New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-25

,.,,;ds-,bIv lsse The longest route Il considered
- o.-inv me greatest advantage Tor while The sdil-
49,, .-srsc would be but tribe, and vii no, IN the
-, 5itv tbe work the longest route would carry the
C,.I . a. the head into much stileT water IN the
vstove the rapids aording an easier and more safe
1900 1r vesseis and ~ the time II would be
80 projected from the heavy currents Of ice that
H., d,vr in frrnr against the docks snishore At the
termination Of tie shortest Route
TopEsT MISE-The news from this mine
continue 10 be of very encouraging Character The
mine work consists Of three shtf one 10 the dep o.
n fee, one 100 feet and 36feet-the lat u new
r., lately commenced and l. very rch in copper
Tev have drifted and cut about llcO feet bui
have not stopped any. They have taken out and have
,es6v for shipment this fall tuns IN masses and bar
rel work This copper has all been taken from the
bsfs and levels opened since the fri Of November last
with force not averaging over twelve miners
AycIEyT MINISG IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR
Corx1KY-We extract from the columns Of The Va
tjoyaI Democrat a Cas- paper published in CassOpOls
Crss Co, Michigan, the following letter in relation to
UPPER PENINSULA, National Nine
A. KrxcsruHY, Esq.-Dear SIR You requested me 10
write you what attended our aborers in excs
waiting the ancient works on which we were engaged
when you here, and 30 far ss time Will permit,
viii endeavor 10 comply with that request
After opening the shaft on which We were engaged,
u feet deep tie loose rock in TIE bottom gave way and
sank leaving rOhing but water % be se-n az the bot
ton. We drained fnis cur, ana continued oCl cACtfd
tom 10 The depth Of 81 feet where found the loose
dirt fun of copper one piece Of which weighed 30
~ unds. The opening az this depth 81 inches VIDE
10 ches Of the vein being left standing next The head
wall md ias been worked away II feet on the cour-e
the vein In either end Of TINS opening L sheet Of
rure coTvcr ihat in the east being ? and that IN the
wet IL inches thick The lode here changes from the
north 10 the south wall and is J. inches thick. bearing
in addition 10 tie abovensmcd sheet. large amount O.
harrel COPPER l. e. email masses. Ths opening ex-
tends Il icet deep which added to the b re; already
mined makes the whole depth Of the work "a feet.
No place ia the country has ever been opened show
inc fc!r cucrafions TO an ecual extent and in the
course of excavation numerous hammers ani large
quality OF timber hive been taken ont; tie later,
though apparently sound i 50 soit a 20 be readily
crushed by the procure OF the hand TIC timber con
ssfs urinopsy of oak and irOnwO0i, and in some M
tencee is deeply charred the coal having when dri'd
ell tie conss'ence Of recently burned charcoal wneth
or il will ignite could not say, FOR nave not yet trei
TO Tclgt thee long, XII gul-4ed hie. ana ne eNpf.4
rpent remains 10 he tried when have more leisure
Tie first Of thee works opened NJ tn Minnesota
Mine in ls4s and from OF them Wa taken mas OF
pure upper weighing over Fix tuns, pure as penny
ind bright a. gold This was ten AMI one-Aai
feet ore and In parts three foct Wild l. had been
raised some twelve feet by moons OF wedges and rollers
end bore unmitn bic evidences OF years - ton IN ty
ing 10 dttaoh suudIy projections RON IL SIDES.
Since lS49 numerous discoveries Of encicn. work-
have been made III IN length they are known ~ eS-
tending than one hundred miles OF inc coul
nv IRON n T. 10 : W, and the assurance OF having
thCn On q mineral tract is considered very good eyi
dences q liz being valuable.
The tools uscd IN these orks consisted enrcyso far
ts We IRE able to Judge OF bowlders OF hard stone
webbing en- two TO forty pounds, some with s.Ige
,,m, viih Il, ube grooves clt around them hy which
iasen ,-rfis for q handle they evidently heated the
rock and then applied wtcr soften before working
and al ili. accom- lished ly thee simple means
When this was done il impossible determine, but
c,pcu,iye evidences exist of IT, balm. the work Of
vorv remote period Trees Of several hundred years
growth crc found extending their roots on the surface Of
an earth and o that has required agcs to accumuaie
over come Of their deepest works. A. yet no trace has
been found Of their understanding b throw the re-
Icotc.t light IN their origin They evidently belong -
race aud age passed long before The inhabitants
Of Europe diemed Of the existence Of Western Con
tine4.f re1nuin Sir with much respect,
Very truly yours, =. b EASTMAN.