New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-12


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USiTID STATES LAsDs rs MARKer.-We arc
gao 10 be able 10 advertise this week ths Public
and Sales, TO take place sc this Lani Oh,s ia
september aud October next twill be seen bv
fe'eTebce to The advertisement that these sales
WIN cover very large quantity Of agricultural
iGhS on tne southern Shores Of Lake 5lserilr. on
tne tl'h a'd beaupluly wooded islands ABOVE II Ack.
nae aLd On The main Ia to the nJr.h OF the Sra,tt
Among the lands offered l0r sale, We notice. some
valuable locations that have beea ia va-i,ai
ways improved, bOth Ia aud out OF the mineral
country, and We doubt not there ,s.ll De o!.te :
ruth TO The Land Office about the time II ID ssisa
The agricultural, scattered about among mineral
lands, are destined TO be particularly vaua5le aud
Low that they can be secured mostly a, the @ ~.
eminent price, we presume there will b. large
tracts tab up. and in view Of the rapid progreis
Of the Mines II would doubtless be Q good spsclla.
ton to buy the best portions Of agriculture land in
the vicinity Of the mines.
IsLE RoYALE-PHILADELPHIAl STEREsT-NEw
NIEEs-The success OF this company daring ths
past W inter, has exceeded the most sanguine an
ticipatioDs Of those interested. They commenced
operations with about thirty hands. U 10 last all
they had sent down several tnns OF copper They
have at present on the wharf at the island about
80 tuns OF copper, beside having on hand as one OF
the miners states to US, "mOantain' Ofexcrlieut
stamp work. They are running an adis from the
Lake upon the vein, which will drain their works
completely of surface water. an doing this they
have taken out large quantity Of mass copper,
probably more than enough " pay the expense Of
the adit. The stock of this Company is mostly held
in Philadelphia. We wish 10 see our productive
and valuable mines in the hands OF those who
will not sleep them, and such, we have reason
to believe, are our Philadelphia friends. They now
own the Siskawit, North West, Algonquin aud
0ntoDsgon, all promising Mines and the stock OF
lo.t ttnnnapiaa has rnnaidarohity -
vsnced in value, since they have become the prop
erty Of the present owners. They have this
Spring formed two new Companies, the Cape
Mining Company, on Kenenaw Point and the
Pistaqua, on the Onontonagon the prospects Of
both OF which are promising. The charter for the
latter Of these was granted by the Legislature OF
Michigan during the past Winter. The COmpa
nv own a considerable tract of land in the hears
of the mineral region upon the Ontonagou, and
we are informed, have extensive ancient workings
upon their grounds.
REMARKABLE PHEEoMESoY.--We are indebted
to Mr. John Spadng OF this place for the following
interesting particulars of a singular phenomenon
that took place at Two Heart River, about 10 miles
above this place, on the southern shore OF Lake
Superior. About IL o'clock in the day Of the 18Th
alt. Mr.. Spading's attention was attracted to
slight agitation Of the water near the shore, and
very soon he saw, with surprise, the laad sudden.
ly rising out of the water few rods from the shore
and within stones throw Of himself The beach
opposite was also raised up at the same time to
hight of some ~ feet.
The new island is round and about $50 feet In
circumference, and is raised above the water six
feet and the rise on the beach, which is wide at
this place, is Of about the same size and looks like
a hock of sand. The new island was at first Gov
cred with sand and pebbles like the bottom OF the
lake, but the waves have dashed over it since and
washed it down to a black clay. The water vas
about FIVE feet deep where the island was formed,
and boat had passed over the very spot not live
minutes before It's formation. A few rods from the
beach, back on the rise Of ground, great depres-
sion of the earth took place, as remarkable as tho
upheaying in the water A circular spot OF ground,
some 80 rods in circumference, covered with tees,
was suddenly sunk down TO the depth OF 20 feet
below the surface. A number OF Indians who
were encamped near this place were very much
frightened at this strange manifestation OF the
power OF the Great Spirit" aud He'd from tho
place 10 great terror, and could not be persuaded
for some time to vist the spot No agitation Of the
earth, or shock or noise took place aud tide cause
must have been much less powerful than the inter
nal commissions Of the earth that usually accompany
such phenomena ard still it is worthy the notice
and consideration Of geologists aud scientific inqai-
rers after truth aud we shall be obliged for any
additional particulars that will throw light upon
the subject, or for any information that viii explain
the singular phenomenon