The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-01-27
!. - fgs s[From the Lake Superior Journal.
Mining News from Ontonagon.

| MINING NeWSJfOm OntOu0$Ous n.
|
We make the following notes on the mines
| in this interesting district from correspondence
of Decembcrl. The Minnesota continues 10
outsnip all Others 10 the vicinity, in the number
aud size Of is masses and the richness and The
qualify of its barrel and stamp work. AT the
close Of Navigation they were raising 90 an
average, about fifteen tones months and sc-
cordne 10 present appearances the mine will
produce at that rate Tor the year to come,
though their mining force is directed to the
further opening Of the mine at present rather
than TO raising all the copper within their
reach. assj f odu hiitaH tpfE stit
| They ate extending their levels and sink
| Jog heir shafts preparatory 10 taking out cop
pc. at the opening If navigation. A serious
accident happened there few weeks age, by
which and individual lost an arm by its being
caugh, 10 tho cogs of The saw-mIiI. II wss
skillfuy ampuiated by their excellent Physi-
clan and Surgeon, DR. Pratt and is now nearly
healed Two oihors were badly burned by the
accidental discharge of blast at mine.
The Peninsula. near neighbor and under the
patronage of the Minnesota, looks well and Is
producing some masses and barrel work.
| The Bohemian suspended operation before
| the close Of navigation on account OF the pres
sure in the money market at The cast, with tho
mosi flauerug prospect AT the mine. This Is
| TO be regretted" !" writes "a correspondent, "as
the mine never looked so prosperous as at that
| time. Two days altar the agent receieed such
orders 10 suspend work. from the Co. he rais-
ed mass of copper weighing nearly 500 lbs.
| aud he Informed me that he had exposed \
mass that would not weigh less than ttco and a
| half tons. and there was every reason to sup
pose much more as he had not then arrived at
| the end ofii. " aaf 81 3f,st05l $50 f.I
| or the Rilee Mine gave, in our last NUM-
Der an inieresing account from the superinter-
dent, Mr.. Buzzo--no particular change to note
since. rss 1.irr ae rasf
An Adyentuie Company have encouraging
prospects; they are raising considerable copper.
ard the mine 10 every respect, is looking better
| than eyer.t 1et 1ae3 aft
The Pisca,aqua Mine is spoken Of in high
| terms by our coMesponeuts. "They struck
a lode few weeks ago which is now producing
what is termed "Brck Copper" at the Cliff
Mine; il is so heavily charged as to render It
impossible to less percentage. and presume
it will average 35 per cent OF pure copper"
THE Farm Mine continues to improve at
each blast. and il is believed that they have
raised enough ia Of copper from both shafts TO pay
! all expenses incurred since the organization OF
the company" Another says 1.-The agent tells
me he can, he thinks, ship thirty tons from
this mine next summer"
The Baltic Mine promises equally well, and
is turning out barrel and stamp work OF tho
richest qualify. .g b hs eh0
The Ohio ia producing mssAes Of from so 10
500 lbs and the prospects for the company are
of the most encouraging nature.
"The Douglass Houehion Mine is looking
well. They have been enlarsing their shafts
so as to make riiem sworkiog shafts" They
are also preparing to build stamps this winter"
sThe Fire Steel have just commenced open
ing their mine aud are driving on adit to cut
| the vein"
"The Merinac. Pioaeer and Great West
srn have suspended operations for the winter.
on account of the heiightness ofthe money mar
ket east they all commenced under favorable
| indie atoms ("
| On The west side OF the OD,onagon. the mines
are 10 a prosperous condition. The Forrest
Company are taking out rich barrel aud stamp
work. and some small mssses OF copper.
la addition To- The account in our Iast Of the
| Ohio Trap Rock, our correspondent writes that
''ihey are now uocovering in their new shalt
what seems To be large mass of nearly pure
copper, extending the whole width ef the shalt
and they have gone down by iis side about
four feet and do nat yet hud place where
pike or drill will make any moro impression
| than in pnre copper"
The Norwich continue as rich as ever in bar
rel end stamp work. Work has lately been
commenced 90 the western portion Of the Nor
wich location and il is 10 be called The Wind
sor mine. We shall have uow fall accounts
from them aud the other mines Of this district
| in our next,
A boisterous fall had suddenly passed into
severe winter, without the usual Indian Sum
mer. As early as December !. Mr.. Moyle. of
the Adventure Mining Co, estimated the fall
Of snow both al the mines and the lake TO be
equal to three feet in depth. Lake Superior
had been aud still continued TO be higher than
vas ever known before. Ii is sweeping over all
its ancient landmarks and tearing mp trees OF
twenty or thirty years growth, and if ii contin7
ues to rise il viii soon undermine some OF the
houses al the mouth OF the river.
sowing to the boisterous weather may of the
supplies for this place are still at the Sau', and
some OF The cattle, al least. will have TO be kill
ed to preven: them from starving.
The village AZ the mouth is rapidly improving
Several large dwellings,. a public house and
uew store are being flushed, The steam saw
mill has not yet been able to supply lumber az
fast as it has been called for."
TIED DowN AT HoME.-A friend Of ours