Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-30
COPPER MINES OF EAST TENNESSEE.
rnoM THE KsoxvrIIE REGISTER OF Al

rRoa THE KNOXVILLE REGISTER OF APRIL 6.
Within the last year the attention of the public has
been directed to the copper mines of East Tennessee
sundry waysby the of the fact that the
mineral had been discovered in the greatest abundance
then By the fact that the being takeu from il
transportSd TO Market then by ITS sale at hgi
and rchng prices the miner and then again by th
fact that il contained silver in sufficient quantities to pa
all tn. expenses of preparing the copper for market
These striking facts disclosed by the first attempt
open ne mines and the further the mining has proceed
ed the more extensive do the mines be- while in
dcations Of valuable mines are constantly presenting
themselves other points; that it has become
fixed fact that have in East Tennessee copper mines
of the richest quality capable of yielding nexhaust
bic quantity Of the mineral
These mines are in latitude S5lo N. and 70 W. from
Washington and the Lake Superior mines in latitude
47O N. and l9o W. from Washington The Lake Superior
mines are 23o W. from the city Of New York, to which
point the must be transported at the expense Of
raj reshpments and also several hundred miles Of land
carriage while the East Tennessee mines only 40 W.
from the city Of Charleston and the Blue Ridge
railroad is constructed the from OF these mines
may be transported to Charleston at cost not exceeding
eight dollars per ton. Besides the fact that the East
Tennessee mines are as much as ~ nearer the sea board
than the Lake mines the difference in latitude is also
greatly in their favor being as they are Immediately
contiguous to section Of the country which abounds in
cheaper provisions which has salubrious climate
and furnishes cheaper labor than any other portion Of the
Union
In view of the advantages we do not hesitate to pre-
dict that many millions Of dollars will ere very many
years be employed in working these mines and that larger
fortunes will ultimately be realized by those who become
the owners of these and other mineral lands in East Ten
nessee considered as many Of them now are to be value
ess amos than have been acquired either in California
or Australia.
PAPER.
srrcuLAT1oys IN EAST TENNESSEE LASDs.-we inserted
pointed out Of the Of wealth with which
East Tennessee abounds These consisted in its climate
SOL waterpower, minerals, &c. Since the publication
of that article two three facts have to our know
ledge which not only worthy to be recorded but which
should be circulated well for the benefit people
as for the purpose of inviting capital into field which
offers so great inducements for its investment The facts
are these
few years since two three gentlemen learning that
there indications OF the presence Of some valuable
mineral lot Of ground in East Tennessee containing
about hundred and forty acres concluded purchase
it. and did so, for about thousand dollars About
year since they made sale of the land for thirty
thousand dollars and within few weeks past the same
land was sold for the very large Of three hundred
thousand dollars.
Another fact: few years since two or three gentle.
became owners of $4,000 acres ofmountan lands at
cost TO them Of about thousand dollars. For the
lands they have since refused twenty thousand dol
lars, and now doubt whether they would sell these
lands for one hundred thousand dollars
These unprecedented advances are to be attributed to
the development Of the minerals with which the lands
ferred to abound and the approach Of railroads which
furnish facilities for getting the minerals to desirable
markets.
n view Of these Developments have not the slight
est hesancy In asserting that there is portion Of the
continent Of the of territory with East Ten
ncssee that presents such harvest Of gold the enter
prsng capitalist may be reaped in this Switzerland
Of America 1t will be bisected by the great line
Of railway extending from the British province Of New
brunswick to New Orleans, and again by great line
from the lakes passing through the valley Of the Ohio TO
the Atlantic When these great chains crossing at this
point shall have thus linked together the various por
tons OF our country, the immense mineral Of
East tennessee will attract the attention Of capitalists
and then will the iron, coal copper zinc, lead, timber
waterPower, SOIL MARBLE lime, &c., which have been
hitherto land are even yet in many nsances considered
rs utterly and totally vsueless for want Of outlets to
markets, become sources Of boundless wealth to their
fortunate owners