New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-18
LIKE Superior Items.

The .Sdm Journal of the 9Th contains
SON items of interest Mechanics are wanted Of the
Saul There IL much building going on, and would be
II mechanics and lumber were plenty. At Onton
agon the same state OF things exists.
The OntoDegon steamer reached the head of the
Rapids the ID inst, safe and sound and with not
nall the II ouble that was ANTICIPATED
A party of scientific English gentlemen are on an ex
plonDg tour among the mining regions on the British
eide OF the lake 1t is believed that copper, silver and
iron abound In that region.
Quantities OF spruce, fir, and mountainash trees are
exported the cities the lakes for ornamental pur
poies Some thousand recently sent 10 Cleve
land where they used for OrnameDtng gardenplOts
&c Whie-cedar Is also sent from the ST. Marie Biyer
to Cleveland 10 be manufactured into tubs, pals &c
The Journal mentions favoraby the proposition 10
build four different lines OF railway connecting the Lake
Superior region with the main avenues Of commerce
One of them il 10 reach from Saginaw to the Montrea
River via the Saul, with branch from Grand River
Another is 10 lead from Zlwaukee to Grand Traverse
and MackiDsc, which would open up fine region OF
country a wilderness and turn 70 account the salt
mines west OF Saginaw the pines ana other umbers
It's line. and open up needed communication with
MackiDac and the upper Peninsula road from Bay
de NOquet, on Lake Michigan, 10 Marquette, on Lake
Superior and thence TO the mouth OF the OnJnagon Is
aleo proposed Such road, only IS mile, long, would
furnish outlet for iron and Otner mineral exports
great quantities of fish and much pine and other lumber
II also proposed to continue tho Illinois Central Road
Onions gon, which would become the medium OF much
between the mining country and Illinois aud
Wisconsin, ia the Interchange of their different prOduc
III ne. buls kuCn rth0s, WIN grants OF u
them nov before Congress. Uuless a canal about
the Saul is added u these proposed railroad ftcilde
The Journal thinks they would not amount 10 much
That regarded the grand dedefatum BY the people
In the Superior region.
The Indians have atradition about the name OF Onton
ogoD about almost every thing else and say Is truly
"Nin.di nagan.' That an old wemsn long ago, was
cooking the shore at the mouth and her dish slipped
into the current and carried out int the lake She
exclaimed, ooh. there goes my dish" the Indian OF
which is said 10 be Min di nagen.
The proprietors Of the North American mine state
that they have found in the South Gift, the monster
vein from which much copper bias been taken in the
Chh work. aud they expect soon 70 put IN operation
engine and machinery that will enable them 20
send forward large qualities Of the mineral Stoes
holders justified 10 multiplying their qu0tsions oy
two, in consequence OF this discovery.
Messrs. Miller, Germans, from the neighborhood OF
The Hauz Mountains have just returned IRON Visit Oh
scientific observation 10 the Copper mines Tney sp eak
In high terms OF the superior mineral resources oil me
country and onder that its immense wealth OF copper
and iron has been long comparatively unknown to
fame. We dtubt not they will make such report TO
their counirymen will be the OF bringing TO
this rich deld for investment many Of their eneprsing
capitalists
The Siskswit minesent down the 81, j. tuns OF
copper the North west 45 tuns the ith, and the CHI
niue 26 tuus On the 9Th inst