New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
FROM ONTON4GON.
Fr.nral -. rr.br-.. 22l.

From T1e Ds.rot: Tribpzr 22I.
We have TIE Miner If October 81, November AMI
l3 from which take all the reFs stirring N that
part Of the Upper Peninsula. Between tine oih aud
18Th. two overland mails arrived. via Wausau Wis,
ard Eagle Lake, being the frat time that overland
arrivals have taken place prior % the lat ARRIVAL oy
boats.
r. johnson Of superior has taken the contract for
carving tie mail overland between that p.sce and
outonagon. M J. caue through. having been four
week. on the route. The trail has been straightencd
and great improved specially from Gogebic Lake
t. Montreal River by which route the mail viii come
when the zee does Tot afford safe pass see On the
Lake The Winter mails will leave the head ol the
IsLe about the middle uf November, going semi
monthly The offices on the route are BAYFIELD,, la
Poin;e Wairtes.y. olauah 'at the Bal River Mis-
sion WIS., ard Pewabic
The new Protestant church at the Minnesota Nine
was dedicated Oct. II, the it7Y W. May preaching
the ded catory sermon.
Tie miriug news ~ not very important. The pros
meets at the Natioaal constantly improving. Iner
: pt.mber product was nire turs tner Oc,o1er r"d-
net vl be from twelve to fifteen tuns Ihey are
work about 100 men, which viii be- increased dur
ing the Winter. TIE works at the West Minnesota
are stoadiy progressing. rher adit level driven over
$40 ee through clay and sand az cost o' s-'u0' h'S
reached tie rock aud IN slight openings ihey are TAX
ing ont considerable stamp snd barrel Work. Inc
vein is ree regular and unusually rich considering
TIE slight depth they have attained IN the rock. Inc
vol j. unQuesionabY the same "a the soa,n or con
eom,rate lode work at the Minnesota ana Nttionsl'
ouruncs upon H. nj either of these mines. Their aft
is tie largest with exception, that has ever been
driven in the Lake Superior region for purposes OF ex-
p'ornc. The work i to be pushed this " inter. \
tribute contract has been made with Mr. McNOron -
work q small party NJ the Victoria. Tney have raised
and shipped eight barrels OF copper three of which
weighed g. j35 pounds. a sufficient amount of stamp
barrel ana mass copper Is now being taken fom the
nine To Justify the opinion that, # taken from a
vein on which paying nine was now operating,
the stock in the Norwich would az once com-
mapd so rer share. There is q report that the
Canal Cpmpany's exploring party u the yicul'y oi
Portage Lake have found Pewabic vein on their
lands some mile or more east Of the Franklin. ihe
news of the Portage Lske are now increasing their
product IN mn'rai in ratio far above that oi the
ether districts of the copper region. Last year these
mines shpped about 200 tun- Ol mineral, ami they
will get If this year about 100 tuns, providing snip
/, NJ facl tiles are offered 80 hate they were last
fan. This shows increase OF 40 'ut u per cent,
notwithstanding important mine the Portage mas
entirely suspended in the mean time. In addition 70
this vast amount Of mineral, IN the form OF stamp
work has been raised when Is not qlite available
for shipment but which will contribute largely to the
product of tire coming year. Tie mine works, eX-
cept those for exploration merely, are entirely con-
fined 10 two great veins. One ot them, the great
Pewgbic lode upon the northern BE of the lake,
and has been explored At various points for about tgo
and half miles in extent The Quincy, Pewaoic and
fraIkln mines are now AZ work upon T.. Ihe other
lode i opened only the southern side OF the lake.
IL lies considerably To the east of the Pewabc vein,
end the Ire Royae and Huron mines are workiog
upon il. The average width Of the good mineral
ground # be Pewabc and Isle Royas lode is about
twelve feet or two iathoms, which is extremely
large as two feet would be considered good WI ith for
"A true vein,