New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-05
LAKE SUPERIOR NEWS
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IT, .xu CoyyrE ARRiv.Ls.-The steamer sam Wa7i
h ms, landed 81 Of Iron rum the Sharon Com
3 psuy works, al hsrqneH ,,...,,
o, Iyon r., m the Cleveland Companys work., eight bar
rel Of Copper weighing s pounds from the PheniI and
Hns from he cSEP1F5 o AN h. H M! Arrived with e %
-, Courer ON the Minnesota and TINS from the
Forest mne The Captain OF the Ford intended 10 have
brought Own 100 tuDs but the breaking OF he crane A.
Mr. Cssk's wharf prevented
village OF Eagle River has Teoeyee new i5Petas 70 ~
frg hrourbt into market and sed & reasonable raes 70
e;,izers and strangers. The PhPniI Mining Company
vrsd The best portion Of the village properly Al the mouth
~ r.l River and on the recommendation OF their gen
e-a suterintendent Hon. & W Hill the lend on the
S of the river has been laid village lots Of large
ze ard brought into market. Some fifty lots mme-
dateIy bought by citizens and persons living in the neigh
bohood with the understanding that buildings hOuld be
soon erected them by The purchaser and several dwell
ipes have already been commenced.
Tls place has been very much kept back in It's growth
for the want Of this privilege Of ownership in the soil and
Eagle Harbor nine mes below has reaped the fruits Of
fhs policy By selling lots and b. encouraging building
The enterpsng citizens OF Eagle River and vicinity viii
speedily make show for village, that the land has
been brought into market and every one can build upon
biz soil
There is another point in this region that beginning
10 attract considerable attention and that is Agate Ha
Dor, xix miles below Eagle Harbor Ii i said to be
more easy Of than Eagle HarbOr commodious and
safe and as il viii accommodate number Of promising
mines in the vicinity i will be- likely 70 grow into vii
good natural harbor- and enjoys many advantages on hi
account.
We hear Of number of new mines about being opened
between Eagle River and Copper Harbor which hall
speak Of particularly in few days Ih best feeling pre-
wells throughout The mining country in view Of the prom
ng appear Of the mines generally, and preparations
everywhere being made for extensive workings
this fell and the coming winter
TBE CtsAL PRoGRKss-Ihis extensive work. in al it,
various bIdnChes forward with systematic energy
The excavation has been confined recently TO the lock
ps in order to have them ready for the timber and
before the close Of navigation. This has been
pshed in the upper lock pit and notice to-day that the
in the lower has been carried down in
era places TO the required depth fourteen feet below the
level Of the water and when ia recoected that each
lock requires an excavation Of 400 feet in length over 100
feet in width and Of II TO 90 feet in depth idea msy
be formed Of the great amount Of labor required this
part OF the work Both lock pits VII be ready for
the timber and stone both Of which materials begin
arrive the ground The steam tug is doing good
business in towing up the lumber and stone and cargoes OF
The may be looked for from the quarry
OpeLed by the company at Maiden. The best timber
has been found in abundance few miles below this place
and il j. estmaed that enough he got ont during
Other month for the whole timber work.
In the way Of building notice, besides the compile
ton Of n number Of winter dWengs very large store
house 10 house the immense quantity Of water lime arrv
iLg for the ston work The water raising apparatus works
well and during the recent floods Of rain that have poured
into the excavation there has been difficulty keeping
out the water.
the waters OF Lake Superior is ahoat A. will
be rec0lleced by many even AZ distance IL was
ashore sand beach few miles from La Point,
time Tart during very stormy and dark night and
sbaDdOJed-h surprising it could not be gotten of
and would 90 pieces But, by din If hard work
and much time spent, Capt. Mckay of the
has again brought into this port where it will undergo
such Iecessary repairs requisite andresume s place
in the Lake Superior feet
The first Presbyterian s. ciey organized in the Lskssu
perior country has been formed nj the SAINT