New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-08

80 cars copper the Southern shore OF Lake Superior
nd s,srched for il and IS early as l72i CHARLEFoH
..,. that the bracelets Of the Indians the eandl7steks
and censers we're made the use Of the char 81
=, goldsmith at the soo," from The masses o. pure cop
nv found on the shore Of LGke SHPer'or
In t77s charter was granted ia England TO Assocs-
a., n nobemep knights and gentlemen" for copper
aiming upon the Southern shore OF Lake Superior. The
Dute Of Gloucester r Secretary IO~bsend, tbs Consul
- ~. Frrr..s Of Russia Sir William johnson and others
,ere Of the company: slO"p was bait and the mines
b.sted thirty feet into the SOLID rocxrch obtain
Al Int the expense Of Blasting the dangers ofsn unknown
,.vigsiop. and the expense Of exporting the ore to
pngapd caused the enterprise TO be relinquished And
.rsn .oon after the conquest q Canada company
frued an England for Copper Digging Lake Superior
This company commenced eHc4vaiiBg aud exporting csp
er and although aborpg uHder al tbs dsldvau4Zs Incl
dent TO the condition Of biogs in this wild aud remote re
zion the L<nes profitable uLt the distracted Affairs
q; in America compelled pension The distracted A.
sfirs 10 America Terminated IN Freedom and indie pend
e,ce Al after An nteregnum Of .eceny years the copper
adggiDgs Of the old gb Companies re0pened and
Weld rich returns Thus the existence Of copper ore in
The Lake Superior Mineral Regon was known and cop
pe~ was Manufactured At the Falls Of st Mary, into arti
cles Of domestic and religious use long before Northern
Ohio was frst visited by white and Lake Superior
Copper Companies organized Chartered and digging
and blasting for ore previous the Declaration Of Amer
lean Independence
The Falls OF 81, Mary continuous rapids for three
ouaers of mile with sggreg ,te descent of Osy about
twelve or fourteen feet Acrss this short portage SAVING
vessels and steamboats, of late years, have been hauled
with gref labor and expense The exploration, seize
rneut Al syslOpemgnt Of ths e1hsustess wealth OF thS
Lake Superior region have been crippled and retarded to
he present time by this obstruction TO continuous nsysa
ton Congress i,s late session. appropriated lands for
the construction Of ship canal around these rapids and
the work is already commenced under efficient and vgor
Gus direction and when completed, the rich mineral de-
posits Of this vast region will be easily accessible ana
their transportation 20 the Atlantic cities ana TO Europe
secured by an uninterrupted wafer communication. ms
national improvement go long delayed will largely aug
rnept individual and national wealth. enlarge the hsd Tor
bs,b and remunerative labor and make this far reach
ING and remote region the most desirable for settlement
and cultivation
The enraps &C. into Lake Superior is at White Fish Point
thirty eight miles from the SasH d. 81 Marie thence l'O
miles TO Copper Harbor thence l6mes to Eagle hHoori
thence miles 70 Eagle river thence lO2 miles to Onoh"
gan river thence 20 miles to Montreal river and tAehce
o. miles 10 La Points The distance around Lake Superior
:; o7G cs II being the largest fresh water Lake IN the
,orld Isle Royae is miles from Copper Harbor and 10
from the Canadian Coast 1t is fifty miles long ana from
tbrse 10 eight miles wide and IS the largest reSh wafer
Isand in the world The Indians call this Island MmoonS
Che grand place. and consider ng rs singular gsooscr
fstpres beautiful and capacous harbors and elevated
attractive Of Islands 1t is verify the "grand place the
"Roya'e Isle" 80.
Lake Superior must ere long become place OF multi
tndous summer resort-not simply to visit the Iron Noun
f.p the Pictured Rock the rich Copper DgsngS bal Tor
health and peasureor here are the Purest snd s7sres,
,rster the most delicious fish, climate invgoratng and
,.iuyenaog and scenery the most majestic and impress
sye A I'll as the most lovely and enchanting ON earths
surface What can be desirable aud heathtdl than
70 sail among the lovely evergreen islands that rest upon
the transparent waters Of the numerous haroors OF Isle
Royale-to sh successfully for the white fish, Sskowlt
frou and the specked uouto shoot csrroous species
of deer1 ducks pigeons patdges and oenS-to hunt or
os,ss along the beaches-to ascend subterranean up
beaval 500 feet overlooking lake aud stnds-to admire
Natures magnificent fireworks the Northern Lghs-to
hear the loudes kind thunder and witness the most ter
rife thunder gusts ~ In all our wsnderngs, we have
seen no portion Of this worlds surface more vigorously
h shu resstessy fascinating than the Lake SUI
Deriar Region