The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-01

From the Lake superior Journal OfJuns %

MINERAL ARRyED.-The receipts OF copper and IRON
for the past week have beenon the l7lh per propeller
Napoleon, 20 masses and 10 barrels OF copper, equa %
tons, from the Cliff mine the 25d. by Tue same "a
masses and IS barrels equal about 80 IONS from The
Cliff 80 tons from the North west mine, and 1855 blooms
from The Jackson Iron Works on The 2Oh, per steam
boat Baltimore IS OF copper in masses and barrels
from the Adventure mine 200 blooms OF iron from the
Jackson Iron Works the 23d, per propeller Manhat-
ian, SO tons OF iron IN blooms, from Marquette Iron
Works
Copper LErr.-The propeller Manhattan returned this
morning from OntonagoA, where she lay eghteen hours
al anchor in a heavy sea, waiting for the lake to calm
down, that she could take cargo oil copper from
the Minnesota and other mines OF that REGION and was
finally compelled to leave without freight few thou
sand dollars expended piers at this place would make
il as fine habor as Cleveland and for the want OF such
trling appropriation vessels frequently are compelled
either wait of the town for days Tor calm weather to
discharge take freight, or TO fly before the storm
distance of seventy-fve miles the nearest harbor The
Committee Commerce had this subject under consider
alton last winter, and the importance OF speedy appro
be hoped that something will be done for harbor al
Ontonagon. well for several other places on this
lake before Congress adlourns.
Sir George Simpson, governor OF the Hudson Bay Com
pany and the greatest traveller OF the age, recently re-
turned from trip TO Mchpicoten Lake Superior, and
passed down the lake the last trip OF the Northerner
An Ontonagon correspondent of the Journal under date
OF the 18th, says
The Colng mine has suspended the work at the old
dri in the hill and has commenced on another vein some
twenty thirty rods further sol,h and much further down
the hill This vein is opened the urace in three places
presents very fine show, being least two iee wide
and giving good specimens of epdoe and SPAR charged
with copper some of which are as large as mans hand
:. Al the Ohio Trap Rock, some 800 feet east OF the
main workings the ven notice, by trial very
recently made in the bottom of an old drift, they taking
some rich stamp workven at this point TWO feet wde
lode full eight inches.
..At Norwich, in the drifts unmistakabe evil
dence that this prove very rich mine Here are Ire
quen in sightone in particular which noticed IS
about twelve feet long, nearly high the dTiit, and
with depth not known. These workings lar up the
side OF the hill and II such things appear here surely lar
greater things may be expected at greater depth.
"The Winsor Mine, located further the same
vein the Norwich, presents the best kind OF surface
show. Mr. Pummer is getting at this place humps OF cop
per weighing from ten 10 fifteen pounds.
:. This whole district, from the Forest Lake
Agogebc is believed by many be, after all te district
haye yet visited the mines the side OF the
Ontonagon; but Mr. Wilson, of the Farm aud To,ec
He informs that those mines looking we'll as
could be asked for Masses be in the farm shaft
and the lode filed with copper that working by the
Job Obliged TO give up the contract when wothirds
executed
The growth of this town exceeds all former expeca-
ton Many good buildings have been erected since last
fall and large number now going up
The canal at the Saul and Piers. at the mouth OF this
river seems all is lacking make this place OF
extensive business"