The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-30
WNE RRmRYSA AURDAYDu
From the Cleveland Herald.
From the Cleveland Herald.
Lake Superior Correspondence.
Mining Progrees--Neeessity of Experience
and Scientific Kno,riedge agricultural
Resources.
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Ihtnng Progrees--.Neeessify of Experience
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, ONToNAGoN LAKE SUPERIOR,
Nov. 10th, 1854
EDS. HERALp:-Tbe season which ia now near
its close has. under the circumstances been
one of great work and orcat rosnIts in tho I,ete
Superior Mining District Cons;dering tho
hardness of the times. II is certainly romarLa-
BILE to see how steadily and with what conf.
dence, mining Operations have been and still
are carried on Had the same monied state of
things occurred three yeors aoo there would
scarcely be dozen mines left workino in the
whole country: and although the works now
fall short of what thew wonld nnder more favor.
able circumstances. Still thew are increasing
steadily and substantially. and in MANY in
stances rapidly.
| For oil tb;o thoro 10 brt oro ov,,,ro,;or ,ho
mines have been develoned so far and so suc-
cessfully that stockholders are enabled to see
that the great results of the mines generally
will soon place them beyond the contingencies
of the money market and realize what thew
now only conlidentially anticipate.
This rcconciles them to payinu LARGE asscss
ments, and even to making a sacrifice of other
property. for the purpose of retaining stocks
| that promise SO we'll.
The mineral resources of the country. and
the character of a large number of those who
have embarked in the enternrise are fast rom
deriDg mining a legitimate business. Invest.
ments are made with a view to holding ON and
paving assessments until the mine is ftllv nrov
ed up. Every year is bringing us more and
more of this class of oncrators and less and
less of those who bnv for immediate sale and
profit.
The very satisfactory results of the nresent
minino yeor will On still farther in br;po;nr
in still larrer nron,rtion of tho former class
who with annie means and ali confidence in
the countrv will carry on m;nipo yinororsjv
and nro(tablv
| Minino bere ;s st;,I IN &c ;re,ro,- ,ra 81,
tbonrb What has hoon dana has "sy,,i, r.I hoan
well done vet il is easv 10 soc some,binc of tho
oreat oIva1co thot MI, Lo ,,oJo IN ,hn sooi so
encc of minnr as ,hn orLs srn, y, aar .mr ~ oor
arc cniarand orJ ,Ia nros,s nrnnc,t;n,.I,:, . ;n
creased r 0'''' r ''P'' ' ~
Mining in ;ts nr;m;t;ro stoto &c ;,oao;or, mn
certain and np;n,oii;..nt ,ho ;rnn'.,,io, u. nf
forts ofunaJ,;sna Isias ~, -; ~ "a, ..;. ;.
is one of the bigher sc;onceSN NnranIour in ;ts
theory and wealth in ;,s nrac,icaI raSnI,s
In fbe nariv dave Of ,,;,;",, Lara art",s;,-o
works wcre commancoJ ON ;rrn'rn,or ni,hnnrh
in severol ;nS,ancns ,,or, r;oh Jonns;ts Of o,,
nar All smcS od,,.',t:,,.s nv" 'p "rs t.n,II ~
As tho co,n,rv has haan ,,ro,o, -, '" ~m h,nnror
and MINING man hovo hpoor,. toIproIJv vail
acnu,nta5 With ;ts rooio'na, ond "; ,r,;;naroi "o
.i;a"i rar,,,;n IT,, EeoiosI", an' ",'ie. al
,r;,,t'd M n' ;s ,, p"' IL" soon e'iora r are oo'i
has nroveI onv 'nu no ,'inn Ie,nd -, pa'' 49,,
IL IL that No s,f, ooIa,,iaS,;a - III In
n.Io - ~ sAe "a" q. ".,
ont a ron,,or uo,I. dafi,oJ ,n;r ~ ~ ,'snn,
conner hsorin, oloss ~ -. A h,amIo5.soar
tbs fact ;s Of mnn,tano" o, nni, ~ oopno VI
nips nnrchasina lands fnr n;nina n,;rnosoS Int
,n tho oraat op, oo,n,oL"s;, ,anpa, p", f ,ta
countrH r,onorni,, r. nnaI o1,'a~.,, oo, y, w. IL
|
maxine inynstments in ,nin;nm stonLs "b;i,.
wholesale loss of confidence and tho con,onnnnt
withdrawal of capital are sure to follow in the
wake If sucb nracend;nes rho s;m,,Io II, ,ru,I NH
with regard to tho JaLs S,nnr;or ca,n,rr ,"t, :,
moro tl,,n enougb to commend il 70 tbo conG.
dence of the nublic
The season has been vcrv favorable for tho
yarious kinds of crons ns,oIlv r,;sed bero
Hay. oats. notatoes and tnrnins have dane re.
markably we'll, and the same success has at
tended the cultivation of the ordinary garden
vegetables. The potatoe and turnin cron csnc
cialIv are abundant. so mncb co that Iarno
nuantities of them will no fed ont
Too LITTLE attention has herotofore boon nail
to farming in the mining districts The soil
and climate are we'll adapted to raising the
crops have mentioned l have never seen in
| the lower country nototoos oats and tnrn;ns
do better than thev have here for the last fanr
wears.
Some exrerimcnts woro made in ra;s;no
wheat several wears aco at Ia Point NV ,be
Fnr Comnanv and mnre recontIv at On;ono.
oon. and some other Localities On tho South
Shore. and in each instance with sucb sncccss
as IN establish the fact nc IN ito rroct;coh;litv
And wbv notq In Eurono in = h;aber io;i.
tudc and where tho SHOWS ara as doa5 and Tho
winters az nrotrocted and severe os tbev aro
with ms The wheat cron ia an abundant ono
and that too in a so;, NO better than her" And AMI
on onr own Rcd R;ver of tho North he,weon
pcmbina and Jake Winnenag We 6n5 Tho
wheat cron un;formIv nrodnnin9 on ohnnaant
vield
Cort,;n binds of oor, mi, ,;,,o,,;,o l.. .,,,.;
apple and plum will do well here. and on the