New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-08
West-Jersey-summ Attractions
Mining. &c. &c.

correspondence OF Tue
FLEarSsroS n }. Aug T. lsis.
Mr.. EDITOR: OF your 100000 readers, how
many have ever heard OF place called Fleming
ton how many are ignorant that there IS beau
tiful village of that name in Hunterdon Co. New
Jersey now containing over 600 inhabitants =
And how is il that while you notice everything and al
parts OF the world you have omitted u.s. Come and
see Us TO Aboard the steamboat Water Witch, at Pier
No l. North River pass down your magnificent Bay
and around by Brighton, TO Ehzabethport then over
the Somerville Railroad; and finally by means Of the
stage co.ch finish the journey. Exchange your brick
walls for al out doors come into this broad valley,
four miles wide and Of nterminaOie length Inc sles
f-or, .raby the best1 are less sweet than the West
wind hailng" from our clover helds linen mount 10
the hl top BY and your eyes sha range over an
unsurpassed prospect with Someryiie, 10 miles away
on your left hand and 70 the right the haxy line oil thc
Dei.ware almost far in the blue distance while at
your feet lies charming village now thriving
most sloriously, thanks 70 the Copper companies
which have literally dealt out their money Tor the past
* months And why have at the heads Of your good
people been turned with the delicious excitement OF
buying Copper stock one day and selling the neN' az
80 per advance as well a. tue Pmsdep hisns
who are rummsging the bowels of the earth" here
with such eagernessi Let me describe these Copper
matters then perhaps II valley and its beauties
fail tn sirsct you speculation visions OF prohts VIII
The most noted Company is called the 4" Pennington
Their property lies shout half mile west of the village
and their mining rights extend over 400 acres OF land
Already Eve parallel veins have been found ON IT, but
the workings have been chiefly confined TO Of them
The outcrop of this vein IS remarkably rich, but Is IN
connection with and much disturbed by dyke of trap
rock Both these circumstances have proved uniortu'
nate-thc one seducng the Company into hunting the
too near the surface the other preventing ther
finding II but with increased cost Recently however
levels have been opened 81 10 and 100 feet and with
gratifying resuts-the vein showing well defined walls,
softer matrix abundance OF white spar, and more
At the lowest depth the vein il about eight feet
thick and IS entirely free from the trap This Company
have been smelling for some time with success There
four furnaces erectedwo blast and two reyerbera
tory calcinng They reduce from ten 10 twenty
tons of ore week. Several shipments Of Copper have
been made one which saw weighed over 10000 lbs.
The fuel used is anthracite coal from the Lehlgh re-
on Some OF the ore is roasted with wood in the open
air Its constituents 20 per cent copper y sulphur
and iron and in the books is described Gray Wit
reous The Company considering the propriety OF
erecting powerful and complete machinery TO en-
able them to go deeper and 20 dress their more
promptly and perfectly They have charter from the
State for about % years which gives the management
10 Board OF seven Directors who are ehcsen annually
The Mine in Importance IL called the Central;
IL lies South West of the FIRST, and sdions IT, This
Company began exploring about year ago they made |
five openings shafts discovered three veins, and
continued working upon the largcst throughout
the year and took out considerable quantity Of sur
face ore Of it very rich and beautiful both grey
and yellow. This found to contain a portion of |
silver. During the winter charter obtained ike
that OF the Remington Company There Is now being |
erected large steamengine and other machinery |
The shaft IL placed to cut the lines Of decn
alton Of the three veins two of which powerful
and probably together at about 900 feet in depth
The miners speak very favorably of the prospects OF
finding abundance Of ore here. This s eminently
copper district has been pronounced geographically
80 by several noted scientific men, and proved pract
cally by the most abundant surface indications and
underground workings. Come and examine for your 1
self bring with you Of your mineral men and
we viii Ill their pockets with specimens" their heads
with speculation" and their hands with shares, with
out stint. Yours, &c. nc.
Or perhaps da, wheh equally exciting but not quite de-
lcou'. I'd. Trib.