New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-13
From Lake Suneri0r.

The Green Bdy Adrocotc Of the cath ult. has
news from Lake Superior, derived from Mr. w.
H. Stevens, who came across the country to Green
Bay, on his way to Washington
1.-THE mines are represented as doing well this
year Fifteen hundred tuns Of copper have been
shipped, of which the Cliff Mine, the largest,
shipped 900 tuns. The wbrlwind OF speculation
and fraud has now passed over, and there are no
fancy operations and every Company organized
has got rea location and is doing an actual bust
ness in getting out copper
Zone of the greatest expenses In getting the
copper ready for shipment is in the cutting OF IL
up into movable masses, which is effected oy q
tedious process with cbisel and hammer. Various
have been the expedents devised to facilitate
this operation machines have been rugged In va
rious ways and at great expense, to saw the
blocks but the copper is so mixed with stony par
ticles that the saws cannot be made TO work.
The miners are now about trying new plan
they are constructing gigantic furnace to melt
the masses and cast them in such pieces az eau
be handled. This seems feasible, and II 1t proves
70 be so the expenses Of mining Will be very ma
terially lessened.
The traces of ancient mining continue 10 be
found. and in greater numbers and extent, ana
these prove of great service 10 the miners OF the
present day, by directing to the best LOCATIONS
and In presenting to the miner excavations WHICH
could only be effected in years OF labor. Inc Peo-
pie there estimate their age 70 be AZ least Two
thousand years. HObuluS nus
trace their connection with any existing race
except that the copper mined was carried on oy
way of st. Mary river and the lakes. ms mas
been determined by detached portions found along
the wav from the mines TO Ste. Marie"
i. regard 70 the route from Green Bay, the
A6rocofs savs: "A road from Green Bay TO the
most southerly point Of Keewenaw would be less
than 200 miles in length and while 1t would snon c
on the travel over the present route at least Ivy
miles would open one Of the most beausiiII ana
fertile sections in the Union-a section wnlcn WI,
remain unknown and unoccupied until sucn sroso
is opened by the Government Inc LAKE ouPo-
r;or people need IL most especially ior procuring
supplies. driving cattle, &c
fnTha ,r.veJer finds the whole distance. TO
,,;,h;a a 70 ~ miles Of Lake Superior, Astounding
:. 49, resource which will make country
rssI,by and prosperous Clear, beautiful lakes.
&c jnterspersed, and these have plenty OF large
s,ont and other fish. Mr.. s. informs Us that
.neckled trout, a foot in length, are found In
them Water and water-powers are everywhere
70 be found. and the timber is Of the beat kind
maple groves, beech, oak, pine, SC. He says that
though the country is sufficiently undolating, ne
did not in the whole distance see hill or knou
which could not be titled or ploughed Win ia
cilitv Nothing is now wanted but lew ROADS 70
open this rich country to the settler, and II WIZ
soon TEEN with villages. schools, mills, farming
operations. and every industrial Ilrsat wAis"
the more Southern portion OF our state 40" "a
hibits."