Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-16

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tive TO the trip and the mines.
On The upward passage they we're eight days In
the ice This time was spent pleasantly, the three
Cleveland boats, the Iron Cig, North Star and
Ncrfler,, Ldght being together On reaching On.
tonsgon, the City ran for La Poinie, but owing
to the Ice, could not get 10, 50 lay at OAK Island
until Sunday night. 4 was here reported that the
Lady EigiH had gone into LaPonte on Thursday.
| II 20, she had not come ont when the Iron City |
leh The winter had been unusually severe in /
this region and snow was deep. Game to Eagle |
River on Tuesday and took on copper, and arrived |
at Portage entry Wednesday morning Portage |
Lake s not yet clear Of Ice aud Portage freight |
was taken to LAnse Bay aud landed on Beudry's |
dock. Left Marquette Wednesday evening at II |
O'Clock Propeller Manhattan aud Sohooners Star |
Of the North and Shook we're there, and Schooner
Consuelo at WalskaBay Met North Star Thurs |
day morning below White Fish Point Left the |
saut at l p N. Thursday. Schooner Challenge |
and Propeller Mineral Rock were there the latter |
had struck rock in the Nebsh Rapids and stove
a hole in her bow. As the damage could not be |
repaired in the Canal she wos to return TO Detroit
Left Detour Thursday evening. The tug Eclipse |
was there. Met tug L, L. Lyon of Pt au Barques
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iug.
She brought down ia bbls copper weighing |
s2,425 pounds from the Central mine; and % mas.
ses weighing 26,Oi5 lbs. aud 3l3 bbls weighing
27s,26O lbs. from the Cliff mine This was con.
signed to Hussey & Mcbride, with some additional
miscellaneous freight.
We also have the following Information in regard
to the state Of the mines
National mine have abouta hundred tons Of mass
and barrel copper at OntouagOn ready for shipment,
and about 100 tons at the mine on the surface, but
the roads have been so bad they could not get II
down 10 the mouth It is supposed that this
mine is one OF the richest on Lake Superior In
one of the shafts, sunk in what is known as the
disputed territory there is mass Of copper, and
what is already exposed of its estimated weight
200 tons The other two shafts sinking close by
in the same territory are rich in mass copper.
The Rockland is doing we'll Capt. Jennings
says be will get cut so tons per month for the next
six months
Tolteo has also done we'll this winter.
The Mass mine has been worked ON tribute dn-
ring the winter. They have 25 tons at the mouth
ready for shipment
The Ogima mine has done very well W. W.
Spading says he has ready for shipment from that
mine IS tons of mass and barrel copper.
The Adyenturer has 60 tons at the mine ready
to send down when the roads improve.
Mr. John Hayes, of this city, one ofthe most en-
i, terprising of mining managers, who opened the
! Cliff mine years ago, left outonagOn on Monday
last with a small party for the Porcupine Noun
: lins to develope the Carp Lake Nine, which is
. located there. He had high hopes of bei1g sue.
cessful in his endeayors which, no doubt, he will
be- as this mine is considered one of the richest in
i tue lakes Dr. I. Garlick of this city, was the
original proprietor, and most of the company now
+ working It are Clevelanders.
= At the Cliff aud Minnesota mines the yield is not
as large as formerly The Cliff has about 700 tons
> ready for shipment from the dock at Eagle River,
u and a large amount which has accumulated at the
. mines The average yield last year was 1876 tons
per month. About 500 men are at work there
now.
. The mines at Eagle Harbor never looked better.
9 The Copper Falls are working $50 men. They
81 are now sinking in the ashbed or belt Of Copper
d bearing rock, running east and west.
y This rock yields about p. c. of Copper and the
supply may be considered inexhaustibe. Balls
1. Stamps are now in operation aud kept going night
=, and day. The North West have also this Belt
t. of Copper bearing rock running east and Vest
t They are to put up 4s head of Stamps in addition
g. as soon as possible, which, when working "a hours
ID per day, will produce about 80 tons copper pei
"a month. The Central has got out ana ready lo
= shipment 10 tons of mass aud Barrel Work th
y. winter Itislookng well at present, and working
j, about seyenty-fye men. The Connecticut alst
er looks well aud will have abput thirty tons of Cop
u. per to ship this Spring.
he The Iron City leaves on her return trip to night
,o -SS
MARINE ITEMs-The Buffalo schooner InDiHci
:, bic, it will be remembered, was dismasted AM
:, Otherwise disabled last fall in a storm on LAX
a, Huron. She was taken to Detroit where she ha
" " lain during the winter. On Friday last her hui
was towed to this port by the Ocean for repairs
ar She now lies 10 the old ryer bed, and is to be re
T. fitted and prepared for service, She is compara
itvtly new vessel
IN. The tarque D. c. Pierce is in the hands of tn
n. calkers and being prepared for sea.
-. The brig MassilOR is also being painted and re
10 paired
The propeller Jersey Guy is upon the Marin
:, Railway being fitted with new Wheels pante,
&c.
Capt Wilkes little steamer that is to haro
oo the waters of tine Muskegon river in michigan,
ii being rapidly fitted up, She has received her e
ro' gine and boilers, aud her upper works are no
DO being put up,
The propeller Mendoza whose engines al
Ill machinery were so badly broken up near Maid'
of two weeks ago, has been towed to this place al
ali now lies ct he Cuyahoga Furnace Works recei
lnd log new works new shaft and other machine
- was needed She will probably be 9ltsd a
the ready for sea in two weeks
md The docks at The west end of the Lighthouse
la Bridgeare being repaired and rebuilt The err
mo ton of that bridge has vastly enliyened busn'
,py on that side of the river
10, The hull of ane yacht, 30 feet keel will be st
nj at auction to day, near the cana in the rear
nsr of Howe Willard paint shop.
Do THE HIGHER Law Rev. Mr.. BREwsTE
~. sermon on the Higher Law, which has been
w highly spoken of by all who were fortunate enou
~ to hear Il, and which is mastery and eloqu'
'o"' discourse, has been published in pamphlet for
'D' and can be had at Cobb's, Iugham & Bragl
Jewetts, ShuCkers', and Hawks
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