New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-09
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
LIKE superior Copper Mines.
F,on th. Lss- suPe'i-' News. ssy 81.


Lake superior Copper Mines.
F,ou sh. Lsle supe'i-r New. My H.
The Propeller Independence, hrst vessei DOWN
.yrved on Sunday morning, bringing ueh hooei's, MI
Hanna agent Of the Chf Mines, ana many otnes 70
ss,Ser with 90 tons Of copper belonging TO the Chn
Mines -. -. h.,;,, hee, ,,,e ,oo.,
severe ever known TO those h'ing on .he aN Du, no
.useriny Is complained Of, notwithstanding seven
rnon,hs Winter with the thermometer ranging loI
lcngth Of time between zero and thirty h'e anu tf'y
eight degrees below. with AN average a' on sli NJ ,..
f.c az snow ard an every day storth win Nr eNcep
ton OF two from first November 10 the hrst oil feoru
ary Al Eagle River, they experienced smart s"e
and furious storm of snow on "wednesday lasl
All are in fine health and high spirits win thc sats
f.c,orv results of mining tor the Winter, ana none TAX
Of exchanging the Copper mines Tor the OOa Nc' u
California. -. -. ,
,r,re,se quantities Of copper such heretofore, and
prospects equally good II not improved Iney nave
some hundreds Of tons at the landing for shipment
The North American, Judge Bacon Agent, Is raphiy
moving up to rivslship with her mammoth nclghOOf,
exceeding their most sanguine expectations some
masses weighing two and a halt and three tons ana
some eight hundred tons OF barrel and stamps
work have already been raised from the mime and
without any effort az sopeng. The engine ana stamps
are erected and they have commenced hauling copper
20 tie Lake.
The Copper alls Joshua Child, Esq. Agent presents
about the results the last season the OH'u
Vein" improves ., s.,..
The Northwest has recommended operations during
the Winter and makes show Of turning OUT eIu'l 10
either Of the others heavy force is being put upon
the works and operations are TO be driven loI"aiu WIN
vigor. nm. s,.,,,. ,ro,d,.,sD,o Fan Agent. il
driving on the as last season The adt l.
now driven into the mOustdn some oVO feet WIN
ysrosd 10 carry out the rock and Mr. Maudlebaum,
nothing dsunted proceeds with full confidence IN reap
ing a rich reward.
fhe old Lake Superior John Sonter, Esq Agent, has
few miners at work a vein Of hne appearance
and the new company purchasing the location are 10
commence operations the present season with large
force.
The Albion, VIM H. Stephens, Esq. Agent, is also TO
commence operation this Summer.
The Minnesota, the OntOnagon, :. o. Knapp, Esq'
Agent turning out II possible better than even ths
rich shows heretofore warranted. They have found
masses too unwiedly TO be handled by any force whch
they could command during the "lntcr-haVe al t1ly
feet below the surface lode OF copper ore seven eel
wide with vein of pure copper nine inches tnick,
and of four inches containing coDsloeIao.e S',cI
large additional force Tor these mines lci' ''' P
Yesterday in the Propeller
The Ontonagon Copper Company, late COl. Cusninan,
are working vein that distance OF ~ 70 10 ioet
below the surface presents unmistakabe evidences.
They encounter bOuders of pure copper weighing iOm
25 10 50 Tbs.
The Ohio Trap Rock, WIN. Stephens Esq. Agent is
turning out copper on about the same average Us "'
The Adventure Mining Company, composed OF min
ers have Just commenced operations on location sit
uated between the Minnesota and the Ohio Trap ROCK
The vein they commenced at the surface presents
as good appearance as any other.
From the Companies Isle Royae, we have no re-
The Pittsburgh aud Isle Royale ii. H. McCuIoch'
The Ohio and Isle Royale c. NJ Giddings, Esq Agent,
with &. {. Douglass
The siskowt Charles Whittlesey Esq. Agent.
The jackson Iron Company at Carp River, have
turned out immense quantities OF iron during the WIZ
ter and others been busy engaged making preparations
PHENOMENON AT SEA.--The ship Portsmouth,
lust arrived at Warren from whaling cruise reports
that ON the 18th OF March lat 81 = long ~ w she eA
perienced a severe gale While scudding bei0re'lt,
dense cloud gathered in the west out OF which Issued
violent hurricane and many balls OF fire One OF these
struck the cutting pendants at the main mast mead ana
fell in fragments the deck, setting fire to the mast
head and rigging and doing other damage We do not
remember have heard of such an occurrence At
sea The Portsmouth has S2OOOO in California gold
dust
FATAL AFFRAY AT VrRGEsNEs-On the st
inst a serious afray occurred al Vergennes (Nt) be
tween the Circus and several rishmen, IN when
one of the latter killed, and two others seriously
if not fatally, injured Certain Of the Irish VINO attend
ed the Circus exhibition in the afternoon, demanded
free admittance at the evening pcriormance-whlch
was of course refused These persons, alter the per
formances were closed waylad and attacked one oi
the Circus company on which the DINERS came 10 ms
rescue, beating off the aggressors
FIRE IN DIGHToS.-The T'annt0n gazette OF
the 7th says that the Steam Mill belonging TO the steam
Mill Company, situated on the Taunton Great hVer' III
Dighton, destroyed by fire ON wednesday Loss
estimated at $1,000. Insured as follows 81 900 IN the
New EDg land Office Concord, MI Sl,2N in the Bow
ditch Office, Salem; Sl3JO IN the MaTbthcau OHlVci
and : 900 10y the Bay State Company, in Chelsea
RAILROAD AcciDENT.-On the evening Of the
9TH a collision occurred the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad between the Frederick Accommodation IRAN
from Baltimore and AN Extra Train returning from
Cumberland, with the Directors and principal oHcers
of the Road and the Governor OF Mary the Mayor
of Baltimore and other guests OF the Company. NO
body however, was seriously injured
REPORTED Loss OF A CALIFORNIA VESSEL AND
MANY LIvEs.-Lotters from Rio Janero mention re
port which had reached that place of the loss OF sh
Florida from New Orleans for California, of the tly1
La Plata The Florida had POI passengers only iour oil
whom are reported to have been saved We trust IN.
melancholy report will prove Incorrect or, nj least th
sthe reported loss OF life is exaggerated.
Boston Journal 'th
MURDER.-The body of man by the name oi
Geo Johnson late of Eason, Ia. was found on Satuf
day night last short distance above dam No b. on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, IN this county, with hls
head almost literally mashed to pieces and HE ioaiy
extinct large piece of iencerai found lying by the
body. gave undoubted proof that most horrd murder
lfIaperstown (MdO Herald.