, 1870-08-07
Total .f9,s11 4sSlse4, 1ea's. s.119 10,

5.ll9. ,1lS
This year it is estimated list TIC shipmauts
will reach onf million ef tons. and ger the
ison deposit has hardly bccu touched. On all
Menou1inee southwara, inmenee deporits
have been Uncovered Iron ia gold here, gold
in its n1su.e, gold in its richness, an1 gold iI
lts dividends, aud these migbts ribs OF the
Upper Peuinsula may apparently ee blasted
and hammered f for centuries. and still yield
rich product. The mines which have enum-
eratcd produce five varieties OF ore; tho
sVt eular hcuatfte, which yields in the blast
furnace from GO to G5 Fer cent OF met .llic
iron; the b1 ossn lematite, Which yietd- shout
50 per cs'nt; the magnetic ores which are
f"u.ll at the Michigan, Washington, Edwards
slatg hematte; aud I silicioua orc containing
variable amount Of o1ydh of manganese,
vi ich has ouly Just been introluccd- The
heulattte to superficial observer is the laas:
promising in appearance Il resembles !
mass Of bard rcd mud. hut sou Hll observe
, That the miner easer'y seeks for It and
apparently polished pure iron untouched. In
tine teet Of the furutce It IL the hematitc that
YIELDS the iron Grst, a. the furnace OF trial
ttoEs the pure lroil in men who Lave outward
ly given no sign Of it. We ramblel about tho
t.a"a! m'ne 1or ~ an hour Or more passing thEousa
which dripped translucent water; trayessiug
"indi1'g galleries, no~ plungiug down tteep
bhit1he Of non kteFa, and now SLOWLY cliubiu,.
, pa1isade Of irun by its salient points. 1ru1,
iron, everywhere. No trees, no Struts send
their roots dnHn here for sustenauro. Not a
ustlo o. gf7ss grows IN the csevlces. Nature
!" here in be. stetn> awful mood. Hers she
hss worked her wonders with fire and water,
aud forged the mighty foundations OF the
eofl1. Here she has r,1e1 up these enormous
green slate and ldndinE them viii. red aud
shsse quartz. esen in her majesty looking to
'rauty. Standing upon this solid iron door,
altl mountains OF iron rising
all around .ou, and severberat.ng
TO the nosse Of tho drill aud sledss,
md occasionally claahing tue eoEnti Of dis
sant bIaet from their metallic silsa, while ion.
Of iron loo%ened hy the po.der 60 thundes,ns
DOWN the sheer face OF some lowering cliff.
you realize uhat Homer sang Of the TStans At
their fosge@, aud Vulcan in his Workshop. Tho
miners WELD eLedge from morning to night,
not one Of my readers could use for five min
1tee, and set they are, ~ class, su,all, lean,
Why men. As hare said before, bag1imed
NTH the red powder Of the iron. both IN skiu
aud clothing, they alt look alike, and al,hqllgh
It is but seldom they sec the broad daylight,
the iron hiss not entered their souls to that c1-
tert that they caunot 10 cheerful and content-
ID and unusIally courteous to visitors. And
70 we leave the red m1ness, pounding AWAY 1t
ihese masses of iron which will 20 out ot these
tissutea and hollows to rcappear in the nlou.
the anvil, the chip, ard the ergiuc, 1oius a
york, the importance. Of which tier little
dram Of, leave ths rcd trains drawn
ccmo.ives which 60 shrieking into the
towels Of the es1th, leave natu1e in her iron
rcpose. sud as ne climb tho tolsoma ASCENT,
the sounds f:elow STOW faiEter aud fainter, the
miners disappear from sight, and ue ne once
more in the broad daylight, tramping down
tftazr f.a$ c$+
and re-cmbark for Marquette. Mr. aud Mrs,
L. are At the depot IN the sggrrga'e- Mr. Lo
ia in al the dignity of bcaId and 1uoust Iche.
rcgulstion breeches and felt hxs. and Mrs. Lo
has AFRO copfoEmed to the period, fer We haze
not yet reached that point whers the Indian
has eucceesfui1y ses1sted the onwarl march Of
the tailor and the barber Stanton and Az
ihony will rcjoiee when I tell them that / s1x
to-day, in the streets OF Segaunee. s,uav in
chtgnon, Jann.y Alpine hat, and IN old, faded
satin dress, swinging herself along IN that
came style Of gas WHICH Mrs Stan
to practice, whiia behind her stalked 1T, L.,
earring the pappoose. Rejoice greatly md
be exceeding glad, o So-csis:ezs, Of Chicaco.
with your luminous brows aud faY-resdinc
eyes, for tour voice has been heard in the coC,
E,cors 81 Segaunee, and ycu can overcome
there is certainly hope for you-Oh. reader,
| r>7hara for me.
We reached aIxrqaette 1t noon, aui in the
| afternoon drove acout the suburbs. II il
| t!eo!- recovering from the Ertat FIRE which
sHent through II rome time ago, and bus;ness
is apparont1r brisk. Many veeects are wa;t1rts,
in the ofine for their turn 1t the ore docks,
| The etores Arc lberaliy patEonixed. aud the
hotels arc running over with people, metre
poiitan prices, and lad Recommendations
l|tpon the b1un ovc1h.neing the business patt
OF the town are few handsome reeideScee,
and drive to tho lighthouse clH gives you !
! superb view OF Marquette Bsy, Apothe1
drive along the beaeh road taEes
yon through the woods, and r;yes
you al manner Of picturesque glimpees In tt
ChocoIar, which narrowly escaped being ths
terminus Of the Peninsula Road, md ID nav
vigorously engaged in dying Of regret tha,
| Msrquettc aud ScGauuee arc euioyipt n,
coed fortune it should hare hid. Frou
| ChocolaF to Marquette the ground u literally
stlewn with luscious berEies, and NC alicLtec
iEcm our carriages, and the baukef stc unt;
| he could rot discount another berry, ani
tho truupeter ate until he could nnt
blow another note, and the minister Ii
until be felt like aingins the du1olotx
but couldn't do 1t, and the enbscribes A,e III
philosopher, aud then reposed. And a. v.
leit Marquette that night tor Houchtou than.
xaa only one sad thought In the midst Of II
this natural beauty, even in this traeinC
the children, three OF four dying par day. i
them Vegetables. however, do not shyivtt
veil, With tho exception Of the potAto, md y
your table must b. fazniahed xsth vegetable