, 1865-08-16


are ye1y apt to overlook. mean the Lead
dlst1icte Of The two a1ntea aborc mentioned.
It Is true that. these districts hase been
worked for the last thirty or forty years, but
It has been nothing. but surface mining and
what has been takea cut can BE called moth
ing but surface mineral, for, with fen, ,eI-
ccptinps, there has been nothing done be-
meath TIC water leTel, and ali through the
mlpea there hare been fonId strong tnd1ca-
tonR Of the mineral wealth VIII ch undoubt-
tdly Lies below. Bat 1t wants Eaen Of pital
and enterprise, msn who baFa money and are
willing to inyest some Of y, to unfold the
and i tbirk that by promoting and cncour~
aging mining at home, they will be doing
more coed, ard with IS good = prospect OF
its be1ng profitable Investment, than they
would In mining for gold Or silver so far
away; for i is as much specnls.ion in min
ing for geld OF silver as it for lead, and
with double the cost; besides, the latter will
btnlft the Northwest In a lar greater degree.
| All it wants ia start. 0l1y let it bs seen
thAt moExy can be made by deep mi6iug, aud
| there Hil presently be plenty rho will BE-
| eager to speculxte.
The late Dr. Fe1ciyal, and his successor,
Pref. Daniels, State Geol1ghts OF. Wisconsin.
| both encourage the 1dea OF deep mining, and
all other persons that have given tbs mines
| an Impartial IN Epcctiop. give the same opin-
Ion. All Intelligent miners believe In great
h.d:es Of mineral lying below, The.e axe
several PLACES in the mines where mineral has
BEEN fell0Wtd down 10 the water, and left
! still going duWn, but unTorked for the lack
of means TO erect machinery to work It any
deeper. The fact Is, working men have not
the means to DO it.
Bnt whether 1t IL from lack Of interest In
Ecme- affairs, or In not knowing tht great
Inducements at home for making money, or
both these reasons, there has been rery lit
.tle Interest shown in this matter, and What
| tas been Is Of the most begrudging sort. So
l think the uoneyea men Of the mining
districts, o. all that take an IntsrBst in this
Western county wonld like to zee the mines
IN tipurish1nQ condition, 1t Is time for them
to begin to encourage mining operations: II
there ale any Eho feel Interested IN the aooye
matter, and would like to get further tnfot-
nation on the susject. let thsm write to ~.
| Msner," Potoz1, Graat Co., Viz, Having
been les.dent in the mines great many
| gears, anaa 8 miner, may be able 70 give
some further information Of mnte practical
aiy opinion is, thai deep mining will prove
= benefit fos speenlsto!S and miners, and .
great bencft 10 this Western, country In
| general. 4 MINER
CROPS II CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
Cnoes PIAtaa, DANG Co., Wis, Aug, IA.
Edisors Chicago Tribune: ~
/ Excepting the hall storm that passed over
q email strip Of land In It's counties Of Sluk,
| Richlard and toRa, wee, Of here, va have
I had 10 reaeon 20 far, in tlis ne!ghborhood, to
be discouraged on account Of heavy rains and
their cc1stquencts during this harvest. OF
coursc, Like all parts Of the West, we have had
plenty Of rain. so much AZ to do some dam-
age, hut the damage is light 50 far: stnce
| Thurkday morning last we have very fine
! weather, Which Is being improved by the
farmers 70 the utmost We are now In the
midst Of The wheat hoEye6t-sp.tng wheat,
equal the crop Of 1sGo. Tha shtnch bag which
destroyed the whole grain crop In this sec
tio1 last year, did very little OF no damsgs
this year. Barley Is all secured and stacked
quality very goc6-brt little damaged. Soms
spring wheat suffered that YVES IN the school
during the hesyy ra!ns last. week. Oats vii
be heavy crop. mostly 1odged. Farmer
are just beginning to cut them, which IL :.
hard job. live 2re blessed WIT: favorable
weather this week we Wlu be all right. ant
farmers Eill hare much to BE- thankful for
I Corn gocd--n little backHnyd. r..
FROM a VETERAN SOLDIER,
WAss1soros. ARK, Aug g.
| Eeito1s Chicago Tribune: :>:>
1nouced IN your paper Of July o1ss 1ettej
sIentd - Yetesan,n in which the write
complains that the Government does no
! 4QDkE8 Out kAOEE 44GA " Ill E4l49kE4 III LOW
sgiee with him On that point, that on
Government ought TO muster out those me.
who Lave served the longest; at least By doinj
20 believe that not more thnn Justice Wou1t
be done TO Us. and u great number Of m,
regiment enlisted In Chicago, In septenbe
and October, 1861, and hare slnee that thn'
! been continuously in the Held, having re
| enlisted IS veterans in December, 1865, nut
! January, 1864, not for the bounty offered rs
| but with the determination to help put dow
: the rebellion or die In the attempt, ;.WehaT4
done our duty, and now that the war Is ovc!
We do not think that Justice is done 10 ns.b,
kerpirg Is, the very men Who were the frs
to dtaW their sWords IN defence Of or1e-couu
Try. and who have stood It tilt the last rebe
! cried Tor qusr ers. We have served over fou
| years, suffered and endured all the dship
that cnly soldier can suffer, and nov tbs
tie Wsr is GEes, We want to rtturn to, ou
homes and fiends. Men who s,rved les
than twelve months, aud who enlisted ool.
! seStn hours before the draft, seceiving bii
bountles, are being muste1td out. 0a1y ttl
veterans hare to may. The men who are III
mcst entitled to lie mustered out are be!nI
kept the longtet in the service. So!
orcrro,, s..cmrprn :.