The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-03


State OF Wisconsin, from her geographical ,sitlt
and lllimltable resources, must become in the pr
gIess ct time one Of the weathiest of the wesel
States: With soil Of unparalleled fertility. h,
agricultural products will become Immense. II,
northern forests will contribute largely to h,
wealth as State. Her prairies afford rare facil
ties tor the construction of railroads. leading fro
varous points on Lake Michigan to the interlo
Her st.eams affording ample. power tor manufa,
lures, and last, though not least, her mineral r.
sources, all tend to give her position in point.
wealth, that may we'll excite the envy Of many,
hsr older sisters in the federal compact
The Milwaukee Sentinel sometime since state
thst bed of rich lead ore had been dlscovere
come ten miles north of the village of WatertowI
The Chronicte, published in that village saws
has since learned that it was discovered by AM
Van Blorlcom, In digging well on his farm.
thorough search had yet been Instituted to asce
tain the extent OF the lead, but 1t Is the opinion
gentlemen conversant with such matters, that
10 quite as valuable as a majority OF those worke
In the western part OF the State.
Lumps OF pure copper were also taken from tn
same well The Ckrom,cls says It has been show
one weighing pound and half, which will vel
at least 80 per cent Of the pure article. With tn
exception OF the verdigris, with which portion
II was covered, NO impurities whatever were aEs
parent small piece of 1t was hammered to tn,
thInness OF Spanish quarter, without cracking
and It was the opinion OF good judges that the en-
tire lump might be worked into any shape with
out being smelted.
the surface OF the ground. In addition to tn,
Jumps spoken OF, quantity of ore, unusually rich
has been brought to light The search is to b,
extended, and it is confidently believed that Ia,
vicinity.
The Green Bay Advocate says that gold ane
silver mine has been discovered within the llmit
Of that village, and that one man has collected o.
the ore an amount thought to be worth at leas,
,O0O.-Bufato Express.
The MoRsx AND Balm CoNrRovRRsY.-The deci.
sion OF Judge Cranch, at Washington, upon the
question OF interfering applications tor patent"
between Prof. Morse and Mr. Balm, has lust 40.
peared in the New York Tribune and bv The M
due eagerness manifested by some OF the ore S. to
construe the decision in tavor Of Ban and adverse
Of the old adage, "Don't halloo before yon are out
OF the woods" The decision itself Is as much Ia
favor OF Prof. Morse as Mr.. Balm, and taken IN
connection with the actual state OF things, will
prove to be entirely in his favor. Judge Cranch
has DECIDED that they are both entitled to patent
tor their respective Inventions. His decision is in
these Words
II am. therefore, Of opinion and so decide
applicants in relation any matter thsr
Ietpective specinoAtona) no pstentabIe and there
fore that SsnuelF B. Morse s entitled 20 patent for
the combination which he has invented olaimed and
ce'crsed In his specification drawings and m ode,-
And that Alexander Balm 10 entitled to pate ut for
the combination which no has in vented ctsmed ana
described in his specification. drawing model pro.
vded they shall have with all the
requisites Of the Law, to eptite them to their
tive patepts.n
Now, then, how does the matter stand1 The
Judge declares there Is no Interference in rea-
ZION to any matter aoW yatentabLe," and in pre-
vlous paragraph he says ." The question is nor
now, whether the claims of Mr. Balm and Mr.
Morse interfere as to matters not mow yafentabie
In these phrases rests the gst OF the whole matter
and II lies outside Of the case before the Judve
Both inventions for which they ask patent are
useless without the conventional teIegraphlc al
phabet, invented and already patented BY Professor
Moise-a rart consequently not mow Dqtentnble.
The application by each of these gentlemen for
patent Is tor mode of marking these cha racters If
PROFESSOR Morses convent. onal alphabet already
patented: The effect, therefore, Of Mr. Bans pa
tent Tor his mode of marking Professor Morse's
characters, does not give Mr. Balm the right to en-
ploy these characters II coLfers only this right
10 Vito any person or persons who h I'VE first
hast the right to use Professor Morse's trle-
ersPhc alphabet, Mr.. BAN may sell the right 10
use his mode Of making them. Nothing more.
Professor Morse, on the other hand, cannot use
Mr.. Bain's mode Of marking his own characters
without the purchase Of Balm. Th. dectslou.
the refore, we should suppose, was slender eocon-
rage ment to capitalists to build rival telegraph lines
Oh Bans plan, were there ether intrinsic diff
cuues in the way Posghkepsv (N. ~ TEE.
groyh, March %.