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Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

concluding lecture III the series, on Wed
uesday evening. was princir ally upon man
mans Introduction into world express
~ adapted and fitted up for him with beau
tv. sublinity, aud desien-his progressive
moral intellectual. and physical nature,
and his immortality and attributes for
eternity. This lecture was successful
effort Of eloquence, grandeur, and truth,
and his conclusions seemed to drop into
the hearts of his audience like words Of
the pulpit from the lips of holy piety, or
like the voice of Revelation itself Sho' Id
Mr. Daniels again visit Platteville as .
lecturer, and We hope he viii, we speak for
him warm and cordial reception.
At the conclusion of the last lecture,
the audience was called to order by Mr..
Pickard, Principal of the Academy. and
on his motion, Thomas Eastman, Esq.
was called to the Chair aud G. G. Tobie
appointed Secretary. After few remarks
from Mr.. Pickard, and the Chairman, Dr.
/ Tobie introduced the following Resolu-
tions, which were passed unanimously, and
voted to be published in the Independent
American
Resolved That the able, eloquent, and
scientific Lectures upon Geology, which
Mr. Daniels has just concluded in Platte
vile, merit the appreciation Of those of US
who have had the privilege of hearing
| them, and that we hereby tender to that
gentleman our most cordial thanks for the
instruction and qualification he has afford
ed Us on the occasion.
Resolved That Mr. Daniels is hereby
invited again to visit this place at some
convenient. yet early future time, for the
purpose of repeating his lectures upon the
. science Of Geology, or continuing them, as
may best suit him.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19
GeOIogE

Mr. Daniels, by his admirable course of
Lectures during the past week, has awak-
ened deep interest IN the minds of all
who have had the privilege Of hearing
him. in the ennobljng science of which he
treats A clear and forcible reasoner. a
pleasant speaker and a gentlemanIy schoI
ar Mr. Daniels leaves this place, which he
entered little more than a week since an
entire stranger, with the earnest good
wishes Of those who have had an oppSrtu-
nifty Of listening to his Lectures. Upon
his return, which we hope may be at an
early day, he viii find a circle of warm
friends TO cluster around him for his sup
port
The high moral tone Of his Lectures
cannot fail to interest all lovers of true So
e7lce, and bespeaks for him the confidence
and support of the religious community
From the developments of Geology. he
derives unmistakeable proofs of the design
of an infinitely wise and good Creator
No one can have attended his Lectures
without feeling, that upon man devoIves
the duty Of educating the heart as well as
the head. We trust he may meet with
the success he deserves. wherever he goes.
Independent American
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

that can be prac oed. i to fetch water 10
the place and wash ali the dirt.-this Is
called s25tictuz Where the Tx IS high
water has to be taken great distance o.
forced from tie stream by pumps Where
there IS prospect Of pay, n impeachment
Is allowed Cannot. seems to be an ez
preston unused by the miner-'try any
how. seems % BE- tie language of this
resolute class In this part. most of the
gold Is obtained or or near the bed rock,
ia cracks and creyices. in holes aud cor
uers, in veins Of quarts. and veins Of slate:
sometimes ina likely place, and sometimes
iu one unlikely. When there is auything
I'd tie different strata, by slucing YOU
catch all Begin on the surface, wash
soil, gravel clay, cement, or whatever be
sides YOU may fuc. pick rip the bed rock
/ for it j. % be hoped its she'll is somewhat
iecayed and mixe0 with quartz and leave
it clean ard smooth. and you will have
done your dizzy there
There has been some excitement of late
about quartz In the spring companies
viii Operate extensively in this part, il
crushing aud extracting the gold In pla
ees there are extensive ledges-in some
the gold is seen with the naked eve. or By
the aid Of a -lass-while again in some
and even in most of it none Is visible. the
quartz IS Of al degrees of richness. AL
the machinery nov in use is imperfect anC
loses gold. more II less. Next wear vii
tend to develop the richness Of Californi,
in this reuaet and lead one to an opinion
If the PROF Tiety Of cmbarking in sucl
schemes. as there has To be considerabl,
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

PLATrEv1LLE, Feb. 18th. 1852

PLATTEvLLE, Feb. 18th, 1852.
MEssBs. EDIroRs While tarrying a
short time in your place, [ was highly
gratifed to find indications of very album
daut mineral resources vet undeveloped
Lead now forms the great object of the
miners search, and in the nearly exclu-
sive application of labor and capital
to the elevation and reduction Of its ores.
other minerals of equal value have been
overlooked I wish to call the atten-
ton Of your readers to some of those
sources of mineral wealth in the vicinity
of the Point which nature has supplied
SO lavishly. and which need only the APP
Phcation Of labor, capital and skill to
make them as profitable to the adyentur-
er as the glittering veins Of California
And first l viii mention the carbonate Of
zine, known to the miner under the sig
uihcant term, Gry-bone The vast amount
Of this ore found in sinking shafts for
lead indicates the existence of extensive
deposits. No value Is now placed upon
1t however, and 1t is drawn up and thrown
away with as much Indifference as the
rock IN which it Is imbedded Yet this
is the best ore Of zinc in the world Most
Of the zinc of commerce is manufactured
from it, and it is only from its scarcity
that any other ore is used. 1t consists.
when pure, Of oXyd of zinc 65 parts, and
corbOuic acid 30 parts. The ore is ex-
posed for few hours to the action of heat.
by which the carbonic acid is driven off.
and the ore is then mixed with small
amount Of charcoal, and readily reduced
Brass las is well KNOWN IS an alloy of
zinc and copper. 1t IS manufactured in
Europe by mingljng copper with this ore.
and reducing. The fact that copper ex.
its IN the immediate vicinity Of Mineral
Point, and Is likely to be found In large
quantities, renders this suggestion more
worthy Of special notice Most of the
brass now used in this country is impor-
ted, and even England, although possess
ing several mines of zinc and copper i'm
ports annually a large amount, There IS
no reason why we should not only supply
orr own State with zinc and brass. but
also become extensive exporters to other
States. We undoubtedly possess the
best mines of this ore In this country. and
facilities for transport which cannot be
surpassed. The immediate vicinity of
nayigable streams give US means Of com
munication with every important com
mercial centre The railroads which are
soon to intersect every part of the West
between the Lakes and the Mississippi.
viii bring cheap fuel in the shape of min
eral coal to every smelter's door Under
conditions far less favorable than these.
immense fortunes are made in mining
zinc, aud manufacturing brass in Europe,
and why should not the same thing be
done here The undertaking requires
neither great capital nor surprising skill.
and if undertaken would doubtless Weld
an ample return.
Our prosperity as a State depends
much upon the early development of our
/ resources, and every citizen should feel
an interest in this great work.
In future article I will notice other
channels in which enterprise might find
+ profitable returns, growing out of the min
erai wealth of your vicinity i D.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19
0L0GY.

Mn. DANIELS, of Green Bay, formerly
Of New York, has just concluded a series
Of interesting Lectures. in Platteville. up-
on the subject of Geology which have Civ
en- great satisfaction to a numerous and
discriminating auditory. Il is faint praise
to say that the Lectures of Mr. Daniels
were able, eloquent, interesting; they were
more, they were thrilling, grand sublimel
Mr- ID. showed himself thoroughly con
versant with his favorite subject. and all
its collateral branches, and is richly gift
ed with powers Of oratory, and the accom-
Plishments of a graceful, easy speaker
Wherever he may 90, as q lecturer. we
think he cannot fail to deserve and con-
mand the appreciation Of the p1blic The
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

u At the regular annual communication c
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Of tn
State of Wisconsin. convened at Madison on th
9th inst, the following officers were elected 70
the ensuing year:
NJ. Z, D. F Lawton. G. HIP.
Geo W Cobb, D. HIP.
F. Hiram Taylor. G. K
E, Joel c. Squires, G. s.
Comp NJ. NJ Cothren. G. Treasurer.
VIM R Smith. G. Secretary.
Rev. S. c. Nillett, G Chaplain.
Comp. H. NJ. Billings, c. Marshal.
D. Holt, G. c H.
Jasper Vliet c. P. s
H W Baird, c. r. A c.
C.RP Wentworth G. NJ Vail.
Morris Lewis, G Mp Vail
r. D Puliord, G. NJ Vail.
Ebenezer CIewitt. Guard
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

BRANDY AND WATER UNDER DIFFlcrL-
TlEs.-An enterprising friend Of ours went
to Portland the other day s. put up at the
principal hotel in company with number
Of Boston passengers One of the latter.
q man whose enormous rotundity betok-
ened a relish for creature comforts. walk
ed up to the bar and setting down his lit
tie carpet bag, said, well, Landlord. I
think III take little brandy and water +"
Il am sorry to say 1 cannot accommodate
you. We are not allowed to keep any
spirits" 90, l understand. YOU don't
have it publicly. But then YOU know
Yes, to be sure, rejoined the landlord
I'VE used to keep it on the sly, but thew
came round and searched every closet YES
terday, and as [ am live man. We have
not drop in the house. We should be
glad to furnish it to gentlemen, but the
thing : impossible. They have got 50
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

The news from the mines continue OF
the same general character as heretofore
The yield il the dry diggings being very
plentiful since the rain set in. Money at
San Francisco was in little request. and
few speculations we're on foot.
Communication with most Of the mines
was interrupted, and consequently com.
paratyely little gold was arriving at San
francisco. but all accounts from the mines
are decidedly favorable
Political affairs in California seems to
be in a very unsettled state The San
Francisco Herald says it would not be
surprising if they were to have two Leg
islatures, two sets of municipal officers
and two democratic parties
BY a decision of the Supreme Court
the acting municipal officers elected in
May have been ousted, and the persons
chosen at AZ election held in September
have been declared duly elected. OF the
latter Stephen Il Harris was the candid
ate for Mayor He takes possession of
the Office and Is now the regularly Install
ed Chief Magistrate. Some Of the old Of
ticials, In pursuance Of a recommendation
of the Wing General Committee. have de-
termined to hold on, and Mr.. Green,
President Of the 0usted Common Coun.
ell, has instituted proceedings against the
new Mayor for the purpose Of testing his
authority.
A meeting Of a portion of the Legisla-
ture was held at San Francisco. on the Ist
day Of December, on the subject of the
seat of government. a resolution offered.
that the delegates elect, then present.
should assemble at Vallejo on the first
Monday IN January, was passed by large
majority.
The Bunker Hill Quartz Company have
made extensive arrangements for smelt.
ing the ore taken from their mines.
Capt Waterman. Of the ship Challenge
was tried at San Francisco on the 23d OF
December. On one indictment the jury
could not agree. On the second indict.
meut. for assault on John Smith. he was
found guilty.
The survey Of the Railroad from San
Francisco to San Jose has been compile
ted Estimated cost 81 100000.
A land slide occurred at San francisco
Dec p, at Clarks Point, by which two Of
the three iron warehouses Just built by
Mr. Griffin, and used by government foI
bonded goods, were entirely destroyed
5000 tons of bonded goods were stored
there, much Of which are ruined
Three shocks of an earthquake were
felt at San Francisco on the 9th Dee.
There has been a great freshet on the
Huba River. which rose IA feet IN "A
hour8-some damage was done and j few
lives lost
The Sacramento River is much swoller
By the rains The most cheering account,
are received from the mines. Miner.
were taking from $40 to sly per day il
ravines untouched before
OREGoN.-Advjces from Oregon are t.
the 23d ult The Legislature was still
divided as to the seat Of government. anC
the members we're holding separate sess
lons-one at Salem and the other at Ore
gon City. The Judges were divided OF
the subject
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

Lsssrs Editors In your last. observed few
lines from the Town Clerk Of Mifiin-which
show him and the good people Of ms town to be
-aboTing under a little misrepresentation in regard
to the proper manner of rectifyIug the error in
the assessment OF property or rather in ruunia 2
up the valuation ia said town. The error, If any
exist, occurred as was stated but from the i'm
perfect manner in which the roll was presented 10
the Board o. Supervisors, an error was almost
unavoidable. And as it was had the Town Clerk
made out his roll according TO law, the error
would have been discovered and rcctifed on set
Element. As iii the whole viii be arranged sat
lisacJuTiiy at the next meeting Of the County
Board; thus saving the Legislature OF the State
further waste of time than Is threatened IN the
communication referred 10 The use o my name
by the writer is the apology for this brief ex7Ia-
nation. I. =. ALLEN
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19
= Il LAIN Is i
l. NJ STRONG.
" II GREEN
A QUEER HoUsE-IEuas Of al bais

4 QUEER H0UsE-IIuae Of al buiS. -
\ queer genius residing at Clichy, in
France, has done what was never before
done, and that entities him to rank as a
genius He las built a dwelling house
composed entirely Of feIt-tae stuff Han
garian and other wool hats are made Of
and he says 1t is the warnezt one be ever
lived in The mode of the construction
Is not given, but the material employed
consisted Of no less than eighty thousand
hats None of them new ones, no, not
one but all Of them old shocking
bad hats at that
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19
NdinuLLe TEXTURES

tn infroductory Lec.uve before the sMneraI Po;at
i,ar"ry sesnliac Association ~ilI ee delivered
nv Hon VI. NJ Jackson, on Tuesday evening next, At
lha Presbyterian Church. III this village.
An invitation Is extended To az who feel Interested in
the dis~s minatiou Of useful knowledge.
f-r- Lecture to commence at 7 O'Clock.
By order Ex. Com.
Mineral Point, Feb. II, 1859.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

The MAINE LIQUoR LAw.-The Mavo,
of Portland, Me, in his report to tho
Common Council of that city. gives +bs
most gratifying accounts of the effects IF
the Liquor Law on the morality. prosner.
ity aud order Of the city. So quiet peace.
able and orderly are the streets thu,
watchmen have been altogether dispensed
with, although several were Indispensable
before the passing OF the law
Public houses or grog shops have M
terly disappeared, and liquor IS ONLY sold
IN very small quantities and with tia
greatest secrecy by few foreigners. No
more than one quarter the amount form.
erly used is now consumed in the State
The number of persons requiring relief
from the Aims House. both intern and
extern, is seriously reduced. and the
House Of Correction is sH,lre'y euptl
The Mayor says
] have reason to believe that the law i,
every day becoming more firmly fixed In
the favorable regards Of the people Of this
city and State, and ! am confident that
no retrogrsde step will be taken here il
relation to this subject
He concludes his report thus.
l am confident Shat at the end Of this
municipal year l shall be able to report
to the City Council that this traffic is en-.
tirely extjnguished, and that the city has
not paid dollar of the cost.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

Another scientific wonder Importsr
dyspePtics.-Dr. ] S. Houghton's Psrs
TIE True Digesfire Fluid or Gastric Js.
prepared from Reune', r. the Fourth SO,
ach or the Ok, after tirectto rs Of Baron 1
big, the great Physiological Chemist, BY j..
Houghton. N. D., ha.spdelphia. Tbs
truly wonderful remedy for midget
Dyspepsia, Jauudice, Liver Complaint =
stitution, aud Debility. curing after oata.
own method, by natures owa agent the y.
trio Juice. Pamhlets. containing sclsa
evidence Of i value, furnished By agents
us. See notice among the medical 81
-igsneprs ,9i4 O So
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

SINGULAR DIsCovERE or AN ELEPHANT
~ CANADA-The laborers on the Great
Western Railroad, on Burlington Heights
have found part Of the head and trunk Of
an Elephant. beneath the strata Of stone
and gravel The tusk measured 6 feet 9
inches in length, and Is inches il circum-
fereuca
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

Mr.. john Knight, a Cai,fosli. clnigraat,
known to most Of our req IS
DovNEv.LLc. Cal. Dee IT, i55I
Ny DeaE S.r.-Yo1 have probably
been looking for letter from me ere THIS
will reach you You may rest assured
that it has not been for want Of disposition.
bat simply Of Opportunity that | have not
written before You have heard and read
so much about California. that / shall
most likely communicate nothing new -
You also hear different, and perhaps con-
Trajectory accouu-s. One man calls it o
good country. another dUaus il to aa an
memtionabIe fate. We al view things
under the influence Of circumstances. and
especially is il 50 Ia this country
Nv remarks a you VIII expect from
miner viii mainly ra4er % mining
There is no doubt now but chat most Jhe
whole Of California i more or less aurlte-
rous 1t is an easy matter ID ti.d gold.
but to find il in DuyJHg quantity Is 40 easy
work This Of course every miner tolls
for. His researches and Efforts are made
in order that he may realize at least wa
yes and nezt To that Lis p.t Iau know
how uncertain the result often Is in dir
ging for mineral with YOU. tile most sill.
fui may fail the most Industrious obtain
nothing - ii u1Y IL here at the same
time a man is more likely 70 succeed here
The chance are Eli favor If his doing -
Aud 60 far. the reward greater NJ oac
can tell hv mare}v boxing AT place
whether or NOT there Is gold there One
man may have claim that proves to be
very r:ch while from the next, nothing or
but littIe. may be Obtained J Il eNter-
nally they looked precisely alike So that
one mau'- chance seemed ~ good IS the
others Bat bow different the result
Few things can TIE more aiseoura -iDg than
failure afte- failure 10 miLiTg SaM- cau-
Sc luentlg give up I'D DESPAIR others per-
severe borne up - La,e And I wi
say this tar, tlat ifa man sticks - Il pc
will be likely % Be rewarded ~ last I'D
one ougl, IS come lcre w.sa tie cErcata-
ton OF making fortune lie uav 81 IT,
Such a tLirr has been done a-d is still
possible and that IS all yoa cas- say II
is more llknly that a man wil. make good
living ills he can Njth safety calculate
upon. provided h. enjoys health and is In
dustrioas Bat anything lay0a3 tlls is
quite uucertu.u and of coarse becoming
more and more So rs the deposits Of gold
are taken our It Is nv opinion and
believe It is a general one IL California.
that If man Is csmfertal lc ~ H. me With
tolero lle prospect Of continuing 50 h-
had better remain Il las m.li Is made
~ to cmigra te somewhere California has
its inducements to offer Ift br no
means would / r1l auueal any oaa t.
come here ,ri-h f.-H.iv Win iaS > r4.N
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19
Our tai,nilHg

Our "iai,nIng.
Some giant intellect. standing upon
the sublime eminence Of its own true dig
nifty, more powerful than Olympic Jove
who shook the material universe with sin
gle nod, hurls upon our humble self an av-
alanch of eloquence in the following beau
tiful " Valentine" which for the benefit
of future ages, we have placed in the ar
chives CT the O. E. Q 1901
Bliss you are mean man for iuselting
Wr 1--WE omit the name] IS such a manner
and you ought to be cowihided or horse
WHIPPED | am not a member of his church
but | think that it is shame for you to
publish such a citing in your paper
nobody
- Had not previous business trans
actions placed in our possession the auto
graph of Mr. nobody" we might still re
main in darkness as to the paternity of
the above
- GoDEY's LADY's Book for Febru-
airy, though somewhat later than usual in
finding its way to our table. is by no means
an unwelcome visitor It's contents and
embellishments are of a superior charac-
ter. This is the only purely american
Magazine published, and is certainly
worthy the patronage of every lady in our
community.
IL The INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE for
the present month is on our table. Few
Magazines Of this kind are to be found
that equal the International Much sci
entifc information is derived from this
monthly, which renders it useful as well
as agreeable companion.
II The WING Review for February
contains a Portrait of n K HALL. our
present Post Master General. and several
lengthy articles upon subjects Of much
interest.
ONO TEAcHER.-A copy of this Semi
Monthly Journal Of SO pages, has been
received It is a valuable work. not only
for teachers. but for parents and scholars.
Terms, 81 a year-CIncinnati, Columbus
and Cleveland Ohio.-Edited by THou-
AS RArNEY, Principal, an Prof HARDING,
Hon. Ira MAuEw, Prof w G LAREA-
BEE, and Prof. Z. WYuAv, Associates.
Mr. n G Cook, Daguerrean Artist
informs us that he will return to this
place next week to fulfil his engagement
Those wishing to engage his services can
obtain them by giving timely call We
hope he will be well patronized
MIR Sholes of the Assembly, from
the select committee, to which was refer
red sundry petitions praying the abolition
of the death penalty, reported a bill on
the 9TH, to abolish capital punishment.
WISCONSIN LEGIsLATUnE.-We have
carefully examined the reports from this
body, for the last week, and find nothing
Of a general interest in them
1t is reported that Hon R. J. Walker
has succeeded in negotiating with English
capitalists, the loan for the Illinois Cent
raj Railroad.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19
" ashington. Jan. %.

How TO FIND SIR JOHN FRANELIN.-
Com Charles Wilkes late commander of
the I 5. Exploring Expedition, publish
es card, in which he maintains that the
only true course for the discovery of Sir
John Franklin, IS over the ice, by sledge5
and boats, in all directions, but advancing
particularly to the West Of Wellington
channel
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

II There has never perhaps been medic
before the publ.c so veil deserving their col
dence and patronage as -4yas Cherry PectTl-~
No family should be without il, and those 2.
have used itnever viii See advertisement re-
II 90 where You will, talk about what r
may, and you will either see or hear OF he ga
Arabian preparation, known to the people O. e.
United States as H. c. Farrelrs Celebrated y
ban Liniment. II has made some Of The n@
remarkable cures Of paralysis, rheumatism. q
vous affections, spinal complaints &c, on rss-
and indeed as an external remedy IS aPplica6s
nearly all diseases which could possibly be 2
hted By medicine Of that kind. See adVs'7
meut. nl72E
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

that they viii search a mans pockets for
{, and there's no knowing who NAV h
here now We'll" said our fat friend
III take room, aud [ suppose vog'jii
send in pitcher Of water and some tnr,
blers '.Oh yes show the gentleman ,
room The waiter, in obedience 10 ~,
ders. laid hold Of the large mans Ii.f.
carpet bag to carry it up stairs. when he
snatched it away with the ferocious mall.
diction, adding, 4 guess you don't take
from me what little brandy I've got ~
[ Tremendous cheers and some laughter !
Boston Commonwealth.