The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-27
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 26. 1884.
The Lake Superior Country-New Development,
of Mineral Wealth.

The Lake Superior Country-New Developments
of Mineral Wealth.
The papers of ST. Paul, within the past six
months, have taken frequent occasion to call
enterprises set on foot by several of our old
citizens, tending to develope the resources o.
the country about the western border of Lake
Superior. Yet we do not recolect to have seen
any definite account of the mineral wealth Of
that particular region, which promises so richly
to compensate those practical miners who are
now engaged in opening the veins of copper
Immediately adjoining the valley of the st.
Louis river.
Sometime in February C. March last, Mcssrs.
B. W. Brunson, E. F. Ely, and r. +. Slaughter,
OF st. Paul, pitched their tents upon certain
subdivisions of Uncle Sans domnions, situated
few miles above the mouth of Left Hand river.
on the bay formed outside the entrance of the
ST. Louis. We have no accurate map by which
We can describe their exact location, but it is
at a point where they have strong faith will
arise the great commercial city which must
eventually grow up some where in that region.
Their place - which is already assuming the
character of a commercial town-has received
the baptismal name of Endaian, which, being
literally translated from the Chippewa tongue,
means something like "My Home" Endaian
has already its warehouse, its hotel, (such as
they are for temporary purposcs) and the pro-
prietors are talking of expanding their hun
nIy opI 10 ~
DC, to accommodate the shipping that may an
Choir at the wharvcs of the embryo city.
But we set out to speak more particularly of
the mineral wealth which is imbedded in the
range of bluffs Immediately south of the points
which are now claiming attention as the sites of
far as it has been proved upon surveyed lands,
is situated in two townships, from twelve to
eighteen miles from the mouth of Left Hand
river. Nearly all the lands of these two town
ships that have mineral upon them have already
been pre-emptcd by miners from Ontanogan,
and other mineral locations below upon the
Lake. During Mr.. Ely 81 late visit to that region
he collect d several specimens from this mine
raj range, which prove conclusivcly the rich
character of the lodcs beneath the surface AL
though the advanced period of the season pre-
vented very thorough exploration last fall,
yet the existence Of valuable copper veins was
so strongly indicated by surface appearances,
that locations for mining purposes were con-
sidcrcd worth holding at the expense of almost
any privation. With the disappearance of the
snow the explorations upon these vein claims
have been vigorously renewed. Mr.. Ely has in
his possession specimens collected from ten
different localities, which We have examined !:
and some of which are pronounced by compc-
tent judges to he as rich as were the first speci-
mems procured from the richest veins at Ontan-
ogan. \ few blasts to lay open the veins below
the surface will probably dspcl all doubts as to
their value. The mineral is found in the sevc-
raj forms of native copper. cpidotc, phrcnite,
quartz, calcarcous spar, and in two or three
instances the sulphurcts have appeared yet
these ores, it is presumed, will not be found to
abound. Active operations however, which
will be carried on the present year, will tend to
develope all these matters
The Prescriptions above alluded to, are in
tohhshiP ~ MUM Vi i1uSe IL "cSt VI tue fth
principal meridian and township AZ, north of
range fourteen west - the only townships in
this mineral district yet subdvided west of
the Brulc. The falls of Black river are near
the western extreme of the explored tract
For grandeur of scenery these falls are MOI
surpassed by any locality in the orth-Wcst-
The entire fall is about 200 feet: but in the
circumscribcd limits of our daily. We cannot
give description of this beautiful spot to-day.
Our space is already filled.