The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-11-06

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abundance; miles to the lett, grass and wild
sarc quite plenty. 200 encampcd within SIGHT of
80 -,,;rht
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MINING, INTELLIGENCE.
VIVA h,s rooo,.1,, hoon f;.co,,orod
0arp nr CarroI j., V;r,r;,;, ~ ,.nr,
r;cI nr,lH, Tho Notwithstanding os far os ihcy
i'oi qunilty nc w.;
nave DI.' '"'lO' - gu INV
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! oh the line Oh lIie raiiloau, near LIE leHhes
see RIVER says NashVine paper some VEINS OF
superior coal nave pcch o'ScoVrreu' Wlhch' III
excellence OF quality ana abundance OF supply,
cannot probably be surpassed IN the U o'ates
inc coal is sad TO aPProach hcar'rln appearances
thc ahthfac''e' IMAM any yet ''''l'u III 'ne vest
MINING OPERATIONS ON LAKE SUPERIOR
The Lake Superior Journal gives the following
summary O: the operations on the Copper Mines
OH Lake Superior:
There will be employed this winter in opera
tions connected with mining, about 1000 opera
tives The Cliff Mine, owned by the Boston
and Pittsburgh Co., will send down this sum-
mer somewhat less than last year. There has
been lately found upon this location new vein,
said to be fully equal III promise to the mine last
worked.
The North West is getting on tamously, and
next to the Cliff, they will this year send down
more than any other mine o" t'e Lake
The North American Is dong very "eil,
rich feeder has lately been struck near the DOT,
tom OF the m'ne' winch mas materially improved
Its character.
me cape, iron Clty ana Nor'h western are
working upon prospects, wh'ch are GonS'oereo
by those acquainted with them as only needing
laDor TO develop rlch resources; 49,,
pom inc Ohtohagan ,le nlNn'SoIa Nl''ic IS
looking extremely Well 'elr STOCK mas advanced
very rapidly since the coh'hc"ce"cht Oh ''le
season. :,
Inc Aovchlure hihe LOOMS very weii' ana IS
improving IN regularity: ! ne h'dge Nllne LOOKS
"ellrthcy are now SINKING sIa''' "liGh'
mus US lar, IN richness mas oecn seldom cxcclleo'
lhe ontonagan Mining 90 nave lately com
'1ehced work upon very large ana regular
Vein' winch upon the surface appears 10 be
counterpart or inc Minnesota Vclh' H. mas mus
far produced only stamp work
IS JUST co hlnehcihg' mas large promising Vcin'
rlcn IN copper, ana unaccompanlcd by extensive
lhu,an D'ggngs.
ne ofes' MINE mas not Dceh WORKED eSteh'
sl'eiy TINS summer. lhey nave constructed
road 10 the river at great expense OF 1lhe ana
Iapor' ana nave done a vast dcal OF otner WORK;
and are now prepared to commence mining IN
earnest They have VEN easily worked, car
rying copper richly disseminated
Inc ONO Trap ROCK has not been worked tor
the last year, but they are about to recoInmencc
operations,
The Norwich Company are also recommending
operations upon their mine.
The Al gonqun Company arc sinking per-
pcndcular shaft upon their vein which they have
Just ntersected. They have very large vein,
which in places where it makes its appearance
is very rich.
and drifting a vein that is said to be inn
proving in its character.
The Merchants Mining Company will COM
mence work this fall, as will also the Chesa-
peake Mining Company. On Isle Royale the
Siskawt Company is doing well. Their shaft
is about 60 feet dcep-lode in the bottom two
and half feet wide, and rich in stamp work.
The Ohio and Isle Royale Company, the
Pittsburg and Isle Royae Company, will carry
on operations on the Island during the winter.
CHEATING 'chtch deSerreS the gallorS.-Ihe
basest KIND OF swlndlng yet practsed Is noticed
IN the ~ I. papers. some mean-souled scamps
adVcrtlse "ooV glris wanted TO WORK on snir.s,
and when appiication is MADE, the girls are told
that deposlte OF ono doltar is required as guar
antee Tor lne SAFE return OF the garment ms
deposlte IS inaoe' anu tle clotn Is taken 10 ne
maze INTO shirls AT ssapc"ce each. IN que une
,r,'H'' -. a' w.. e. ~; ~ ~
tat ,,,or, w., ~, ,,-nH J,no that o1ot1
,r,s snoiladNtb,t thew cannot b,vn ther
,nd tf,t tha DALAI u,h;ob tho danostod iii ~
.ort ~ nav fnr tho cloth tbo,S bove s"o;lad,
Tbus tbasc Non ,rot tho ,vorl, : or no.hrpor
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