, 1870-08-14
A Wonderful Phenomenal Display


at 1louglton, and in closing that letter I took
occaslon to remark to you that copper was no
longer king, and shst Houghtoh, on the one SIDE
OF the river, and Hancock on tho other, ii.
tleugh built upon everlasting and exhau=tless
mountains Of copper, were both dead. II ~
10 difficult tank to write the obituary Of cop
per. Its epltaph would read, " Died OF pro-
tec1ion.' The stupid attempt to regulate the
price Of this metal by an import duty, in a
country which always has Lad q surplus for
export. has killed it of course. Look At this
record: In 1872 copper WAS free. In 1876 b
duty OF per cent WAS imposed On coppee ore
and pigs. ard 81 per cent Oh she.,lius Tor
sLips. In 1861 orc Was per cent. pigs and
baIs cents pcr pound, aud sheathing 2 cents
per pound In 1865 orc was 5 cants per
Fourd, pigs and bars 2l1 ce:ts per pound,
and sl'eathiug 81 cents per pound. Imports
sion ~As checked, especially Of tile Chilau
ore, which wns principally useful for tho large
percentage Of Aux Il contained. winch, u
turn, was Of the ut1nost value il resolving
'pure copper frcm our own ores. The prices
went mp rapidly, bnt the surplus WAS ali tue
time increasing; aud, AZ the prices vent up
contcmcIs either purchasea where they could
gel it cheaper or used other metals ~ sub
st.tute, AID thus gradually got out Of tho way
el.e would answer equally well. before tho
war, we all used tntpentiue. Daring the war
VIC ronltnt get II, and u4ed nutatitutes. We
found they, answered all our purposes, and
nov we can get along without turpeutine.
The copper keit}ea of our mothe1a aro curl
otities now. How snauy ships have been
seeathed NTH copper Eince the rar. Copper,
in iS6i-5, VAS drug. There Was no demand
for it. The copper ducks wero over
ioatied with the metal. But the interests
Of copper must be promoted; and this promo
tiou or interests meant that the companies
wlso owned these minee, basing their capital
on stu, ,000. wntefed their stock mp to al00, 900,
aid were trying to make their capital pay i
per cent en- their stock. or, in other words, to
mike &10,0o0 pay s6, 900 instead Of 5000, it,
legitimate product. There was u tnan once
wto t1sed 10 extract ennbeams from eucuub-
GRE. 1t il not related that he succeeded how
ev1r. The condition was substantially as fol-
lows: An cxhauHtle4s supply OF copper in the
earth All immense sufr1us On hand; imports
prohibited ; prices low; eie,o0o trying to pay
sGGe0; nobody using copper notody uaut-
sug it. Something must be done. Prices
III ct be rsited. l'ut on another turn OF the
scrcw. In 1scs- "to psomoto the in.esosts
II copper" Congress fixed II lax of 8
rel.ts per pound On fine copper, cents
per pound on all coarse copper, and caots
found on plates and bars. 0f course now
,,e:-lottomcd No. clippers would::once more
scuur the Be1s! Copper tca ket,led would hiss
n1:cn tire stoves, and copper wash bollera
! oLcc more eapel their tin successorh. or
courEe $4,000 would pay GO per cant instead
ot6:. Ent q es'uEss, howese1, nothing OF tho
Lid tock Place. The e1rortation Ut copper
ceat.d entirely. The great csn,ses Of ssnalt.
liz; irdnssty at Boston. Baltimore. and Cieye-
lai i closed ut, aud gradually weut whHre :" the
w.stabi..e twineth.'' SERIOUS injury w,s in.
tll.cti tpo:i yari0us manufacturing interest.
=
ttre' ially npoM l'ares-Lansiugr. By increasing
she Goat Of dutch nio'al. AMI here again VI
81 "Gown. dswn, downs." The market price
| 81 >D6os copper short time previous to t!as
y=sssge Of the bill was 2Gta q cents; i,nmsdl'
| a.ciy after the passage Of tho i'll the price
fell to 2s cents, and subsequently to 239ss3, al
wlich point it remains nominal, and avery
dns copper going more xnd more out Of tlse,
AID every way eonac nine going ont Of work
iLE. Special CpMElfst tnner OF l1tctual neyc-
,tie Wells explicitly states the causes OF ti.e
failure Of the Increase CT duties on cauapeti
tive imports. l. Ihat tho ULi,tl Staten is 4
ccrreE-e<3sovtipg rather than 4 ccppss-ipa
poi ting ccuntt.. Fiuin 1865 to 1867, inclusive
exports cacet ded imports by the SUM Of Sss37,
s.tt. During the fiscal year 1868 tho exports
| AID seexpcsts Of copper in pigs, baza. and IN
eoe wele reported at 1856, IA pounds, wllils
! iN5Ngte wete returned at "A ,1iS pouHds! 2
81 examination Of the general statistics q
copper production and CONSUMPTION since 1855
SHOWS continued tendency TO tho tlisuss o
! copper in tho arte, and substitution ct iron d
o:Lcr lLeapet metals in lis place. or cours,
,i'e Resistance Of the qsa Of cheaper, meta
in preference to a Gehrer, is sic,p1y ab
sui:l. The craxieBt theorist iu coppe
eca1.tmT tan t2tilfy himself iy !oukins at III.
scc1cs OF dead copper mircs around HouEh
tlss an1 Haneeck, and tho industry Of NeSar,
nec, which cannot get sufficient Transports
ton 10 t-norc its i1u,, products.
,r,f%
no longer kiEg. All around TN is sccnc G
,ui1,, aud in every direction tho ebast-house.
| tlkc hkf mt nn1nGnts Above thc graves OF III
irtI hopes, dir<ipate1 fortunes, and dead it.
duktries. The miners towns grouped abou
un thete hiJlsiaes,. sometimes. az in tno cast
of Huron, embracing hundreds Of neat houses
churches, hrtl sehoolhouses, arc deserted, mt
the bualdirgs stand tenaat!ess, slowly goiEs
to decay. The sntEea hive cared fu u ars
tiled up with water, aud their mouths ar
etosea up with logs and vast masses Q! cop
rer rocks The ground is covered with 1;lrt
strands taansle in the winds from the elesatet
ttsmwayt. The specimen huGtcr can tine
! chascs bits nsnoME the weea-oTerEso*t
pi1ee. The smelling furnaces are idle, and tl,t
great; husy harnrncrn in tlo stamping work:
axe silent Out af twenty-five mines in tin:
region, threc, the Quincy, Hec1a, ard Ca1oule.
a:c working lcisuseiy. The rexab,c and
iIaniIEn arc N0rlsluE under t1ihute-only
an tl'cr namc Tor dead The companies Aayt
turned orcr-the stso o: stock aud material tc
the n1ners. and the latter arc trying to mako
tl:tr Indebtedness out Of the mines. When .
mine gets under tris ute it never gets out. |.
IL AZ acknowledgment. Of future. Tha gres,
source u ipaTstry Lrsug checked, OF co1,sst
1icuEhfcu and Hauc,ra arc dead also. atlti :
SItis to these onct t.1il.s aud promising placc.
/: at Lest for7o~tnl one, In houshto1
tht1e II one neat E.eiueIlce. Occupied By tl.t
SUI cIIntes cent us the lninca, kius w.tl.ou.
st. tre, ulo devatcs his time to the stfo.; o
nsa aug cas- apsi stra&L.srics ,;raw out U
these unE, ,aieful liil ii rs. Thc hotels !lav,
10 ,ut.Ee.s Mt the doris. TEes:cam.,,.~t 2,4te
letter IL stand E.lani ever it, and 20 oy
ia quest Of hote'. Yon trsvesse tue botc
I'll sver srd 6::l the proprietor :.+tccp il ths
II! Pcr eso'y. AMI :he servant g7rls so.si.si;,;
III Tie Office fpu wake I'm up. He senis
stcclt foy with wteelherrpw down t. IL,
.'ctlt Tor youf laEcage 7tsd safes to s!eap again
afl'1 scu eau ialu you= c! oice OF . lnnS vists 0
l'@'n.+, tho ohfs difference in WHICH il iu tht
i:1Elt CT " be3uugs. th'- contain. Now al;
then cart Iaeses with its wheels chained to
ee!istt to rEevc,.. the l,'>rse from rolling DOM
:hc steep AJl. do not think the bo1sc eve
comes up 7sain. fErry boat rnis o7e1 t
Hencoc.tin Tho morning, through the cope
wneE:pgf. aud retn.ns Wien sonls ooe II Han
Geek *sa.sr to come to 11onShson, which na,
ee in tho s;tt~rEoon, ar soolo time during th
nt&t Tttk. Steamers stop here. hut carr
Away no frcarhf, excerpt occasional pieces .
q laurel Of ale, four r.'nnls OF c.'cess m;
aIarcr bag fnll Of crackers for E.iSerton'e
II whi.h is = thriving city Of one honss At tn
mouth Of Portage EiveE. said housu b2ing
.ee;tencc for The l1orc' lid Etserton, board
il 4 leuee fer u-rne 1szy halr-lrrcda, ssoz
i.,;:ss fot Eeaae nav Eas, In uaueock tier
is church uhets lrrotioual Coroi-hmeu &,
10 kill time, 1a2er tecr saloon. which vi!
t,c, CT hear Of - LouiB ard !" AID waroha,1s
| with 10 freight s11 it, hut dock If beautiful
tioves summing themselves Oh ,he roof, The.
T. is COZ per here. haSeyrt;. Copper in the e&ss;
-r.! cn It; COPPER in tie fivcr: cpnoer j,
nssa':taircus piles and " all in hot anl cop
re- Il. the sun did ttaud at noon as tho Fee;
-ns Eary Club stood there for fnll three lour
wa!t.rS !or some on2 in Honghton to wake u;
end ccine across in the fes1y boat, go thst v,
E''5it return. In fhe meantime nothing il
~:.st.l:e 10 1+liere this stlSnstion but re,
&C, : 1roEc rcr ropna on copper
Ihis story is repeated at Copper Haftor
"I;'h Ss'!::sns few wrcsched looking house,
a,sd involving uselees expense; 1t E.sl
liy6r, just round Ecweennw point-that atTos
in use uow Of Lake Surc.ior-A handful o
t'ISaf honsts cn tlic sand, with pretty matt,
~ sorsc Fancing through it, vailed With cou
81. mt rate, two El:net, the, c,ir and phrti1
!: h!i:E to ::lneeza o:t living. the ribs Of Al
! Oil rlo,clicr ro:tiEs in the wa:.7s, aud Ini,is
| risa ans .eatst-ed Ill sl.,aE TIE LeGcl,. who's
inlcsits ts:. aud PICK WAorslobe1ziss; 1t Ca
ton:6en. ts1nS Of, lis sand bcach. choke
witsl esnmI =, its tesaptl.es houses eIiaiu
down l'i!l into the water, grass growing in it
streets. the wharyes 1osslng snax. aud til
copper ictricks moursfu1iy saing;ng 40
cscaltng in the Wind. This whole south shar
E'missasably tells the story Of staguasinn All
death. and poirts the morsl Of protoct;p
ccprer.
, I'ANsH.
,Ir;y 1eA-Fictute to yourself = whee.in
; hale Tug, cttis.t ned the Torch Lolr, town.
rcow, en- which is grourel in variot
1..ctuteseVc a:tit9jeP. the Free and Essy El,1t