The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-07-25

IRON ORE or LAKE SUPERIOR.
The Ediirs ofshe Lake Superior ,Joar- |
nal. under date ofJsae ~, is5l writes
thus: ,s's
The lion Mountains Of Eate Superior |
are stu ted from twelve 10 iiiieem miles
south. west from this place, and $50
miles westward of Saut Ste. sMaFie.---
The high ranges Of forest covered hills
rise on, one after sno,her, at this point,
to the height Of 1000 feet above the lake,
as one goes inland, ill The principal iron
locality makes lie appearance twelve
nile fiom the village. Of Marqueiie.--
They were discovered about Eve 'yesFs
ago, and have frequently been described
by visitors, United States Surveyors and
Geologis.s; but still, owing 10 the great
excitement created by the discovery Of
extensive copper mines just above this
place. visitors to this country have been
generally carried beyond the iron sothe
copper, and. comparatively speaking, but
few have been attracted 10 this interest
ing region. and their importance has
made but little impression on the public
mind. Az there has been time when
people haze talked somewhat exirava.
g,nIly Of. tie caprer,aud silver mines ni
this region Of country, many have thought
and confess was among the number
these Iron Mountains might hase been
..set up ra,hs, sieep;'''' but my visi! to this
mineral wonder, yesterday, convinced
me iha, not the half Of the whule truth
had been toldi in regard toit. 81.
Through The kindness Of Mr. Burt, ]
was furnished with a FIRST rate Indian
poney, that took me slong very easily
over the rough road. and ailera morning
ride Of two hours, ! found myself az the
Iron Works of the jackson Company.
nine miles Gom the lake. From this
place. B.F. Eaton, E-q., one Of the
company, VIII. las, fall, leased these. iron
works and possessions for term Of years,
accompanied me. The iron quarries arc
three miles from the. company's works,
anu '"o ioau !" wh'Sm .un' '"us
section OF rich aud well timbered land
We rode out TO the oil-sione quarry, near
the road, which begins 10 attract some
attention. and passed by beautiful lake,
called "Ieal Lake. from !he via DUCKS
Of that name, that flock here in great
numbers; but of these interesting places
IVA must defer speakipp until another
issue.
The iron i!st showed i'se''; a. We
approached IN loose oouide's ano masses
scattered along the 1901 OF me hdge,
which, con'rar! 10 my expectation, was
mostly covered WIN ,eavy umoe'' "e
soon can'e 10 one OF !ne qea'sles. wns'e
miner was al wo,K ssse~'n& .h" pnes
the IRON rccks. Inc e. HHa umce, arg
removed tiom the ifesssqsac,s'A nun
dred ieel along The rdae. Ihis opening
INTO The IRON IS several nuaasea zee,
below me snmm. 0, ,ns nlge. ano
and abons one nnndred 'ees aoove 'ne
level ground II presents . wan y 'H"
ore, broken ana scanned se'y "iegun'y
'ne most fegu'aI fractures oslng pspen,
d'cula'. o'' o' 'ae ''"e " '"s NSs.,
masses OF '.ey s'Ie' ''o" Pou"a )"
many tons ~ weieh', ave 'oio"n oown
by means oi crowoar' OF oy o'as',hg'
and the pieces are broken up WI" :
s'edee-hammer 30 ss 70 DC conveniently
handled ~.
ASH comes ou. OF 'ne quarry y y
bright ana oeanniu'' breaking hko cas'
Iron' and seems quite as pure ano mo,e
compact. a Ton o. doom iron y ee.ny
made out OF one ano q nal, ,oas o' ne
ore. For from Twelve ana nah 'wen'y
hve cents per ton ~ ;. E. can, e oe qua'''eo anu
broken UP ready 'o' ,"e 'uInace'
! linus much % 20 'ae aua"'y,-"o~' as
10 the qnan''iy' Above ana oe'ow, 20, ~
least tour hundred 'ee'' 'ho same oes'
c'ip'ioa Of ore Shows '.sel'' and now
much further u extends down below me
surface, i will ne useless TO inquire i'si
the world has been supplied lot = iew
hundred years from what 70 seen iyine
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