New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-19

ignorance Of largo majority Of voters thar ,ox
prevents the triumph Of those principles And th...
voters, aye, and the whole socaed Democratic p.,,,
Of Wisconsin, led about by who once profess
better faith Itiss well known fact tia. nineten,,.
Of the leading Loco Foco politicians of this State are ma,
who have sold themselves and whatever prineipestbe,
may have had for the spoils, which, rs good bo,..
Wings, they could never have cutched
But political letter Is not r.y purpose Wish N 49,,
briefly few facts in regard TO the mining region Of IN,
consin, that part lying between the Blue Mound. -
the east and the Mississippi the west, compo, a..
counties Of Iowa, Grant and la Fayetse This nor,,
Of cur State Is worthy Of notice In tw, respects -
as a mining, and second as an agricult.ral rs.s.-
From the counties named nine,enhs OF all The e,a 49,.
down the Mississippi lie raised. The amcuu, .h,on..
from Galena 1ether ports annually Is about % a.
pounds according to the register kept In the civ Of e.,
lena Nne.tcnths of this amour. would be 2; sooo,,
pounds which, at 81 per cwtthe price herej. -,
~ 1920 Tne number OF miners acrusllv :, 80
does not exceed 2O00. which would show an s,a .oN
production OF $3.50 for each man. Now dedacio, 49,
for cost Of working sod smelling the mineral 49,
hsve the large sge production OF s500-an ,-.a
Of prosperity indicated a which other coun,-r
boast. This appears almost mere ible, bas N. S,nr
cannot be maze TO assume any other shape and l..,
counted for on the principle that hidden wealth here
and that industry and perseverance are sure 10 haai
Thu lead business which for few years past has bAe
declining Is daily becOniog sctive and confdenee
in the mineral resources Of this region continually m
creasng. Not one acre In one hundred of our mineral
lands been scratched with the pick or shade and s
the lads CODES heretofore worked lie within few feet
OF the surface. Beneath the WAFER We have every rea
son TO believe lar more extensive deposits e yet to be-
explored when the CAPITAL shall be invested
In machinery for raising the water II is currently re-
ported that mineral has been discovered few miles
from here, beneath the sand rock which underes tho
lesd5esrng limestone bitheuo worked II this be so,
we believe our mines must rivs tho Sc OF Cornwall In
depth extent Whether this be so or not one thing
ID certain aud that the fact that all the lead raised up
TO this Time has been raised from very small pstches OF
ground while the land for miles adjoining lies in is ma
tive beauty, untouched. And furthermore, any man
with capital but his spade and pick may q, single
venture strike lead 0Ode) that will insure him troop
of friends Some o. cur largest leads have been struck
Immediately upon the surface and Of them within
a few feet
Lesd s not the only valuable mineral found here.
The pst productive of Zinc and Copper the Sui
phuret and Carbonate of Zinc, and the Slphuret Of
Copper everywhere abound. Wherever exploration
for lead has been made, or less OF these metals
discovered. Thousands of tuns of Zinc Tia oday upon
the surface for the very good reason thai nterieres
with the working of lead mines and neglected because
In the absence OF COAL cannot yet be probably smeed
IL popularity known here Dry Bone Black Jack
Suphuret OF Iron Is found In sheets Of large extent,
ranging from few inches to several feet in thickness
What Is needed to further develop these neglected
sources of country Is railroad connection with I
nois and the East and South. Then these at pre-
sent useless be transported 10 the coal beds of Cen
ta Illinois, the coal be brought our own doors for
the purpose of preparing them for market
chatter for such a road was granted by our Legis
aure ast winter and the citizens OF Mineral Point alone
have taken the first LOCO shares required for the organ
izatiOn of the company. survey will bs made mms-
datey. and il Is exps cted that in less than eighteen
months shall be able take the here and travel
the whole distance between this place and by
steam Only sbou, thirty miles of road is necessary To
mt n In wit tfaenQ
and the Illinois Central Railroads, aud owing to the
ura advantages Of the route the estimated cost is only
about $4,000 per mile.
have noticed briefly the mineral resources OF this
region. very prevalent error In regard to It's Agrcu
tural advantages needs correction. Il Is not ignor
supposes the less adapted to agriculture, because
better adapted for mining than other parts of the West
1t Is not in fact surpassed by any in the richness aud
depth OF Its SOIL in It's harmonious combination of prairie
and woodland in the number and beauty of its springs
and streams of water and than ALL In its pure air
and hesthtu climate All the cereals grow with lux
urance uEequaled except by the products of the Illinois
bottom ands and possess Tar greater superiority than
luxuriance in growth, and that is sure crop Wheat
and corn seldom fail here, as in Eastern Wisconsin,
crops locke better az the than now.
One farmer informed me few days since that his
crop had not for the last five years yielded him less than
90 bushels TO the For stock Of all kinds the world
may safely be challenged 10 produce superior country;
anu "uht sh Vaiuhole conhiusIatiob, VIC nave HoWe
mdr1 higher frequently than the Chicago st. Louis
markets.
We no lon ger floating population Of miners but
have settled down into steady and industrious class
OF inhsotsnt live west Of the great Lakes Our gam
bers and cuthroats have all taken the gold fever and
given en- plOyment this TO the vigilance committees
OF the Pacific coast Miners with the present high price
OF lead contented to dig and farmers work Thrift
Is taking the place Of poverty aud plenty promises to
cit smiling at every door
As yet however farms are Ike GASES the desert;
not all the lands no good, but because Eastern
farmers pay IL the honor OF an inspection. L
have heard it remarked by several gentlemen from New
York City recently that beautiful country than
this the smiles not upon. For mysef, having
the broad and fertile prsires of Illinois, the beautiful
akecheckered scenery of Minnesota and the attractions
OF Eastern Wisconsin, | truly say that one OF
these sections combines so many advantages as tho
mining region of Wisconsin. T. s. A.
CoI!ege Anniversaries.