National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-10
Copprr MINING IN VENOM. :.

that there was an extensive copper
mine in this State, and one that Is
successfully and probably worked.
But such appears to he the fact. 1t
is located in Vershire, Orange Coun-
ty, about ten miles from Thetford
Station on the Passumpsic X iilrOad.
1t is owned aud operated by the
Vermont Mining Company" in
corporated by the Vermont Legis.a-
ture in 1853. The capital stock is
$500, 900, divided into 100, 900 shares.
The company own about 800 acres
of mineral land, and employ 14O
men and boys in the various branch
es of the business. From $4,000 to
$4,000 are paid out monthly tor la
Dor. Last year about $4,000 were
expended by the company for labor
and in the extension of their works,
preparations for smelling their ore
on the spot, &C., &c. About 5000
tons of ore have been annually sent
Off to be smel.ed, and this ore yields
an average of ten per cent. OF pure
copper. Ore or rock which yields
less than that proportion of copper
is rejected as worthless. A large
smelling house. 1O2 by 81 feet, with
boiler house 80 by 26 feet. and
stamp room 20 by 70 feet, with four
blast furnaces for smelling, have
Just been erected and will soon go
into operation. A shaft has been
sunk into the hill which is now
eighty-five feet below the level of
the adit or opening, and the vein at
the deepest place in the mine is rich.
We were taken to the mine last
week by Mr.. Warren a. Cleveland,
the Treasurer of the Company, and
for the first time witnessed the pro
cess of breaking up the rock, sepa
rating the ore from refuse matter,
dressing it and preparing it for
smelling. When the smelling works
are started, we should judge that
the business and the profits of the
company must be considerably i'll
eased. The mine is located only
about a mile from West Fairlee vii
lage, and it gives to the whole
neighborhood an air of thrift, and
adds much to its wealth and pros
perity. We learned that charcoal
is too expensive to he used i'll Sinelt
ing the ore, and coke, prepared from
bituminous coal in Nova Scotia, is
the fuel best adapted to the purpose.
This copper mine is an element OF
wealth to this State, and we are
glad to give our readers some idea
Of the mineral treasures that lie
hidden beneath our Standardization
Repository.
BIRTHPLACE OF DISTINGUISHED
NERMoNTERs.-A Nermonter, III
Boston, corrects as follows, in note
to the Transcript, some misstate-
ments in a paragraph which has
been published in many newspapers
during the past six months:
Judge Collamer was born III
Troy, \. Y, but spent the most nc
tive portion of professional life at
Royalton, Windsor County, VT. and
then removed to Woodstock. Prof.
Stafford was born at Royalton. Ze.
/ rah Colburn, one of the most bril-.
liant numerical calculators that the
world has ever known, was bora ut
Cabot, Washington County, and
was buried at Norwich, VT, where
IL few years since, there was nothing
/ but Il coarse MULLEN to mark his
, grave. Salmon . Chase is not q
, Eermontcr, but resided number OF
years with an aunt at Royalton, and
was fitted for College at the Royal
: ton Academy. Cornish. New Hamp,
shire, was his native place. Hiram
; Powers was born at the residence
Of his grand father in Woodstock
Wind, or County, but resided on the
I river farm belonging to his father
d opposite the Court House, adjoining
| the farm of Hon. Chas. Marsh. The
. latter locality was the birthplace o
, Hon. Geo. l.. Marsh. Orcstes A
y Bronson wasa native of Stockbridg,
e Windsor County, but resided &
# length of time at Royalton. Thad
n deus Stevens was born in Ca do
- MIA County. Stephen A. Douglas
" WAS born in brandon, Rutlan,
County. Hon. Justin S. Morrill,,
Y birthplace was Stratford, Orang,
!. County. Joe Smiths, Sharoh, Wind
sor County. Brigham Young
Nottingham, Windham County,
e The two last have made some nois
o in the world rs Mormon leaders.
:, SUPERNATUR AL MUsIC.-We fin
>, the TO lowing in the Lamoille News
=, dealer relative to the excitemen
/ in Hydepark, relative to the ST
90 pelnatural" aud its exposure
.Great excitement has been PR
" vaillng in town for some days pas
re on account of supposed spiritu'
manifestations at the house of Gale
uurlbut. These NANTES tations can
rs in the pleasing guise Of music.
- was heard ut all times of day an
4" night, and in all parts of the hous
rs The air seemed full of heaveul
N sounds, which mortals could II,
IS. produce. Soft, subdued and melle
notes, wild and plaintive, occasio