The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-30

heart. (Cheers) But he is dead The suicidal knife
be his winding sheet The delegates that met ct the
Toceka convention, all traitors to their country
and Rseder the who has started all this difficulty
hike to profess to De law and order men,
when talking TO Law and order men, and in AL pubic
speeches denounoe the laws unconstitutional and ile
gal. (Cheers.) Those men are the worst enemies
have among us. (Cheers)
Cries were raised for Mr. StringfelIow.
DR. STRncf11Iow came forward, and said that he did
not with to risk Lis reputation as public speaker By
adding anything 10 the eloquent speeches that had al
ready been uttered but he fully endorsed their send-
mems. He concluded by moving that the convection
adjourn VII tomorrow morning. Carried.
Interesting Lane Superior Mining News.
From the Lake Superior Bines, Nov. TO-
During the past week visited the mines of tlU On
tonsg district which lie to the east of the Ridge. in
tee, Aztec Fire Steel What Cheer and Douglas Hougb
ton We also passed tho location and took q RAPID
g,nce at the works of the following mines lying
route which for the present suspended, viz. the
Ohio, Bohemian, Indiana and AlgomAh.
At the roec The railroad to the stamp house is about
completed For want of this their stamp mills have been
stopped for two months past which viii affect very
seHsby their shipments Of copper during the
which could not have been OF any after the compile
ton OF the railway The track is substantial and we'll
built affair We :nink little change Of location would
have enabled them to avoid handling the vein stone
which rendered necessary by the present track But
this will not aserons The engine house to re-
cevo the machine for hoisDg and pumping raised and
engine may ready for work in 1--WE or six weeks
The mine much filled witbrock and vein stone which
awaiting this event 1t does not therefore show very
gooC advantage particularly they happen at the pre-
sent time to be In ground that Is not rich their usual
vein They are pushing on their operations, suking
shafts and 8, and driving third level to east and
west also connecting with the Wine between shafts
ard 3.
They seem to be preparing for heavy operations this
their hosting engine and splendid stamp mill
working upon vein OF well known richness--they
certainly prepared to get out large amount Of copper
during tho coming year.
The Adventure folks st,li getting out copper
ss worthy q tia. na%s The old
openings upon which much money was spent
in search Of tIne vein, are Petty much aban.
this they are merely burrowing in holes on the east
Of the bluff where great number Of outcrops Of copper
In almost every instance they have gone to work
in the pits made by the ancient miners. Some Atty
getting out great amount OF copper In the most of
these holes there appears abundance Of mineral and
noticed Of two directions weight. There
plenty Of small masses and barrel work.
1t altogether probable that this hill is full Of beds and
irregular deposits Of copper and the that will teach
lie bepefactor. Under the circumstances their present
plan of operations probably the most judicous The
veins and nny be well let the miner; 60 on in
their own way and prove the great richness of the
face sutcrop.
They have just finished little stamp mill Of four
heads, driven by water.
AT The Evergreen Bluff they are working two stopng
PARTIES and in driving the adit They have quite
large mass in sight az one place.
The Me chants are merely driving an adt to cut a
81 copper which 9utcrops near their ground on
but il il doubtful whether they have yet reached that for
which they were driving.
venture Several parties extending ancient pits in
the very crest Of the bluff and taking out tribute
amount Of copper that is truly surprising The old adt
and shaft are entirely abandoned. There but few
men at work and they have we understand the right
TO go on in this way fer six months They have now
some ten or twelve tons of copper on hand and have
probably earned from $75 $3.50 per month since they
commenced.
The Fire steel-This mine lies three or four miles TO
the east of the Toltec. We regretted that
able for want Of time to underground. Their open
ngs abo Il as follows they have sunk shaft to
to west, level eco feet and on sec ,nd
level 100 feet triairg amount Of stopping has also
looks quite promising in barrel saa VEN sone
they have not as yet found large masses.
The What Cheer working what is thought to be
the Douglas Houghton vein have commenced, wo be-
ieve, in three places have not yet gone enough
to show the character Of their ground but have turned
cut some copper in barrel and stamp work.
At the douglass Houghton they seem to he sinking to
meet that peculiar congomerate belt which undorlie the
vein at various points along the range, and which ap
pears at the Norwich and Minnesota locations From the
best data they have relating 10 the dip Of that formation
il il thought they very to it, They have lust
commenced cut in the lower level which ought to
strike Il in about ten twelve feet Should they find
hereafter, they hope to do upon lode
laying the copglomerste they will have mine at once
for the present state of the work will enable them TO
tend their openings with great ropei'y There already
large amount OF venstone stripped and ready for taking
down. il IL determined to put up machinery
for working the mine. We thought observed singu
lar conssncy in the richness of the ven in all ts levels
With the aid of proper machinery for lifting and stamping
1t will well repay them to wsrk up large amount Of
stuff which may be at once taken from Their lode.
Toward the surface the vein is unquestionably much
disturbed being thrown by one fault aud probably
raj slides In the upper level the course Of the drift
very tortuous making in places angles great 40
SO deg The lower openings however, seem to improve
in regularity.
The Algomah lies on the east OF the Totec and un-
quesonaby has the vein OF that mine. After sinking
four shafts and clearing off the vein at the foot
bluff to DO ready for driving adit, they suspended
operations until the proving up of thu roltec vein.
From rapid glance at tho numerous diegings and
surface show on the Ohio location we arc led 10 con-
cude that the value Of the ground has not yet been
tested
Bshenian--fhis company have worked two locations
in this district Their las, operations closed about
fifteen months ago. They had been working tho Pis-
caqua location in section 81 and - town II NJ range
lse Royals. From the appearance of the vein stone
taken out, think ii altogether probable that this may
yet make mine az some future day. From the po Of
stun which lay on the premises picked up and car.
rcd of very clever silver specimen
IndansIhs mine is owned almost entirely By agents
GOOD veins the locaucn-the Indiana the Douglass
Houghton and the Fire Steel. Operations havo beer long
since suspended until better times.
The Chicago location, lying in sections Q and TO- is a
mistake Of somebody's We do not understand its his
orybut there Is surface evidence Of mineral there
Indeed the tract Is almost entirely fat and covered with
soil which has probably never been disturbed and there
fore affords no chance for an outcrop o. any sort.
During the month OF October the Minnesota raised one
hundred and thirty four tons, and one thousand two
hundred and sixy-eght pounds of COPPER. Tho Rock
land daring the month raised about fourteen tons
Tho portion Of lately discovered on the johnson
presumption which since It's discovery has created con-
siderable excitement has been landed on the pier and
viii be shipped by the FIRST opportunity.
There have no boss left for below during the mas.
week, and consequently shipments Of cor per have
been made. There 10 on hand 1t tho different ware
houses about 800 tons the most Of which win pro
baby 20 forward during the next week
PRopUC. OF TEE CoPPBR MINES ron THE PAST
YEAR.
From the Chicago Press Nov 81
We had 4 eau yesterday from Samuel W Hil, Fsq
geoost and mining engineer, from Eagle Harbor Lake
Superior from whom We learn that the mining business
ha. been prosperous during the past season. He had
previous leaving LAKE Superior visited all the mines
ard learned what their shipments have been and also