New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-30
international Arbitration-The Missouri Iron
Mountain Outdone-A Canal 20 Lake Sp-

r.iI.ace Of Tho rrbuse w,s,ros sonisJ. Jan "a
speut few minutes 10 day in the L. :. Coui'
Room. Chief Justice TASEY and seven OIL
Judges were on the bench aud ali advocate Of tie
Court pleading before them. There were ( ~
spectators the speaker was heard b the utmo'
advantage the scene had nothing Of popular in
passioacl character abou, it and the grave and
,eIiecnt appearance Of the Judges in their gov.
or robes black seemed to indicate that here II ol
earth, impartial umpircs In ght be found.
Among the memorials this morning, there wa
one on the principle discussed last session in q q
British Parliament oisetting the disputes betwee
nation and nation, by arbitration, and getting up
Congress Of Nations How tle decree OF the
trrnatonal colcators is 10 be enforced say again 20
| Russia. France, or England shoud either prO'
rest;R / would like TO know very much indee
| The judicial power, to be efficient, must silva,
have the power to enforce i,s DEGREES. On pr
posal TO refer the memorial to the Committee
Foreign Affairs it was instantly objected TO, thou
| it is difficult TO perceive what harm there was
| the reference. The ayes and noes were ordere
! and the reference was agreed 20 by one
ority-20O members being IN their seat. 4 Sc
ond petition from Ohio OF the same purpo.
caused divisions &c aud thus again was busine
! delayed.
! TIeIargcsy and Bes. Iron Rcgi0A IN RE Won
The United States Biologists thus speak OF IL
| laos of the / AXE Superior Land District, IN IL
| Northern Peninsula Of Michigan. in their last No
report
"In designating the lands containing lRoS
The beds are found on a scale OF such ms
nimle, and the ore is Of such purity, that 1t I,
Qures little search TO discover thenl and little ca
/ tiun in pronouncing on their value This iToA IL
| cion is perhaps the mos, valuable and extensive
the world, iCl the manufacturing OF the inner var,
| TIES OF wrought Iron and Steel. When we conSi-
/ er the immense extent of the district, the moC
tain masses of ore its purity and adaptation to IT,
/ manu- acture OF the most valuable kinds OF lroi
| aud the immense forests which cover the sursc,
suitable for charcoal this district may DO pr"
/ nOupCed unriVRlcd. The lron occu
| in n metamorphic formation bounded by two gran
/ tie belts one on the north and the other on III
! south and IL is prolonged westerly beyond IT,
| Machigauig river This formation consists q
hornblende talcose, and chlori,e states, with ass,
ciated beds Of horublende and ieldsPsT rocks. e',
/ IDENTITY trappesn IN their origin
! The ore consists mainly Q. the specusT, on PEI
oxide Of lron with an adnlxture oi the fine gran
/ ed magnetic In some instances, The fck0sc rlde,
/ or knob ayyT6rs 20 CONSIST q one mass a. Pl"a
oRg--so pure that no selection is required but g..
unlimited quantity might be quarried, or picked "a
/ IN loose blocks sroand the slopes. In others u
ore is mixed with seams OF quartz or jasper whlct
/ renders IL less valuable. and requires il
]
/ a banded structure or alternating seams OF siee.
grey and briilan; red. The appearance Of Inoul.
tain cliff thus made up is extraordinary
This region possesses an nexhaustlblc suppl
of Iron ore Of the best quality removed tron twev'
10 thirty miles from toe Lake Shore, with soil B.,
no means sterile and covered with heavy srowi
ol maple. yellow birch. pine and oakland that i
is 70 fAs source that the Great " Est XII animate
lock for TIE EHer rGrtc;ics Of Der Iror and S'ccA
The ~Iron Mountsiu OF Missouri becomes ins :
nifcsnt compared with these immense deposits
This resion also contains extensive beds Of ma
Bile. Flesh red is the prevailing TINT, with veins q
a deeper hue The Novaoor.ite sla.es are Va ~
/ Die. atonlins homes equal 70 the Turkey or Scotc.
/ Ia the Iron Region, the Jackson Company Wa
I the first to commence the manufacture q bioom'
and Bar Iron. They havei now TWO foESes Il
successful operation, producing 1900 rs Of nioon
per day. 81 an expense Of little over 81 per 10
Their icrges are located on Carp River, about &
. miles from the Lake shore.
The ceolOsists next mention the Worcester &c
who have selected a site BY the shore Of Lak,
superior, about mile above the mouth Of the Cal
River. and are erecting ten iorSos, TO DC this yes
I m operation.
Rap.as a 81. Mays Rire7-A Canal.
I These Rapids seriously retsrd the develoPmel
1 oftbs Lake Superior region They are less thar
I a mile in extent, and the fsh varies between !,
4 snd ~ feet" the banks, nowhere ever 25 ies'
| above the bed Of the 81 Lawrence, are compose
| of hssile sandstone. Every barrel OF eour COZ
sau,ed IN the mining district Is carried over thu
portage, a, also every mass Of Cope, or boom {,
/ Iron brought down. Remove TINS oosrocuon a.
vessels nav sail with csrsoes between bGffSl'
and Chicago and Fond du Lac, head OF Lake 81
perior The mining interest, the fisheries, the IN
messe tract of pine and cedar the granite states
I and marble would be immensely beDehted by
( canal-and the increased value 10 the Paole GO
main woald remunerate the Federal Govefnmsn M
! PExNsYIvASIA--T The February LRfsTsst-In'
sste Treasurer = now In tie cry cc1lpefing ns ara
uaenis for The prompt payment Of he February issfsss
Inc STATE Dehi Toe funds II hand are amp asa tns -
efesi vii be paid IN specie 70 al who rAy 20 ae'L -