Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-12-03

following remarks on the relies of ancient mi
ming operations were made by Mr.. Hodge, at
the last meeting of the American Association
These relics, found near Lake Superior, consist
of excavations along the line of the veins, and
of numerous stone hammers scattered around
them. Some copper tools have also been dis
covered in these excavations. The workings
are scattered over the whole mining region, and
extend even to Isle Royal. The pits are sunk
to the depth of twelve or fifteen feet, even into
the solid vein-stone, and have subsequently
been filled with sand and gravel, and on this
trees have grown which are more than 100 years
old. The hammers are so abundnnt, that, at the
Minnesota mine, he was informed by the agent of
the company that fifty cart-loads of them
might be collected. They are made of a hard
variety OF trap-rock, and resembles in form the
hammers or pestles found in New England
With these, and probably by the aid of fire, to
render the rock brittle, the ancient miners PEN
etrated into the solid ven.stone, and removed
considerable masses Of the metal One OF
these, discovered in one of the pits at the Min
esota mine, at the depth of twelve feet, which
was abandoned by the old workmen, because it
was too large for them to remove, was found to
weigh over five tons, after being extracted and
cut up. This had been perfectly cleaned from
the vein-stone and all adhering rock before it
was left. 1T had been partially raised up, and
was found resting on charred skids of timber,
which bore the marks of cutting Instruments
Mr.. Hodge said that he could not agree with
an opinion expressed by Dr. Jackson, that all
these are the workings of Indians This race
have no use for "copper" and there are no tradi-
tons of their having sought for it. In the re-
searches of Messrs. Squier and Davis upon the
Western mounds, they met with copper chsels,
one of which was handed him for chemical ex-
animation, to determine, if possible, any indi-
cation it might bear Of having come from the
mines of native metal of Lake Superior. 1t
gave no trace of silver, but was pure, soft COP
per, like much found in these regions These
workings and the mounds appeared to him to
be productions of the same race, one more in
telgent and skillful than the present race of In
dians The workings of the English compan-
les, about the year 1910, are known, and, more
over, characterized by the remains of iron uten-
sils, which have been found about them. Should
any other relics, as the curiously carved figures
OF animals in the hard porphyry, or a single
skull OF one OF the workmen, be found this in
teresting question would be at once settled
Annual of Scientific Dscovery-lS5O
WHAT AN EDITOR The Rochester Dailu
Times answers this question by stating that an
editor is one who reads the newspapers, selects
miscellany, works press, folds, packs and d-
reefs newspapers, and sometimes carries them
prints jobs, runs on errands, saws wood, works
in the garden, takes care of the babies rocks the
cradle, talks to all his patrons who call, patient
ly receives blame for thousand things that nev-
er were nor ever can be done, has scarce time
to enjoy natures sweet restorer," sleep, and
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assaulted and battered by some unprincipled
demagogue who loves poppet shows, and hires
the rabbe with glass of brandy toraise him to
some petty office. That's an editor.
"My DEAR" said an anxious father to his BASH
full daughter, intend that you shall be mary-
ed, but do not intend that you shall throw
yourself away on any of the wild, worthless
boys Of the present day. You must ,marry a
man of sober and mature age one that can
charm you with wisdom and good advice, rath-
er than personal attraction. What do you think
of a fine, intelligent, mature husband of fifty %
The timid, meek, blue-eyed little daughter look
ed in the mans face, and with the slightest pos
sible touch of interest in her voice, answered, 81
think two of twenty-five would be better, pa?"
A HORSE WITHOUT HAIR.-An extraordinary
phenomenon, in the way of horse flesh, was
brought 10 town yesterday afternoon, by the
steamer Gordon. tits a mare captured on the
plains of Venezuela Iby party of American
hunters, headed by the well known traveller, Ju-
an Percy and Capt. Hail. She is fifteen and
half hands high, of great beauty and symmetry
and without one particle of hair on any part of
her body. The skin resembles India Rubber,
and is as soft as the finest velvet. The owner
of this singular animal is now on his way to
Macon, where he intends to exhibit her at the
approaching fair. [Savan. Rep.
The venerable widow of John Quincy Adams
is residing at Washington. Being native of
Maryland, and of feeble health, she prefers
Washington to Quincy; indeed, the former
place has been her home most Of the time since
Mr.. Adams became Secretary Of State under
Mr.. Monroe, in 1917.
The unusual height to which the Nile has ris-
en- this year, has caused great deal of damage
in the country,and some of the next years crops
will suffer considerably from it. In some places
the embankments have given way, and whole
villages have been destroyed by the flood.
Let Purity be your guiding star. When the
heart is pure, there is hardly anything which
can misead the understanding in matters of i'm
mediate personalconcernmen -