New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-01

corr..popasnee Of TAe Oar state Journal
L'AssE. Monday, June Z, 1917.

cor,..por.,.ree Of Tks ObiI state Journal
I.A,sE. Monday. June 7, le52
r p,ocon. had intended, ere
Vii. ,obsve siyeo YOU account ct this Place oIt
- ., =, s.essd no mineral impo tance-lndizns, h'n
a. L,,ber being almost the only object nj sttracton-
49, 8eferred say ing much about H. For more tnan
rnonth sfter write you last we we're henme1 IN oy
81 o. ,ne morning Of the ID Of May men went on 10
,b ice and took ID their ne IN thew bad satthTough
The ice the 9th the ice commenced moving, ano tos
lib I, mostly disappeared Now the trees De IN % 'nuA
gTeep. sno we ne In the midst Of planting tine. We
are ,iiust on a pleasant bay, IN which vessels can
always find safe harbOr. What has given the enie'
impoi lance the place was the fact that here me IN
disps eopPregsted SOMEWHAT and the L. Govern
nept furnished them with Farmer, Blacksmith and
Carpepter-and the Church, with parf OF the time
the sssbiance OF Government With Ministers ana
School Teacher.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has sent Ministers
here for nearly twenty years and has now very com
Portable situation Their snug lille Mis-On House
makes good home for the Missionary, and they have
supplied Themselves WIN Chapel sunicienuy itrge 20
accom- modate all the Indians they have or are likely 10
have under their care at this point The improvements
Of the Mission are sufcient 10 supply the mission family
with vegetables keeping for a COW, and n necessary,
perhaps a team They have II In contemplation 10
estab,h aboardpg school here for Indians in case the
requisite means car be obtained The Papsts also nave
a issinn here established more recently lhey nave
a Church. but no Mission House. The Missions are
shout three miles spsr on opposite sides OF the bay
the Methodist on the east and hP Papst on the west
side The Farmer Blacksmith and Carpenter NJ, Tt
last year for the copper dgapgs and their places nave
Dot yet been supplied. Whether they VIII De Is unce''
tain , 49,, . la,
II has been known for some years that iron Wa' pen
~ back some II IL miles. but that IL auogeheI Wv
far AZ present 70 be available. Recently, however,
there seems 10 be some prospect OF our being at no o
tant d-y, more nearly connected than heretofore aIn
the mining interest Two men-"no nAVs oe'n u nis
inc for coal near here the last two mpnihs ana sa'
and seem 70 be saDguDe OF success o4cs mort
time since exploring and found within ,lgnt OF ns nsy
bev bnk nine miles or 90 distant, plenty OF Rood lron
ard what they consider good indications for coat Iney
tell me they brought home specimens ri the IRON ore
ond exn, RI 10 get some 20 add 20 my small STOCK
81 ey,de pces ,bst This IL indeed a mineral country
About the iron there seems 10 be no question: out tue
coal mailer il not proved yet Should good coal De
- nian,y Icre IL would be an incaculable benefit
10 Ibis upper country 1t would enable US 10 prepare
onr iron and copper, without the help OF lower lake
cities 10 spy great extent for market 1t would, too,
nndoultedly soon build town of some importance
on our beautiful bay The villages connected with the
copper interest said TO be improving fast especially
Ontonagon and Eagle Harbor. Respectfully yours,
NELSON BARNUN.