New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-18

We see nothing in the article in TIE Tunes of day
upon the Harlem Certificate question which requires com
ment The facts of the all ignored and the opn
ions before expressed reiterated The Company we sup
pose will be abundany able to prove the honest admins
ration Of the affairs of the Extension when the Trustees
require it
The adyices from the Tennessee Black Oxide Mines
very favorable The Superintendent of the Isabella Mine
writes that be is getting cut ore enough to employ all the
teams that can be had in the neghboIh0od in the ranspo
tation TO the river.
The Middletown Silver and Lead Mine has been recently
reported on by Professor Chas. w. Shepard Of New
Haven The property has been under his notice since 1885
In 1870 he made survey of it, in company with prac
teal Cornwall Mine Captain resulting in very favorable
impression of its value. No steps however were taken
towards systematic working of the mine until 1852 when
MIR Robert Bayard Mr. Patrick Strachan and other gentle
men Of enterprise and capital took hold of the property
and constituted company These parties sought again
the services of Professor Shepard He gave the mine
thorough personal examination, and last summer sent
specimens Of the most practical silver lead workers
In the north Of England Mr. Ii l. Patinson of Newcastle
The results appear be that eghths of the ore is
Of the variety of Gaena known the "Coarsey Cubca
There are two other varieties yielding pure lead but
lees silver The former according to Mr. Pattinsons
say Yields 1875 cent of lead and IS ounces Troy
of pure silver to the tun making the ore worth
sloO per un The other varieties yield, respectively
"a y cent lead and ounces of silver, and % q
cent lead and 96 Of silver and of the profit of
working such ores and separating the metals there appears
70 be no doubt Professor Shepard says 1t is clearly
the richest silver lead mine in the United States We
given to understand that ample provided for
pushing the work successful issue and that the prop
erty Of the Company entirely free from embarrassment
We come extracts from the above mentioned report Of
Professor Shepard;
DESTROYS Of settling the practical value of your in
the most conclusive manner possible was supplied with
three samples of them by MIR Johnson for assay by
Hugh L. Pattason Esq the highest authority in England
in whatever relates the entire business of silver eads
hi attention the subject saa afforded IKE
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sentsinins the Tessls, obtained IT,. ,,,,.
rros.a, p..s $. II. hSce sample. q Silver
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when produced = me sss sssS., vOv,, yer, ,ru
h.y. occupied .,yslf ais. with several trial. Of the eo.sy
have been sended results Sisy eanedeni with thS'e OBJ
The ~ .rly.a Therefore and which
nov be deemed perfectly sesare sSs .e' &c t
remaining will average a. hsh As hya'e
The question next arises for consideration how does this compare
s rs II, % .Is Ss
facts bearing this poict 80, u, .,
Csrne the Geological Of cornwall tn resns up
the discovery e the a.les 81 nas ass 81
T's o Sfs dns.s S s' ns fosuss & Of
rfeEocs lead containing - = cen lead ~ o.
Hon yielded 40 % tLe tsn OF sa ana nst
the eadore ofWhea contains " OF OF sNeI toh INC
weld Of which we have eeo that Of tse Beer Aston
mines In Deyonshe which have produ va snee 10 ass
dies ore often ooHtanirs from 50 to i
The Washington mine in Davidson county SSln Sa''a s
gaena that 90 the OF eea soauss
mine Philadelphia Ps gives AT ne tun o. ied wnie
the tsens Of Arkansas yields i The min Of Cseifanelre
produce OF the lead
mine Of the north England only 10 ee tun aud
much lower Il profitable TO Il V metals
Prom the foregoing think fully auth >,ed 70 pro
Mddletown mine to silver IL
vead certainly regarded In Ensand while for De present
clearly the richest siser.lesd IN the United ststN
Az materially Affecting prospects Of mine oiisn
nsSt 10 inquire viii be i probable per esntseey