, 1874-08-29

Tho Dlack 1}ay mino ia ALDO lnrgclv In thor pos
tio nllvor III this mine Although ita oxiAtoucn
lima bean known Tor over two yoata, 1t l,aB not
boon sufficiently worried to warrant competent
opinion regarding lts value.
Among tim thu1isnndB OF fRlnntlH of varvinu
sf2o which clnscr alo,sg Tho North Shore, Silver
Iulot Bgot1,s like
4 aIEHE E1TCK
on Tho HNrfncn. At no point wan it moro tl1nn
feet aboyo tic loyol Of tho laho. while its d.
ruonsiaus wero, lesa than 80 feet square. 4
island. rendering It rock Which ,narinora earo-
fully avoided. Whon its marvellous 'vaIuo was
discovered, tho obstacles iu tho way Of opening
tho vein seemed insntmonntabo. Tho crib
work wns repeatedly carried away, nntl, so lato
etraetton wns swept away duflag heyore storm.
Iho tsct 10 nbnut 4 milo tBtnnt from tho
main lnnl1. upon which tho settlement IN located
Moro than dt)1 fcet Of crt-wort Inns bcon tiro,nu
ont ~ tho form OF sQunro. Btartt'iE from tue
side tlia protection, und daroand tho richest part
Of tlio rotrl cotfer-ttan has been constructed.
Bhalt has bcnta Let down to tho eixth lovol,--
about 400 foct.-nt wlticl, depth Eoo:! ore is
now boing Mined. The operations OF silver md
copper mining arc Ht,ttllGr. Tho Oruning OF tho
sl,aft rarely oxcceda 0 'rcot Square. The veins
are reached BY whnt nro termed "levo1B." On
Silver 1Rlot tlidy'arp aboht'70 feet apart. After
vein l,as beot, followed 10 fur AZ Thought profit
able, tic ebaft is s'tnk1o feet deener wl,o', tie
thrown out has been used to alt III erou1td tho
IsndEt.r 1ScnrAs1sa rrs p'MESsro.s.
Upon tllis mato gtound mud ,'po's plfea dglye,l
in numerous b'lsltil'tsa have ooo'i 9fecleu. some
OF tlcso are nsed IL, cunncction with the mine;
tho o.less are ocpurcd na dwellings,. I4ooaoly
lyng arouul tho islat nfo piles bf rocks taken
from underground. which aro safi to consni1,
moro silver tlinn ii found III tho most profitable
mines in Ncvaua md Colorado but THO r,lncrs
claim tlioy aro 30 accustomed to meeting witl.
na6Bcs Of p,,ro pitvor TINT thcy can aford 10 dis
card tic haser sort. Yet, 40 atr!ct ia tho enr-
yeiancc TINT no visitor III allowed to carry awaY
a,,y rock containing M atom Of silver. Neither
1t possible to buy Hcecinion frnm any Of the
officers OH Bhoro. Tho only way to obtain thon'
iB by atcalt11 or apeclal inluoaoe.
Six miles wcss OF Silver Islct,
TNUSDEn CARE
futs far ont into tho water, 'and looms M Tally
1850 foot aboye the Lowell Of the lako. This bold
pronlonory prcaents grand aspect, tho most
bslihing on tho North Snore. It marks tho OIL
trance 10 Thunder Bay, in which rlince Arthur's
innl,nE and Fort Wllliaui--both, considerable
observation-disclosures situated. In ao1ne nlAces
Thunder Oapo rtscs from tho wator almost, per-
papdfculnrls, prcBcnting hnsaltic Appearance
wlnlo It lB rendered mora awful; from It'll having
upon tta aulnMit m extinct Volcano. Tho Cana
dim Government 1te now locatinE q lighthouse
nj 1ta hlHlGHL f3DHat. nEoh h6 a0taitit nhEh4As
cent v,aws nro obtained Of tho majestic sconery
in tho vicinity. Islands. yarying in longth from
100 feet TO halt that number Of miles, nro sect,
es thicklr strewoa Us arc tito Thousand Islands
Of tho ST. Lawience. Within a, dozen miles
north thoY n1e couuloh BY huntlreds.
INDIAN TRIBES
et,ll roam over the rast territory from Lnic su-
DcTior to HlilspnH Dny Oh tho north. Tho
mountainous speaks toyrceartl with especial yo,,"
Grafton and owo. asaocialing with them fabuloua
lcgenda. They helorcd tho thnn'ior- r-e'outs weie
gigantic hirds, T,oAo ueata woro on tho highest
hills and whose cries Tore heard atar OF. The
| head they assumed resembled All eagles, having
on Que side a wiug and q paw. aud Oh tho other
an arm and Quo fout. The lightning was supposed
! to iBsno from Tho beaK through tho paw, l5
tho country. From this SUPERSTITION tho locality
becGmn invested with tue name Thunder,
bounding Thunder bay on tho south is
! TIE ISLAND, ..r
so named by tho English aud french from III
suppbsna resemblance, to MI inverted pic; bu
tho inttianB nnmo it nfter thu Iortoige. It 10
nailos long by 8 miles widc, and in ono plact
risos to ali altitude Of 85o feet. Tho highos
point ia basatic. resembling the Hudson 1lisc1
| Palisades. :;
Westward along tho shore, tho prospect il
ever pleasing, though a trisae 1nontonouB
There iH tho bal1le rugged, mountainous elni
covered with .epr.ico, p1e. bircts bhlsaln. ant
! cedar troas* About 12u miles northeast from
Daluth,
TIE DouNDAKy-IiEE
! ia defined BY ama'4 trour.htaoasn. called Pigeon
! River, Nhch ctuptaA iuto a beautiful bay Of the
| aame name. Our worry obliging Captain. Albert
Bteware, rnn into the bay 10 tho mouth OF .tht
riscr,-.5 mitca from the lakc.-eimpy TO enabl'
us 10 Wow tho grand scenery and tim insignia
oantly small bou,dasy-l,c. %Maiest,o hills, GOV
ered With thick foliage. enelsele the buy. Ahoa
nile up the river, water falls 90 foet into I
chaan, tIen 'r1,ahea through a gorge into "tnt
a. rttot,I n
| Capt. parker--dao oils, fullng and hunting il
| british or American territory, at hia pleasure.
Tea >Aours' subsequent sail brought W t.
| Duluth. ]. Y. II.