Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-03
VErMoNT CoPPEn MINING COMPANY


The first examination made of these copper
mines, at Vcrshlre, was by Mr.. q. W. Malt
hey, about the year 1895. His attention was
attracted to it, by the decomposition Of the sui
phurct of iron on the surface of the ground
lie expended about thirty dollars in opening the
mine, and become satisfied that it was valuable,
but having no real or deduite knowledge of lis
utility and value, he suspended operations. The
work was recommended by one Mr.Spcnccr and
a few others, about the year 1881, who lost
their Investment, and gave UP the cnierpizc in
despair.
a Company had then been organized nj
Stranord, by Mcssrs. Tyson, from Baltimore,
and Binney, from Boston. hr tho purpose Of
digging and working the Copper mines in that
town, rolling, smelling &c.-Nhcn Messrs.
Spencer & Co. failed, the Stralord Company
purchased the ore on hand, transported il to
Snan6rd, and there worked it, In 1892, the
Strafurd Company scn,a few hands 10 The Yer
shire mine, who worked there through the sum
mcr season with tolcrablc success The huisi-
ness at Stanford was finally wound up, and the
work at Nnshire was again suspended,
Nothing farther was iunc At Ncshrr, til
August, 1853, when Mr., Bernard, Of Morris
town, New York, examined the mine, and pro-
cured bond for decd of the property for $1,000,
to be granted in one year. In consequence Of
unexpected success, in the mining operations,
Mr. Bernard took his deed of thc property the
18th day Of September. lie then sold out shares
of the mine to different individuals, in New
York City, aud vicinity who made application
to Hon. Stephen Thomas, Of W. Fairloc, to
petition the legislature for charter, and on the
18th of Nov. the act Of incorporation passed.
The first meeting Of the corporaiors was held on
the Goth of November, when they chose their
President, Clerk, Treasurer and Directors, and
they are now exporting about one hundred tons
per month, of the dressed ore, to the Hum
phreyyillc Copper Company, New Haven, Ct,
which is yielding rich reward for all labor
and expenses. The mine could not now be pur-
chased for the sum Of one hundred thousand
dollars.
We visited the mine, a few days since, and find
they are now working 'crushng machine,
propelled by an engine OF twenty horse power.
The machine is Of cast iron, will crush thirty
TONS per day, and is no small wonder Ia" native
Americans in the town aud vicinity. Alcr
the crushing comes the washing By what the
miners call the "iioging machine" When
washed it is considered ready for transportation
and smelling. The mine is located about seven
miles from the Passunpsic Railroad, but the
ore is now carried abou, ten miles to reach the
Railroad Station, at ThetfOrd.
The vein which is at present being worked,
ranges from to lG feet in thickness, the orc
being the yellow sulphurci Of copper mixed with
the various oxides, green carbonate, and native
copper. Its course is nearly due north and
south, with dip or underlay to the east Of about
three feet 10 the faihom when near the surface
but on defending, it rapidly becmes more verti.
cal, and the probability is that it will eventually
be found 10 run at right angles to the base Of
the mountain in which the mine is silunted.
The working was first commenced a, the foot
OF the mountain, but from lime TO time other
openings have been made with good success
The ore at the height of 600 feet is as rich as
that at the base of the hill Owing to the IA
vorable situation of this mine, the expenses Of
working it are below the average cost of mining.
II has been reported that this mine was first
discovered by lis volcanic erupiions, as early
as the year 1900. But we were unable to find
such report verified, even by the " Oldest inlnb-
liant" but that the mine is now valuable, and
that The working Of it will long be pursued
with profit, can no longer be doubted,
There is, also, copper mine ia Comith,
called the 81 Pike HILL" 1t is now being wor-
ked, and bids fair to yield good ore in erich
abundance" We shall visit this mine soon,
when we will furnish our readers with full
account Of it.
We arc of the opinion that Vermont is as
rich in minerals any state in the union OK.
cept California, and we belive that many who
are now leaving their " dear native hills, will
yet return to aid and assist us in openieg some
of the rich treasures which more thorough
geological survey will yet develop We verify
believe that few years will serve to yield II,
proof of this prediction. Who knows but that
Vermont is yet to be to the Eastern United
States, what California now is 10 The Southern
and Western l-Hdr Of W.
MANUFACTURE OF RuM.-Probahy the only