New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-07
Lake Superior Items.
We CLEAN from the Late Superior Jour-


nal Of May 2s the following items Of intelligence:
The Iron mines are dong well Alessrs Eaton &
Co, Of The Jackson Iron Company. have made about
sixty tunS OF blooms since December. They are now
using four hres and are making about twenty tuns Of
bloom iron per week They nave on hand TeaiV for
the FORCES from 800 90 600 tuns OF ore 5000 bushels
Of coal, and large amount of wool and timber for
carrying forward their works. AMER few weeks,
they mean 10 have two more fires gong. and make
about thirty tuns per week Contrary 70 their expec-
tauOns, as they have gone deeper into the IRON beds
or lodges the iron has been no less easily Quarrled,
and the quality has improved and both TO quantity
and quality tins deposit OF truly astonishing
The Marquette Iron Company have ready for ship
ment about l55 tuns Of blooms and large stock Of
materials hand.
Mr. Burt has completed his survey Of route for
a plank a railroad from the Iron Mountain TO the
lake and finds It much more favorable than he anti
cipated This read Will accommodate all the COM
NAMES and facilitate business and add vastly to the
value OF the mines Of iron, and every interest calls
for its speedy completion.
The news from the copper mines IS equally favor
able The Journal states that several lots Of copper
came down on the Manhattan on May 26th.-l3 tuns
from the Cliff, IS tunS from the North American, and
Is tunS from the North West mines. Among the
masses were several from the Cliff weighing over
1900 lbs and all the copper looks very clear from
rock and uncOmmonly pure.
The Northwest Company, during the past Winter,
has sunk three shafts, each &c feet in depth and have
extended the drIh on the VEN $50 feet, which has
connected the three shafts, and has well ventilated
the mine for working this season They have to
tersect the northern shaft, which VIII take about
three months work Tins beng completed. they
will have piece of ground for Stopping $50 feet long
and 60 feet deep. The appearance OF the vein
through the dTlft Is very satisfactory, and promises
TO us large amount OF copper this season. The
average number of men employed by the Company
during the past Winter has been l22. The number
OF tuns OF copper taken out OF the NINE, up TO the
first OF May, Is about 100 They have 100 tuns
ready for shpment-cOppcr 40 the mine and stamp
work about 20 tunS. The Company have IN contem-
fhe,~
works, mile distant from the mine, where there IS
abundant water-poWer to do all their stamping
An effort IS now being made TO open road from
0ntOnagOn to the Wisconsin River public meet
ing of citizens Of the OntOnaCon district was held at
The Minnesota mine ON the St OF Starch. when the I'M
pOrance of some such road was discussed, and sub
scrptIon raised of $3.50 to make out and cut
road through 10 the nearest settlement and Travelled
road on the Wisconsin
A party, consisting of Mcssrs Joseph Bolcom, r.
Parker and son. ana two Indian packers started from
the OntOnagOn on the 10th OF March, and commenced
Their snow-Shoe journey, through the perfectly Wild
and ackieSs region between the settled portions of
Wisconsin and Lake Superior When they leil the
0ntonagon the snow was about three feet deep, but
II was more abundant as they proceeded SOUTH and,
III some places near Lake Wen Desert, II was over
SIX feet deep.
They took straight course TO that Lake, marking
the trees, or blazing" them rs they went. The
distance tins Lake about - miles, and the cOun
try is represented well umbcrod and favorable for
farming purposes but as there were many streams to
brdgcd at considerable expense.
At Lake NlCu Desert, their two Indian packers and
guides, not finding the band of Indians there OF
whom they expected TO make inquiries as to the
route, became discouraged, and could not be per
Suaded 10 go further but these reSolute men,
nothing da,intcd by the htrdShipS evidently before
them in their further entrance INTO the unknown
wilderness, shOuldCrcd their packs OF provisions ana
blankets, and started on their Journey.
They took a due south course from Nleu DESERT
along the hight OF land and crossed streams running
both to the east and the west 81 one time. being IN
doubt as to the make OF The land before llen'
they found the highest ground and assembled a hlsh
pine tree and took view of The surrounding coun-
Try Mr.. Balcom represents tins view HOn the
top OF the tree one of the finest SpectdccS ne ever
saw IN ms life. The day was clear and Deautiui,
and he could see distinctly the country around Tor
fifty miles. lie could trace the outline OF Lake Nleu
Desert the largest of a score within the range OF ms
vision. He could follow the course of the beautiful
Wisconsin to ITS rise among numerous small lakes
10 the northwest
They reached the Wisconsin river at or near ing
Bull Falls, after travelling 81 days, and making
Journey of about 200 miles. The country near the
Wisconsin is beautifully tlmbercd with pine, iaVorA-
Die for a road, and settlers are fast coming INTO ihl'
section of country, making II a favorable terminus
Tor such route On the return oi TINS party, IL
men, with yOkOS of oxen, were put on the IRAN To
cut out a wide road, 50 that teams can cross lilS
season from Wisconsin to Lake superior mus the
enterprsing inhabitants of the OaiOnagon VIII DC
the first TO have wagon road COt to the settlements
of another State
FOR LAKE SUPERIoR.-Mr. Miller, the
energetic Superintendent of Lighthouses, called upon
US yesterday on ms trip To the upper lakes nciuus
Lake Superior. with supplies. The orig BOSTON h'S
been engaged bv him for that service he VIII take
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