Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-08-10
ilNERAL POINT TRIBUNE.

ilc, or private, property. But fToni al iavltatio
given IN your last paper I viii hazard another
sheet-if can be allowed TO remain undisturb-
ed this aftemoon-on the same conditions that
I sent YOU the last
II NY last letter should appear before the
pUehc, under obligations 10 try 10 forge a
link that may connect the old system of mining
with new one, which We conceive to be nee
essary to develop the mineral resources Of the
State and / may as weA connence about the
work now as any ether time. In prosecutin.,
tins work. presume IT viii be my best way 10
+ forge link that viii connect eas8lT With the
old system and extend tia far as can Row ards
the new. If l can connect them, well. If not.
some one perhaps viii 10 it for me.
To make mining a profitable and lucrative
business, three things are Indispensable Ist, rich
miHercl VEINS. ID means to manufacture the
ores Of the different metals that We may find
Sd. convenient aud reliable market Tor All our
metals This VIII appear very evident when
We consider that We find in almost allveins the
ores OF different metals and the same amount
OF labor and machinery necessary ia take cut
ore, viii take out the whole. Now ifagy min
eral vein, or mining region. viii pay expenses
with means TO manufacture the ores OF one met
al. il would weld large dividends to those in
terested, if they had means TO manufacture and
market for the whole. Hence. to render mi
ming profitable, in any part Of the world. We
shall find that next in Importance to rich min
eral veins Is means to manufacture our ores.
and the ores of al the metals that we find. Cor
which we have a market. These things IN this
mining region have not had that attention that
their Importance demands. II IS trae. lead has
attracted sufficient attention TO create boma
market for all the lead ore that We can raise-
But Is lead the only metal that Is found An these
mines Are therc not the ores OF ot;eI metals
equally valuable and saleahle This j. a sub
ject Of interest and Importance 10 thi~ State, but
equally to the mining region. \ subject that
should no longer slumber for wantof eno.gv t.
rouse it, but one that should be brought before
the public, and pressed upon the attention of
every class Of community, the Legislature not
excepted.
Tie honor, however, is not reserved for NE. TO
bring before the public, {for The FIRST tine) the
fact. that in addition 70 our lead. which have
been 50 abundant, and our copper that has only
been friaed with, we have almost anv amount
of zinc, Ia the shape of bleIde and ca.araiue Il
Is found not only IN os.r mineral VEINS. IN quau-
titles inexLaustable for generations 10 come. bat
may be found scattered over th, 80 ace, .reuuJ
almost all orr old works, along almost all cur
streams. and even the streets Of many of oar
towns are almost paved with il And yet it is
of no more use to Us thsn the flint or limestone
that we tramp1e under our feet. Bat what Won
der and surprise burst upon the mind when we
stcp from the mine into the market, and fna
thai while the ore in the mine Is worthless, tbe
metal IL the market Is precious aud valuable
while IL the street we tramplc The ore under our
leet. IN the market or store, we pay FOR tie net
al the price Of lead
VIII some Of your readers try TO solve the
following questions. for they are important ones.
ist. hy IS 1t We have reliable market for
zlnc' as metal and 70 market for the ores Of
Anc I'd why Is II that lead. as metal, l.
worth no more than zlrc, when we can get $50
per thousand on an average for lead ore and
nothing for the ores OF zinc 3D. Why Is 1t we
send 70 Europe for most OF our zinc while our
zinc ores here ln the mines are Of better Quail
ity, more extensively distributed. and can be
raised much cheaper Is Il because we have
no I'ei think not; We are "a Lear the coal
efiea ef Illinois, as some OF the zmc regioua Of
Europe are TO the coleries to which they take
their zinc ores Is It because there IS 10 com
muLication between onr zinc regions and tie
coal heids oi Illinois tdink i cannot be
ti1s. ior we have Railroad from the centre Of
ono 10 the centre Of TIE other Is II 5ecaaSe II
VIII not pay think not every Ia'eHigeni
man, acquainted with TIE iaciS. must see that a
better Investment cannot be made. If II VIII
pay tof capital lavested la sach establishments
We hnd for tits purpose IN different parts of
Europe, where many Of them arc rs far from
fuel as We are, and have to pay SO or 3I5 a ten
for their ore, ~ay VIII It not pay Lere. where
tie ore eaa be obtained tor halt that anoent :
II may be said bv some, tnat labor IL cheaper
there: be II %. Wal rot Tue cost Of freight from
Europe to this far West over balance this tea
fold: Is it because 'ze have not the means in