The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-12

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Latc Superior. Feb. 20. 1919.
At the Cliff Mne, on the first Of the month In
the northern part Of No. drift, there was d large
amount Of copper In masses being cut up The
lad In the stopesabout6 inches Vide consisting Of
barrel and stamps work. The load inthe din north,
about the Size bnt somewhat dsordered on ac-
count " The near approach to- the aide. Eighteen
msn were cutting copper, stopping and diving In
THIS dr'n during the month Of January.
In No drif, 70 fathoms south 81 No shaft six
men were sinking Wink, snd were twenty-nine
fact down FROM hls drift The load IL one FOOT vide
stamps work and improving. The slopes north Of
No shsft IN this diff, are good, and ~ load is
barrel and stamps work. Twenty men wers quitting
copper and working In them during January and
sia men driving nor.h; The losd 4 Two Get Eides
shaft down three feet from this drift The load is
about two feet wide, stamps work. In No. drih,
| south Of No. shaft, 30 teet six were driving
south, the load being 10 inches wide, consistiny OF
masses, barrel and stamps work. North Of No l
shaft 10 feet six men are driving morrill, They drovcin
all January 43 feet, the load two feet WIDE barrel
and stamps work Making Of different drifts, OK.
ground Slopes Al faihoms II feet, pore rock drawn
by three horses, weighing 727 tons and copper rock
stamped, 251 liz tons and barrel sent to the
Lake 81 IL tons. 81. 3 Is 88
The Present appearance Of the mine Is every day
favorable, and their teams constantly hauling to
| the landing
The North West company have RECOMMENDED op-
|
| ting Agent, Mr.. Alexander who has traversed the
routefrom Green Bay, on snow shoes. and was for
seven days decIlped by rheumatism Obliged 10 lie In
the woods, four Of which without company and In a
helpless state, re-opens the werx with sixteen miners
70 be increased 10 fifty on the opening Of navigation
There can be no failure here more than In tho Cliff
Copper Falls or the North American.
TIL, old Eagle River dggings are being operated
| upon by few miners
The Copper Falls, in addition to statements In my
asthave nearly completed sinking the shafts through
the sand stone; and on what is termed the "chiIds
have sunk some upwards Of thirty feet md are taking
out copper In sheets, weighing from 100 to 500 lbs
/ making In every respect good show.
! The North American, however IL the great at
traction now with the few spectators in stocks
amongst u.s. and indeed IL shows itself somewhat
positive. So much so that some Agents Of other
companies, as well as miners and lnborers are pur-
chnsing each few shares. Every additional foot In
sinking or drifting appears to tell with richer and
| greater yield OF copper; and few days since, In
stopping al the lbs feet level where the load Is
much richer than the IS feet level and where they
are taking out considerable barrel work. they shot
| down mass weighing, by measurement upwards
Of three tons But, TO cap the climax Of good luck
In grading for the locality of new Vince last week.
Judge Bacon struck upon the continuation Of the
vein that he worked two years ago down vein
| No. l, about 81 feet east OF the engine shaft,
los feet above the level where they are now taking
ou "copper" and about 10 feet below thu slide or cross
course separating the Amigdnrolde from the Green
stone trip This vein exhibits scf al the surface,
In sheet Of copper from one TO two inches thick
running as far us graded six feet long, but neither
end yet discovered, and standing out in the sand
above the rock, which has evidently decayed about
the copper
This company have already taken ont from four
TO five hundred tons Of good barrel and stamps
work, and are pushing ahead with NIL the force they
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