, 1863-04-07
The Iron and Copper Kutexests
On Lake. SUPERIOR and ttic
Railroad Enterprise Connect.
ed T'hcrcSyi1h.

tbr same- The product Of copper mining, as
ia we'll known, las been increasing rapidly
f,1 !, number Of years; but it Is only within
the last three years that Lake Superior iron
ore las entered largely into the manu1actu-
ring industry of the country. ihc Upper
as the commcFelal men o. Chlcaeo
ART aware, is non Ipfooae1ng country, Ill Inc
meaps of subsistence ana 1nc peop!e nlus'
depend upon 1nc lake region oelo" lof aae1r
chief supplies, OF "hich'a It Is estlnaleo' tne
amount imported last year e1eeeoeo I'VE "'i-
llons OF oo1'ars' tne ou'A u LID .saas -
contfo1ed oy De1f"ll, cle'claua ano en1easo'
Inc greater poftlon 1allng ~ 1'aste1A ei1'e'
from tnelr superior advantages " eontliu"'
Gallon. lne esiSl.ne ons.neas - - ~ 1.'son,
Siderable 1nagnl'nue' &l"e - n',ss w 'eiopco
INTO mnch 1asgef pEoleottlon5 " tue Joolcaous
encouragement ot CAPITALISTS ana commercial
men, IN oi'en'ng routes OF communlca1on'
A sallroad from Little Bay de Noquet to the
Iron Mines, and thence to I'Anse Bay, tho
entire distance being butabout 100miles, would
open the Iron and copper regions to the Low
cr Lakes, and bring this fmportant 1.:..a 1I:.arAl
district into immediate connection with the
great highway of trade upon the lakes. The
line Of the rond is nearly straight, and as it
runs back of the coast rance. It Is q rent}e
descent. with easy GRADES from the mines 10
Ray de Souuct. It las lonp been known to
commercial men that this vas tfa true inlet
To the Lake suncr;or country as wc11 as a
mast desirable ontlet for its mineral nrodyc.
t;ons Th;e Is csn.c;,l,r true so c,- &C 10
tut;ncss of chie,oo ;s concerncd s;nce n
s,rcs ahout am miles of lake and r;ver rari.
<,,t;on ..,d ,r1,er,,a ch,c,ao NV +r,ne,c+s
=. h,s;raae - q d;s,dr,n+eoe 90 co,,nared
viii, CLEVELAND and netro,ts with this routo
n,onoa 1,sr ,drontooe. u,,,d hocomc o,,,,1
- WIT e,,.rsor IN ,hoso of tho former The
,.ta-ost - r,,;.ano e. o,,on;n, t,,;e ~.,rta !,
.t o.,,, et,~,.nn brt 1ar 80 ,1...,- .-oo,-
r,,aa ~ .,o- hns;,oes rno,,
Thare 40 +uo r,;1ro,d on+ornr;so. m f,,t
:, th,t countv of wn;ch one ia nour vol,
o.+oh,;sbod and +ho o4hcr ID n no.r o,o da.
sfrned II bc comnctinr road The oh,cct
~ +,,e ,-,;c1e IL n invita- attention :, +bo
Co-,,,.r t1,c claims of tbc latter h,v,no hcf,ro
tic hee,, nzesected
~ p.r ia Noono+ and No-ora++o p,,1ro,a
r-.a oo,n,norood ~ 7sze II wa ,ro,.ctod ~
r,n froro N,rorcttn hv vav # 10 n,;,cs to
-a,-4 -. r,.ao D. =. 1cso - ',-.o
- f -. ~
| eeAulu ~ ~ 'AtAeo' 49," ~, ~ '"'
- ol'enus ~ - 'ssoA' eln1 ,en'. .uNoaa
.".9 o1e 1ss y nm. tnu 49, M ,arn u,a .o<,1 ~
" no ~ 1890 ono .oAs .cs -. w - ao'
~, ~ iovv' na i'''''V, ~ Asoi' 'o'o" a,'u ~
leG2s, loV,ooo TONS Inc want Of an euttet 1T
Lay ae Noqoet ms long peefl 1elt ana fecog,
h'zea os 1nc eonpany. Aas' yea' .ne loao
n. nas so sn:S , .1INnS ~ -. .o.. @ .aD .ass.;sD.
s' .,,:'' ~. " y .,,s1!r s T,a a.1as- s-
'An.a-a.,, s 49, so..,s.1a ~. o-.a..;a- 49,
,,,,t s1eso,, ~ o,-ooo.+ ~ ,.x-1 - .,,..,,-,
r. 80 H.. w;t1,;, t,~oe ~o,-s fron, +ha nroscn,
49, - ro,,o- .,c,,1a o,.o,,..t,,aas 49,
~ o,,rs eas 1.s .,.,..,1n,.,,. aro-
a.."ahaa aorf..roa - w -,1on - ~ 1er-
-. - 49, ,,a..a,,,o IT, ;.,.o,ost .e.h,o mn,
n,nr - o~tcnd y. 1;r. nor+hword I,ans
na,. fnr +ho 1,,rroso If ono,;n1 N, conrc
-ao;an o1a f,,,,.;e,,;,- ~ o,,tsot ~ ~ a
NS,.T. 49, , a9,o aa,,os t,,o.afa.. -, ~
->eI 1s. ..,ess- 49, H,a-S,,ot.a ~,
S~.assaa, pus,raaa r,,non~ ~ ronu,-
~. 5.a,,,,;aa -, ,,c -. 5.1at,ro NJ ,1ich
.,.a 1,,.,a t-,.,,+ t,;,.,, H., co,rro.e ;
a., IN tho construction Of Tint ro,d. HaTi,
tte Raw dc Noouct end Of the original Ian
grant line, and the two being, In TACT, mad
one by the geographical features Of the cou,
try, the propriety Of rc-uniting the two, at
thus cntrusiing the principal railroad syste
Of the country in tho hands of the presel
conpany, wns seen and recognized by Il
4 Michigan Legislature, and the grant was giv'
1 to our company, at the last session. Tic tq
t companies, consisting Of the samc parties, no
j. hold and own not only the most importa
land erant lines in the country, but the on
lines which will draw an acre Of iron 1an5
This last fact / mention adyisca]v. The ir
district lays west Of t1.a Esconaba river, II
n north and west cftho iron mines now works
r. ttle Jacb:on. Cleveland and Lake superio
;. .1v o+tan+,nn +as ncec called IN m arts
~ witch annearca In vour naner. on the 1st
9, an-;1 ;nst conmona;no thu nro;ect of
n, pan'ne,,1a ' .'', p,,,rood md stat,nq thot .,
of I.,c -. a.. 1,;.,
'o- FROM the business ucn Of thls city, ia alre;
ho .,,,-..,hoau ~ W. h.ra rott;,o n sav in
aI eopsefloeo' nc Law no'.4"s :"
to paragcment OF this enterprise. ~ Seeks
vr | came object VIC have contaminated. since
commencement of o,,r ro,d +o, roo,.
Fe 4..,,,,, - j.
IN. "no WHICH We eAPee1eo ~ aceon1pl1sn 4s y
~, as the business OF the country would jus