New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-03

The great case between the Philadelphia Coal
Company and TIE Delaware and Hudson Company for
back tolls alleged 10 be due from the former, invCly
ing some half million of dollars has been decided at
the General Term of the Supreme Court in favor Of
the Penns ylvania Coal Company.
The corporators of the steamship line between Val
paraiso and Panama chartered at the last session of
the Legislature, making rapid progress in organ
iziDg the Company. They have promises already of
considerable subscriptions. The establishment OF
this line on route which has been heretofore exclu-
sively in possession of the English, must largely in
crease the business between the West Coast Of South
America and this country via the Panama road
The mail contracts between New-York and San
Francisco for nine months from next October which
was bid for on Saturday, has not been awarded, and
dispatches from Washington state that it will not be-
fore several days. II 10 be generally anticipated
TIA, it will be awarded to Vanderbilt or one of his
agents.
Now that there is abundance Of the American Com
pany's guano in market from Jarvis Island and IN
unlimited supply there and other islands for the
world We suggest to gentlemen and gardeners in this
vicinity to give ii fair trial and learn for Themselves
whether is nothing but worthless earth certain
high officials reported or good fertilizer has been
represe nted by others 1t claimed by the friends Of this
euano that it has produced the best corn the largest
beets and the biggest turnips 1t would be
well for every who has patch of ground to use
few hundred pounds in experimenting, that if it oe
what it is claimed We may expend no more hundreds of
thousands cfdoars in purchase Of Peruvian guano
The Lake Superior mail brings the annexed ac-
counts Of the Minnesota and Rocklsnd mines:
Extract from J. h. Toarnseads Letters Of date
tpril
SEsorA-Herewith | send return Of product
for March, say ll2i tuns. The accidents heretofore
reported to our boilers and engine have, OF course
caused delay at all Of our principal works seriously
affecting product for last month, and probably to
some extent that for April and May also We are
able however to keep the mine free from water, and
also TO do some hosting with our remaining boiler;
but do little or no stopping there az present. as the
pump must run constantly while the snow is leaving.
OF course the boilers ordered will be hurried for
ward with the least possible delay.
As to the present appearance OF the mine, there
are several points through out the levels that appe
very favorable and promising, aud some that pro-
ducirg well or mass copper. The vein looks well IN
many places east Of No. shaft and will doubt turn
out considerable copper there. Shafts Nos. and III
viii soon BE- in position 10 admit of stopping there
also TO a considerable extent. The open cut in the
conelomerate is producing fairly and expect viii
do si better for April; while the ground underneath,
which is yet nearly unhroken by Slopes, vii no doubt
Weld considerable product through the Spring and
Summer months.
"No. shaft is now sinking below the 50 fathom
level and passing through fine vein Of mas copper,
from which several tuns have already been raised and
we expect the ground between Nos and in the back
of the same level! 10 turn out well when We come TO
Stopping it,
'RocEIAsD.-Ths mine, you alre sdy ad-
vised has improved very much in lis general appear
snce and Indications and also in production for the
past month A. the inclosei return for March 20 tuns
will show. We are ROW drifting each way in the 40
fsthom level from No. and No. shafts and have
l.. Il L. r. o-l
for the whole distance it looks well and is productive.
On the wet side Of No. there il in sight
siderable mass only partially exposed in the drift and
the extent of which can only be determined by stop
ing. We have only just commenced drifting in the
level at No shaft, and already find the vein quite
large and well charged with copper. This shaft has
expoeed good pieces Of copper in the course of
snking which viii be reached and made available by