The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-27

1853 and 1854. .$275 500 1854 and 1865. ,791
Gain in three and 0 half months, $134.922. The
business Of February Of this year was much inter-
rupted by heavy snow storms. which blocked up the
road and its connections for some time and the gain
in that month Is consequently less.
The Railway Committee of the Legislature Of
Massachusetts have reported bill to the House in
favor Of loaning the credit Of the State to the Yer
mont and Massachusetts, Railroad Company for one
million Of dollars. The report was unanimous, and
has been ordered to be printed.
Advices from the Albion mine of Portage Lake
to the LIST Of March, have been received Up to that
date the product of the mine bad averaged about
sixteen tons of copper per month. The company
have sixteen heads Of stamps at work, with
an increased force in the mine, while the
Isle Royale, Portage, Quincy, and others
have been compelled, while their mines wsre
looking well, to reduce their force, or entirely
suspend on account of the embarrassed condition OF
their treasures The AIbisn company intend to
increase its operations and send up during the a-
preaching season Of navigation fortyeight head Of
stamps. From present appearances Captain Ed
wards thinks he will ship ct the opening Of com
muDication, from fifty to seventyfve tons Of COP.
per, and during the summer over one hundred and
fifty tons.
A private letter from Lake Superior, dated early
in February, says:-
The North American Mine Is looking better than in the
fall In the south part of the mine the vein again
showing copper after being two months pinched
up"
Tho Cliff Mine win turn ont in the vicinity OF 200
tons. They have commenced sinking shaft 300 feet
north of the bluff, to strike No. level which Is being
driven through greensboro, to ntersect shaft Also
have opened the vein one mile north Of present work
ings, finding the vein good
The Eagle River and Humboldt mines, near the mouth
Of Eagle river have cut down forces but are a. work
upon good veins.
The Norwich and Windsor mines have improved great
ly. In tie former they have large mass exposed,
which will weigh twenty or twenty Ave lonesome es
mate 1t hgherbut the above agures can be relied upon
This mine has 100 tons at their landing and the
Windsor has 20 tons.
The Forest Vein is improving west. The product for
January was 20 tons, stamp and barrel work. They
have "a head of stamps working and will dress 80 tons
working "a head of stamps the LIST inst, and the ma
chinery works splendidy.
The Toltec Is looking first rate at every points, they
have just taken out mass weighing six tons. Their
stamps have been hurried forward aud viii, without
doubt be running by the last of March. They intend
starting with the full number of 80 heads, and will
tainy turn ont copper very fast.
At the West Minnesota they are driving into the bluff,
the junction OF the consomerate and trap The vein
is two let we and showing copper the walls are regu-
lar and smooth and It has been proven bsyond doubt
10 be continuation of the natural ven The location
is being explored for the Minnesota vein, which,
without doubt, passes through It,
The Pi.tsburg Gazette says that the main line Of
the Pennsylvania State improvements, proposed to
be so!d is 394 miles long. composed of 276 miles of
canal and I1S miles OF railroad, as follows