New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-09


SIX sail yessel>-ln lsi5, We think, there we're bat
three small schooners Several other yeSselS h.v-
been taken on 10 the lake n the meantime TIA, havs
been lost or run down the rapids The business
- increasing stIy rapidly on this lake, ana
more vessels VIII soon b. needed, and al
mus, 20 through the same tedious process OF
ben, hauled over land ior the distance OF mile be-
fnre they can float upon the copper-ooucmcd lake
On account Of the absence Of white OAK IN the
nv. vessels OF ali kinds Will have 10 be bull, on the
lakes b low. aId hauled across The portage. TIL Q
>h'p-canal shall D. huh around The Fails An the
other laSeS have an interest IN the construction 81
tins important work. and We hope the kepteSenta-
iiyeS IN Congress O. the llkC country VIII ooA nSS
this matter Al the next Session
PORTAGE Lane MINING DI>rRIcr.--Thc most en-
couraginc accounts axe coming IN nom iaiS interest,"
ing section Of country. Afcr having been abandon
cd and los, sight o. or several wears. Il makes rs
appearance AGAIN with the mos, promising Shows"
of cryS,allzeO COPPER Toe masses OF pure metal are
SAID - "s;lck out irom well-dehned VEINS ht
{. {. Douglass. - Wei known As the cnSIseuc ana
Efficient agent OF the Douglass Houghton hlAng'o.
has iaey gone INTO tins region 10 take charge Oh the
Quincy mine out 81 Which he : confident D! ma
ins siqs N The best sense OF The term. WI w
w Palmer now on ms way with an additional
force 10 Whoal ale Mine, on the north side Of the
lake. Mr. p i experienced in The inning business
Of Cornwall. and toS some time Was connected WITH
he Bruce Nine on Lake Huron, and we are glad 10
see his experience ana >A!i directed 10 Tue develop
mont OF our native copper mines
There ATE several other new companies !Ns, CON
meucing IN thus district
GREAT DISCOVERY ff IRON Nkk On fhf NokIH
SHORE or LANE SVrERioR.-We are IN possession oi
specimens OF iron ore nom the MlcMpicOtcn Nine
Il GroS Cap. near Mlchipcotcn River on the north
shore OF the Lake where, seems. large quantities
OF IRON deposited IN diNeS. and situated 80 near
the coast that the be wheeled on board ayes
sci MI G. X Smith, who made this discovery, Az
sureS rs that thousands OF tanS can be easily ex
raciCd from the mount which Is some three or .our
hundred feet IN hlcht. Tie shipped IN one day with
three men about 1--WE or sX tuns which he II taxing
20 Cleveland 10 have tested. His own analysis ex
hibis a return OF IS TO 20 per cent Some portions
OF the dixie are of sot nature and can be- easily
ground INTO "A very excellent pant, and m such a
state would be worth more than As an ore Of iron.
Mr.. :. a>oorought down specimens OF gray ore OF
copper from large quartz VEN, ten feet an width.
adjoining Tie dixie, but the quartz Is OF the hard
est CLASSY variety and viii take great labor to work
It company Is formed al Detroit To work the
nine and rom The present prospects, there Is ntte
doubt of their succeeding IL Is gratifying 10 us To
IN the present stagnaton OF the mining business
on the north shore, any glmmerlng OF revival ot
mining enterprise, and We heartily wish Mr. smith
all the success which his lndomlable perseverance
deserves.
COPPER H,RpoR MI>ES.-Aboui sixty miles 10 the
northwest the Iron Mountains Of Carp River, Cop
perdOm proper commences 10 show Itself IN high
range 90 mountainous ndgcS stretching OF along the
coast from keweenaw Point 10 the southwest
After sailing up the rocky shore some sixteen miles,
we came 10 beautiful bay, cut out ~ the dark
rock bound coast. and forming one OF the most
secure and commOdlOuS harhors on the lake, bear
ing the attractive tile of Copper HatbOr- This
place has shared the varied fortunes of some OF
the mines IN the ylcnityal irst being the most IN
pOTfant fpont an the mineral region, the hctdquai
ierS of CoppenCom, around which gathered the nu-
merous partleS OF explorers for copper, ana silver,
and gold. Here The Government mineral ohcefs hts
opened their books and spread out their maps by
authority" and dealt ont fortunes IN the shape Oh
permits and leases without number. TIL the country
from Point kewcenaw 20 the Porcupine MOUNTAINS
was taken UPON paper
In 1872 # We are not mistaken, the FIRST schooner
entered this beautiful. bay IN 1873 the same Schoon
err the Algonquin. Capt Smlthwlck, took IN the hrst
mineral adyenturcrs IN 1874, company OF troops
was landed there for the garrison, Fort wilkins
\ number Of respectable buildings were speedily
erected, and every one seemed 10 thnk therc was
good show for the largest place on the lake oui
predecessor Of the valuable little sheet the LAKE
Superior Ners published his paper here during tue
season of 1916 and lis columns filled with the
most encouraging accounts OF the neishboring mines
But from that the year adventures OF the village, az
well as OF the mines, seemed to nave lost the rue
VEN OF their prosperity the beautiful little garrison
beside the lake Was deserted the miners one ave,
another, dropped of work the white tents OF ~
and IS no longer dotted Governors Island stores
and public houses shut up for want OF custom
ers and finally. from the Fall OF 1877 TO the Spring
al 1850, Copper Harbor was emphatcaily deserted
| village.
But last season. explorations were again com
menced. new mines were discovered and Opcne9 IN
the neighborhoOd, few interested persons returned
10 their Old homes and The place began 10 revive As
from a deep sleep Now the old dwellings are
nearly all occupied and quite an activity seems 70
be springlng up different kinds OF business, and
the once famous town begins to rise on a new wave
of prosperity.
frohIng by he experience OF several years Of
carclul examination and study oil the geology ana
miner0logy Of this interesting region, ana aided by
the practical opt ralious IN inning IN various parts oi
the country. the present adventureTs have enteres
INTO ,hls business under far more favorable auspices