The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-06
Lake Superior News.

From the Lake Superior Journal of October 90.
CopPER.--The Manhattan brought down last trip
twenty three barrels and fourteen masses, equal
to thirteen and a half tons of copper, from the
Northwest Mine, Eagle Harbor. ~ .aE IN 'las d
The FIRs AT THE CLIFF MINE.-On the night of
the 10th ultmo, between 10 and III O'Clock, the
engine house in which the stamps are situated at
the Cliff Mine was discovered to be on fire, and be-
fore men could be called to aid in suppressing it
the flames had entirely enveloped the building,
and also caught in the upper story Of the new en-
CINE building recently erected. Both buildings
were consumed, or that portion composed of wood,
and Is loss to the company of nearly ten thousand
dollars. The engines probably not greatly in.
jurcd. Messrs. Smith & Byerly. agents Of the
company, are OF opinion that it is the work of
villain who has come i'll feeling toward the COM
pany, which is probably the case. as person
seen to leave the small engine house about one
hour previous to the discovery Of the fire.
PRoPELLEa ENTHUSIASTICALLY steamer still
remains on the beach, and there is now but poor
prospects Of her being got off this fall The freight
hns principally been removed without loss or spe-
cal damage, and the vessel itself has been kept in
the beat condition possible. Captain Ryder ar
rived to-day from the vessel, but the crew still
main on board. J II. Livingston, esq., her owner
had made complete preparation for getting her off,
and proceeded rs far as the steamer Baltimore
went, her recent disastrous trip when all OF his
| tackle, screws and materials we're thrown over
board with the other freight, and he was obliged
to return .-
MARQUETTE LIGHTHOUSE. This lighthouse is
now READY Ior inspection py the superintendent OF
lights, and only waits for lamps, oil aud keeper
render it Of service to the mariners Of Lake Supe-
| ror. 1t is said to be we!l-buiit house, md we
hope it will be speedily supplied with it's furnish
ings, and made ready for use.
VALUE OF Harmon The storm in which the
propeller Independence went ashore few days ago
on Lake Superior, drove the three large steamers
| OF the lake, the above named the Baltimore and
| the Manhattan, out Of their course distance Of
seventy ivc miles, or a running distance of one
hundred and fifty miles each, in order to find shell
ter from the storm, and all for the want of hnr.
| Dor at the mouth of the Ontonagon, which would
not cost over twenty thousand dollars. All three
| Of these vesses were at that place, where an i'm
mense amount of supplies 10 landed md copper
shipped, when the storm came on and carried
them off one of them ashore before she had landed
barrel of full freight, causing probably her loss
and the suffering OF many persons connected
! with It. .t. ~ m
Fur The want Of this triae for the improvement
OF the OntoDsgon harbor, two OF the largest
| era the lake have been lost within about year,
cnusing loes OF property in vessels and carRoes Of
| not less than 100000, to Say nothing OF the dis
! trrss, the interruption of business, on which no
| estimate in dollars and cents can lie made. There
| is not an item OF that amount in the River and
| Harbor bill that would do much good in the
United States as such amount would in the i'm
provement of this harbor. The wants and the stu
alton of this place were fully explained and made
known to the Committee Of Commerce last winter
and still IL did not come from the right quarter
we presume, to take effect. II on an inland
sea, md not on the Red river or the scaboard and
it wac passed over leaving the limited shipping OF
this lake to the constant danger of destruction for
tho want Of this triRng amount aciaI
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