Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-18

COPPER L PERSON. Person County G. says the
Milton Chronicle,) possesses rich resources in its
metals and minerals. Its gold ores are we'll known
and were formerly successfully worked. Black lead
of the purest kind has been turned by the plough
share in the Northern part of the County and ndi-
cations of iron are every where found in the same
region Novacute of excellent quality exists in the
greatest abundance about Barnett's mountain Re-
Gently Copper has been discovered in such guam
titles to open up the most brilliant prospects of
profit. 1t occurs along the ridge, dividing the wa
tiers of Bluewing and Mayo. In relation to the val
ue of this ore We give below copy of letter from
Dr. Mitchell, of the University, which has been fur
nished us by DIR. JORDAN, of the owners of this
favored region:
UNIVERSITY OF N. c. Feb. 81
When first took the two specimens in hand
which you had the goodness to send me last night,
judged the black part to be the Mcaceous oxide of
iron, but turns be mainly the black oxide of
copper, of which copy Danas account from his
Manual of Mineralogy."
Black Copper. 1enorite. An oxyd of "copper"
occurring black powder and in dull black mas
SEES, and botryoidal concretons, in veins along with
other copper ores From Cornwall, and also the
Nesuvian lavas. 1t is an abundant ore in some Of
the copper mines of the Mississippi valley and yields
80 to 70 per cent of copper. But part of what
considered black copper in the west is of
bait If absolutely pure, it contains 80 per cent. of
copper 1t also is found of excellent quality in large
veins, in the Lake Superior copper region.
The oxyde of copper are easily smelted by heating
with the aid of charcoal alone. They may be con-
means of sulphuric acid, but are valuable for
the copper they afford"
You will see, therefore, that this is of more
than twice the value-ton for ton-of that obtained
from the Fentress mincs-for two reasons LIST,
That the quantity of metallic copper in it is more
than double. 2ndy, That it does not require the
everlasting process by which the metal is procured
from the other. The OF ly question there can be
about it relates to the quantity We will take up
the again when shall get little leisure and
sec whether there is anything else queer valuable
in it, which do not think will prove to be the case.
Yours, &C., E. MITCHELL.
Alta Convention of Temperance men, held at
Woodstock VT, on Monday week, the following res
olution among others, was adopted:
Resolced, That we believe the cause of temperance
has declined since the enactment of the present srn
gent laws for its support, and that to recover the
ground already lost by i'll legislation upon this sub
iect it is necessary drive the question altogether
from the political arena and to return to the good
old way of convincing of the error of their ways
by the power OF reason.
CASTOR MEETING. The proceedings of this meet
ing did not reach in time for last issue. The
gentlemen in whose possession they placed,
was detained several days on his way here by inds
posion.
We are glad the Democrats had so lively time,
and regret we could not have the pleasure of being
present on the occasion. The resolutions are sound
conservative, and breathe the true Jeffersonan spr
it. Our CASTOR friends VIII in the coming contest,
in the last give good account of themselves, and
still more deserve the title of the Banner County of
the District Western Democrat
JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE, Pa: The degree of
Doctor of Medicine conferred upon 270 grad
uates being the largest class that before grad
uated at any College in the world, The following
the names of the graduates from North Carolina
upon whom this degree was conferred j. Blake.
II. w. Cole, j. w. Earl, A. S. Hoover, J. McClor-
mick, II. McDuffe, CT McMannon,J. NJ O'Brien, 4
(M.D.,l d. N. Patterson, w. M. Perkins, w. NJ.
Richardson, ". g. Roberts, ID. S. Waddell, r. T..
Webb, w. w. Young. zsss.s,, 49,
Yesterday Mr. j. w Price merchant from North
Carolina, had his pocket picked at the Baltimore de-
pot corner of Broad and Prime streets, of twenty
seven hundred dollars in hundreds, iftes, twentiesI
and tens, principally Of the Bank of Cape Fear, VIII
mington. There were also some notes on the Bank
of Fayetteville, and some Of the Commercial Bank
of Wilmington. Ph 5Sltn-
DECISION ON THE LIQUOR Law. Boston, March ID.
The opinion was unanimously given in the Supreme
Court this morning, that the 18th sectiono the
quor law, authorizing the seizure and of
liquor was Unconstitutional The decision does not
affect the other sections Of the lao.
The strongest and brightest light v IN agays q.
fsnd weak tiated sight; and the lowest yer1nin
Will prey upon the fairest fruit 81
Avoid the fatterer for he IS both coward and |