New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-30

(,oupapy's Office, No 5 Nassau st., IL mass oi iesu
nearly uure weighing about three quarters OF tan
broken from gave sixty ounces oil SILVER 70 tue
tun
ne latest news received from Lake Superior cane
nv c. c. Douglass and s. Msndebsum, Esqs gentle
roen Of high standing and experience in mining opc
u,ion,. They Travelled upon shoes some 300
uui,es using dogs 10 transport their small store Of
supplies blankets, &c. They Travelled through the
mining district. examined I'll the mines and thence
10 EewYork via Green Bay, bringing the most f4vor'
able accounts of the mines received They state
that At the Gift mine the lower levels are literally
fHed with masses of nearly pure Copper, OF from 30
INNS dow,ward They are raising from the mine from
% 10 100 tuns o month while sinking the shafts and
extending the levels and will make very large ship
mept. during the summer IL is estimsted that the
mine will produce ZOO tuns this year, and that 1t
will divide about s3OOOO.
The Minnesota mine makes good her average and
viii ship the coming season about 800 tuns. That
viii enable the Company to divide between sl50OOO
ssd sl75OOO dividends.
Al the National mine there IL from rs TO 100 tuns
Of mass and Dbl. Copper in sight, besides large
amount Of stamp ore They expect 70 chip about 100
TINS this spring.
National mine will probably ship from 30 to 4Otuns
daring the season. The mine is looking remarkably
well Masses are met with, in all parts of the mine,
Of from 5000 10 downward. The mining work was
commenced past season, and there is Copper enough
IN sigh, 10 pay all expenses.
At the Tol,ec mine (consoidsted in shaft No. 1.-the
vem Is feet in width, thoroughly filed with mass,
Dbl and stamp Copper One mass of more than tin
weight was exposed, and they were still driving by
the side Of H. Several have been taken out,
but the lode Is now too strong to break down with
6rst al eurfacp and uniting in heavy
Aiasts Ii is expected they will be able to ship from
- 20 50 tuns mass and Dbl Copper, and leave 1000
taps of rich stamp Copper at the mine, that will be
prepared for market after the stamps are
erected.
Copper Falls mines has about 100 tuns Of Copper in
SIGHT They will ship about that amount this season.
The mines are improving daily as the work pro-
grcsses
sosth Cliff mine has made great improvement the
Pes, Eve months. One of about 40 tuns was
blasted down and several of less sze and still
appear to be extending downward to unknown
depth This Company viii ship something over 100
tsns mass Copper.
North West mine continues about the The
Company have increased their mining force, and are
prosecuting their work vigorously. 1t is expected
that they will ship 225 tuns mass Dbl and stamp
Copper
Norm NtsttIH Hllut piOuuCllS inOrt iihsnco tHah
usual Their stamps in active operation They will
be able to ship from IS to 100 tuns Copper
Phoenix Mine promises 10 reward the share
holders for their investment It is producing consider
able copper Shafts are sunk some $50 feet in depth
and galleries are driven several hundred feet In length
Another shaft has been commenced about 2 200 feet
south of No 8 that shows the vein from four five
Zee, in width well filed with copper,
tthe Ise Roysle Mine several masses of consider
able size have already been excavated besides large
amount Of Dbl and stamp They expec. to ship 2s
or 30 tuns mass and Dbl copper.
Forest Mine promises very well. The Mine is
producing mass Dbl. and stamp copper, they will pro
baby ship IS tuns during the
The Portage Dana Native Copper, Windsor Firesteel,
hew-York and Michigan Cape Douglass Houghton,
viii all ship lees copper during the season.
Tue entire products of all the mines this year will be
between 1850 and 1900 tuns That will be worth in
market about sl500Oo0.
Another authority gives the following statement.
He II old resident Lake Superior, who recently
made tour among the Ontonsgon Mines in company
with the superntenden,s Of the Forest Minnesota and
National Mines. He seems to have no doubt Of the
speedy proftsbeness ofthe Ridge Farm Toltec Forest
National Norwich and Windsor OF the National, he
says This mine will soon be classed among the pay
Ah6 Hihies VI NOehd1 lucy arc uAsSo'chhs uiSss
after macs, and taking them out as fast as they find
them. Al the end OF both levels driving from each
shaft they have large quantities OF copper They will
ship thirty tuns by spring They about making
cross cut from the bottom OF the present mine 20 inter
the Minnesota vein which il but 90 feet north
TIE came writer says the Forest will soon make
sensation in the country OF the Minnesota he re-
marks IL is second 10 but copper mine he Cliff
IN the world 700 tuns Of copper Will be ia readiness
to ship by the opening Of nay CATION" The Toltec has
ca magnificent well defined vein, fertile with barrel
work. and the Farm has all the advantages and ths
fertile lode the Toltec but quite much
developed" The Forest is raising to the surface
Large amounts of barrel copper and masses, and the
stamp works are in operation" The Norwich thus far
lone OF the most productive mines in the district
The report Of the Mining Agent Of the Great North
en Lead Company for March has been received by the
Directors. The workings at the maes progressing
very rapidly, and the developments favorable.
The agent says; The workings at both mines have
somewhat improved At Coal Hill the ten faihom
eve, which was poor in my last report is now worth
tlSo per Sthom; the sdit $50 per fahom the pes
over The ten faihom level per sihom the slopes
under the Ten tsthom level 600 per fsthom Crystal
shaft east, elS0 per iathon, Al the Union Nine CT
hnt . shHt y worth so per fathom ground hard the
end east OF that shat sliO per fahom the Slope same
level 500 per iathom the end west OF this shaft spots
Of ore; of Victoria shaft same level ,.rgr ~.
Of ore-thr end Is RAPIDLY improving; the end east,
same level $40 per isiholn, also impgoyine The sec
ton Of workings Of the UaiOn Nine is complete ths,
of Coal Hin nearly so both viii soon 70 forward By
their aid trust my monthly reports Of tie wofkin,.
will be made more inielligible 10 you
The number of men working Al hese mines during
the past month hiss been follows: Three smiths
foer carpenters one pitinsn 1mbermSR forty i've
miners hfyon lsborers and strikers, two engineers
tvro tcsmsters-totSl, LOG.
Messrs Hussey, Bond & Hale, Of san Fran,
cisco have in their Circular Of the sh February the
following remarks in relation 10 Gold:
The declared shipments of Gold BY steamers and
ssihps vessels, during the year lsS2, amount
.s45soo oOC
ppen the basis Of calculation given in par.
tculsrs in cur Circular Of July 20, ls5a
we should add to this amount for sums
taken away by individuals (nCt decl&r-
ed; and for the amounts retained In
circulation. Is per cent; but we believe