three hundred tons
of native copper, In solld blocks, averaging
$500 pounds each, attest the mineral wealth
of the north, while the shipments already gone
| forward, will make the product of this sum
mer 664 tons of copper almost entirely pure.
| The propeller Independence, on each trip,
| brings 100 tons, and shipments of this season
| will amount to at least 900 tons, which
pays the company S256, 000-pretty good work
| for one mine for one year. under all the disad-
vantages arising from the work at so remote
point. The traveller of whom spoke, exam
| ined these masses of native copper In utter
amazement, and after having seen nearly all
the mines in the world, he declared that he
had seen nothing equal to this. He express
| ed the confident opinion that the mines OF
| England must close within five years before
these wonderful veins on Lake Superior. The
| Pittsburgh company have bought their land,
and just finished large smelling establish
ment at Pittsburgh; and as the masses are SO
pure, and the remaining portion crushed and
mashed down nearly clear copper, 1t will
| prove to be the most economical place for
smelling. With another year, this company
will turn out at least 1000 tons of pig cop
! per, and their yearly dividends cannot fall
short of $50 per share Correspondence Of the
Detroit .3dc.
AccIDESr-Bi>hop Chase was thrown from
his buggy, at Springfield ILL.,. on the 18th inst, ard
had several of his ribs broken besides being other
wise injured.
/ IL Neither HoLDEN's nor the UNION Maya
zine have been received for September. What is
the matter?
| NJ HOMAGE GREELr, Esq. has returned home
| from his westerntour, and signaliZes the resump-
ton of his editorial duties by able article III
oppos ition to the Clay nomination in the city Of
| New York. Every elector, he says, Is bound 10
vote for the candidate who has chance of sue
cess, and from whose election the greatest good
will result.-Rdeine TO-, Wing.
! INTERESTING ALMANAC MAKERs-An tx
change paper says there are TO be four more ecip-
| ses tn year. two of the SUM- one of the Moon
| and one of LEWIS CAss. The latter is to be total
throughout the United States, and Mexico.
IL The result of the late election in Iadiana on
the question OF Free Schools, in So counties, was
For Free Schools 27,543
| Against them, 1926
| COLLEGE AFRIcA.-A citizen of Mississippi
has left 100000 for the establishment OF a col
! lege in Liberia, Africa.
| 1t is said that no less than 10000 persons are
coming to this country from Birmingham, Eng
! land, alone
A steam boiler burst in Albany on Tuesday,
badly injuring four men.
! The Cincinnati Banks refuse to receive the
notes of SandusSy and Norwalk Banks, both of
which reported TO be broken. -
The seamst .esses of New York are about hold
! ing public meeting for the purpose OF taking
into consideration the low state of wages
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