, 1873-03-20

| fno npplos poars, anl plums hnvo beon raiBod
for many yoars. But l,ay has thus far boon tho
most valuable product Of tho soil, commanding
sometimes $50 or 900 por ton. Farms gro made
with difficulty in n region 30 thickly wooded,
and tho agricultural lands of moro favorod locnl-
ilios aro not yet exhausted. Tho Uppor Ponin-
sula already raiaos all tho vogotablcB consumed
by irs inhabitants, mud will, before many years,
supply them with nil tho ccrcals needed. Tho
Inhabitants aro ut present but fow and scattered,
although having groat aggregated wealth, but
thoy are ncrcaaing rapidly in number. We nnny
look upon thom as
Tho first low wash Of waves whoro coon
Will roll human sea-
RED SANDSTONE.
Tho people Of Chicago nre reasonably familiar
with tho Lnko Superior eandBtones. Thcir grnvo
tiuts make them conspicuous In o city whero
lighter hucs give tho prevailing color to tho
architecture. Tho Upper Penlnsula Is easily
ablo to furnish nll tho Bandstoncs needed in tho
Northwest for agoB to como, and ut q compare
tivoIy small cost. Tho red sandstonoa form
rim about tho lake, md are also supposed to
constitute its entire bed. or to cover IN area OF
$4,000 square miles; They orop out along tho
coast-liuo, very porcooptble from tho dock Of a
atones aro identical with tho Potstlam aand-
stones, and arc tho oldest known to geologists.
They generally lie in loyel strata, super
they riso to tho height Of $50 fcot above tho sur
face Of tho lako but for tho most part they lie
il low lodges OF reefs, not far from tho water,
East Of Huron Day the sandstone forms mar
row bed, rarely exceeding 8 miles in width along
tho lake shore, ubutting against the states aud
granitos on tho aouth. At Marquette. along
Koweonaw Bay and Portnge Lake, there nre fre-
quent exposures at points exceedingly eonyo-
| opinion Of scientific mon that tho rod or brown
color of tho RandHtoneB Is duo to tho protoxido
Of iron by the passage Of subtorranean gaaes
through the iis6uros. Tho stone is invariably
ant 4 dogress s?' ot nardnoss I That t. hthorto Gt
exported haa been obtained from noar
pabilities. As regards Chicago builders, their
haste md nccoaBity have often compelled them
to material that from ita friability or color,
should hnyo boon rejected Tho Oldest quarry
| in Marquette has only boon worked three son
sold for $500, 900, and the parties that had boon
working it opened another, only q few rods dis
tant, which bids fur to DO moro valuable aud
| profitable than tho first. It iu understood that
bayfield,, will bo operated tho coming senHon.
| Parties in Marquette also intend opening quar-
| ry on Kcowoouaw Bay, noar Portage Entry,
| where thore is said to bo hno deposit, from
faoiiity. ~'tpoN "1''1
The prices that hayo boon demanded for tho
tho Lower Lakes have boon oxorbi-
Tho amount Of money for which tho quarry at
| Marquette WIS sold, after having beor worked
only two seasons, would Indicate this, 1t nothing
else. But tho writer ia informed by porsons on
Lake Superior, who know Of whnt thoy speak.
TINT Tho sandstone can be laid down ii III thes
lako ports, except tho most remote, at 75 conta
the cubic foot, and that profit of Is conta the
cubic foot pays we'll for tho capital invested.
| The quarrioB aro ut tho water's edge, tho stone
iB eaaily removed from the bod aud haulod and
| the amount accessible il unlimited. Those in
] tonding to uHc tho material in Chicago in future
will not bo under tho necessity Of immediate
purchase, and can make moro equitable terms
with thoBo who hayo it for aaio.
Slate Ia one Of tho valuable atonoa Of COM
mercoo OF Which tho Lalo Superior region
promises m abundant supply. Our preaent sup
Pennsylvania, the two statoa last mentioned fur
| nishing' goody portion. Pittsburgh is tho
principal shipping point for the quarrios Of
Ponnsylvania, in which tue material ia found in
veins from ton to fifteen foet thick. Tho slato
of Eair 11evou. Tint in 1Ininc, until auite re-
equity, had to be brought eovonty miles to the
nonrest railroad point showing it's great value.
Even now it is 1ftoen milos distant from trans
much osteemol. Slate has groat variety OF
,soa, but tho most notable il its l1so for roofing
The 1}nor kinds mako excollcnt tiling. and those
which arovariegatcd Gro fit for mantol-pocos and
valued is from Walos. It Ia black, flne.grainod,
and easily adapted to any s,ao Of which tho mato
rial Is capable. Il is extensively imported, and
somo Of It occasionally finds it's way to
Chicago. Some Of tho Lako Superior stones aro
said to be In eyery way equal to that Of .Walos.
The largest known depost is near the head Of
Huron Bay, only or mileR from its shores,
| and about ID milos from L'Auso. Huron Bay Is
| just cast Of Koowoenaw Day, aud only short
distance from it. Tho exposure Of tue yeln
| shows y depth of 45 foot and a width Of 1900
feet. Tho cleavage pianos Lie oast and west, mud
tho dip is toward tho south ut an angle Of about
| Is degrees Tho deposit il admirably atnated
Tor working. Tramways can DO oasily built to
the bay-shoro, whence tho slato can DO talon ut
alnall expense to any Of tho lake ports. It can
market for years could be found almost OH tho
surface OF tho ground. Quurrios are worked
proatably elsewhere which aro 30 teot below tho
surfaco, and locatod In places comparatively IN
nre forming, to work the deposit. Ono Of thcm,
which has nomlnally a500,O capital, Of which q
considerable amount is paid up, las already COM
moncod operations with force OF twenty or
thirty mon nndor competent direction: blato
aHbumositB regular marketable shape Mt the quar
", and needa ilttlo cxterty in tho manipulation.
Very little labor ls noodod Ut tho Huron slate
9uarrlos to utilize tho abundant lnatorial that
lies ready to tho hand Of capital and labor. Wo
1nay, therefore, expect, ORC tho Season olosos to
soc thoso ro9llng hates III tho Chicago market
anq that tue bcautlfnl ornamental yariotioB with
which tho deposit abounda, will in duo time fol
low thom.
| GRANITE AND MARBLE.
Since tho recent great iires, granite has not
| grown In favor az Il building STONE. But, when-
ever It III wanted, al it always will be for non,l-
| 1nenta and ornamental purposes, the Northwest
Inns an inoxha,,atiblo atorallouRo OF tho material.
1t a not probable that, oyon aa building stone,
doGreo OF beauty aud extreme durability. The