Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-07-05
Mining.

The Madison Petriot, in an article upon the
rise. Peak gold diEgincs. allgdes % the IN
certaiaty Of the miners prospects. viewed
from his own experience and knowledge Of the
ie-d mines. Doubtless the writer Is correct -
ar - this. that there are many who do not make
raouev But Ne cannot agree with him IN the
statement that the most fortunate miner i The
,le.t unfortunate man" Perhaps this vas the
ea-e oace-it IS not so now Our miners do not
s9aaader their earnings at the doggerles or
gaming table a formerly. Most of them have
tsmiles and support them more cornfortaS. :
aa4 i better style than any other class Of Ia
fo-iag people And when they make 4 strike
tae money is invested il real estate. Or in what
: T .ome permanent value. Our city snd -
Suburbs are dotted with the cosy home
s.ead. Of our independent miners. In 20 part
T lie State is money plenty As here Our
currency has that metallic ring which sur
Uses those who have handled nothing but rags
At their life. Were it not for our miners, there
i 20 estimating the amount Of suffering our
reople would have undergone. They have made
4 market fo- produce and given Us 4 constant
pply OF specie 10 return for their large yield
II zIac. lead and copper They are net DEEPEN
dent On Dr. weather or wet weather. Neither
.he chinz bug. the Fessian fy nor the frost af-
fects their annual OF. Labor i sure 10 give
fair return and tie past season, IN particular.
zhen there was ! general failure of other crops,
aaI when prices OF produce have ruled low,
ears Us cut IN these assertions. While wheat
~as ssarce and the price low. lead was plenty
.lt the price high The mining country IS
Fraspering. and sill prosper, while It's citizens
are Industrious. and while miaing and agricul-
.-ra - hand IN hand.
GANz LAw.-Au association Of the hunters
"a sportsmen Of this city hiss been formed for
tae purpose Of enforcing the existing law II re
a..oa 10 the shooting OF game This IS right
aa5 ve hope our neg hboTing towns vii do The
sane thing Birds should not be shot until
eaey can fiy. and 10 genuine sportsman viii
aaFe any disposition violate the law. We
Understand i 10 be he intention to prosecute to
she extent Of the law every offender So look
cut.
CABINET OF AISERALs-We live n rlch min
cal country, our mines are filed with the rich-
st and raTsst specimens Of nineraIogy and pa
.aontology. Why have We no collection To which
may point Inc Fl>illD- 1TloDC
Where the scientific traveller aud the transient
vls,tor may alike feast their eyes upon the
beautiful illustrations Of our plutonic formstions2
Here haze We lived for thirty years, ignorant
ourselves Ct he true value Of rocks and soiis
s the nature q cur essils and shells All Of which
- kick around tie streets IS only 1t for Nc
Admitting the highways. aud vet to the man
Ct science they are valuable and interesting
Shall not Association he formed and q
Csbiae. started at once9 What say our voanc
men
CHssPToxsHIr.-Og exchanges are filed with
Challenges from chess and billiard PLAYERS and
Nth The results Of match games Undoubtedly
i IS PREFER for those whose who u able 20
squire fame By doing anything more useful TO
N i b tke exhibition of valUless skill We
Lave some Candidates for honor heEe-one whom
- would pitch against the State IN . game OF
seven up. and another who would live TO
1aHd down a. name % posterity Is the cham
pen Of " poker send o. your Eanes. gentle
nea.
i CHANCE FOR The Bors-The p-nprietors OF
e frdlre Farrasr Chicago offer S25 90 prem
~ 70 the boy under is years Of age who shall
at@e Inc largest number OF bushels of Rutabasas
II turnIIs n one acre of ground the pre-
ct season the cultivation 10 be entirely nv