New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-18
LAKE SUPERIOR.

Iron The LAke Superior Journal Asx g.
The arrivals per SAM Ward Friday bring further and
cheering Intelligence of the mineral wealth developed
ID. south Shore II the Lake We are told that recent
discovery has been made Marquette Of OF iron
only two miles bali from the Lsse, which IL rep
rsseDi.d to be extensive and sslsxb We observed IN
the bands Of passenger specm-D Of refined iron m>n
ufAa iured from this which obviously Of god
quality Probably other discoveries Of ike Character
vii be msd- in the -ighbornood and thus the as
ionishng res ucts Of Lake superior IN roi VII os IN no
small degree enlarged.
AT previous haze there been exho ted IN ire
Copper R.gon an, thing Ike the activity md enterprise
Itch ch.r rz- the present. period We "r. glad TO
learn that many OF the pxu-s have catered upon
thorough elpors ion of their properties snd are IN sone
arGec by discoveries ~ tue trst importance
The n Obi, Mining Company near Eagle River have we
are III, ;md recently dHcovered new vsa on Ine .cA
ton. ~hch is large ana promising The North West MIN
NJ Company been equally lucky 10 finding vein OF
he character three quarters OF nile sst OF
ben pre-. nj works. which thy viii probably com
mining ths present Ali In-y have cJasidsr'o
icrc. It'll The fed, their large estsfs does not dis
play other e Ike character We snsl be disappointed
We think this company Is on The right irsk l. shich
they houd stesdy adhere, until their property raised
TO The poson hich il must occupy in pupc sstmsiiln
OsIg neral land than any other company on the
axe ana su the very heart Ut the copper produc
X region requires nothing but development 20 lake
all " hir b it. d opreiors coulC Gesif..
The oea that thor'us ,xpor,tcn should proceed mis-
rg being g.Ieray rec, guizsd Thu, Il aieo on from
The O.gI nina, bsyr hundr ds OF IN ustnds OF
cosrr ~ouid hsve rendered uSy enterprises success
tut which have hitherto proved sboriv-
But by the most important -four Intelligence 's from
Portage Lake Tie copper interests sr- sking rap
progress and are sttrartiIg much attention 40 ut cue
as the sie Roy ale hIns Company trsDs rred ION
the lslspc comm need INNING quarter section about
of south OF the lake, aud have been auusu lily
testiul There Tie lucat on three v-a- OF great
nsfuiude appropriately called the Il ct tbs Middle ana
r.Wtsi shtloon veins they we're discovered by K.
Sh.0up ED u the most suc-siu explorers On ths
AXE These veins with the fJrmau n and dip 10 the
northwest fuot ia fatbon. No IN ttf AZ the
is dUxD about IS feet No ~ the 10 tsthon
Level, and ABOUT 50 feet ard the 20. No 3s do Fn 10
lie 10 snd No 4h.s ju-t been c'.mm-beed Ms aud
lave been cor necieo TO- drifting has os-n done
nth No north If No. ;, A. 10 NIKE 10 a $50
..t drifting Ih- vein a: tn 10 i<ihom IN No shaft,
J. rot lees than 10 feet s1e, ard No 3 Il ines me level,
u feet The sursc- ,hox II No Noa,d seem - indicate
that il IL c. nsIdeI -Dly wIdei Al tina point
III. Company lave rad lutte d. work TO do, or, IN
.tbeT v rds, they have .uuk dv-n wholly on the
VEIN AID have tas IN cut large an'uut II copper Ia
barrel Al w,k II 5-evef they Sil thus year
sLp II the barrel worn from tseuy - thirty tnns
60 copper in bis resp ~ ahead o ANY new mias
which has tor OT time h. en- opened on aSs Superior
a.. tompsny have slr-soy -de Arrangement, to put ap
.ai.b-Ne ssn works DUNG ihe next season and then
=. Lbc all suon learn rheher the p'ti"ns now
100 uls ri BT- t. be irziz-o.
IN, succ.ss OF the Isle Rnj ale Company IS given
great impetus To- muirg enterprise on Pottg- L.k. lhs
Tort Lake Con p~Dy mining ON The quar- er secrn
IN n ec.te, north OF I- Roy ,. have taken hold
81 tolh tb. Miool- and East sheldon v-ia,, are
@ ura.td hy developments SIMILAR 10 thpss Of the Lie
Ro Al. The lands 1T other Companies sfdsied to the
~ Iih asst both css ih- Lake snd inc course OF
a.. lei. Royse veins, are beng exPr-d Inc v-lns have
zen huI d, mining will be ced there At al
.slly DAY In shnr,, 10 K at Portage Lake as
t.e Of the interesting aud important points of
he