, 1875-09-04

The Michigan Legislative f;xctlr"
sion to the Upper 1'cil-
tilstlln.
d Visit to the Calumet and Aecla hlne
thu niche.t in the World.
Taking a Trip 10 The Lower hegiohs''-
Descending sO0 Feet On a
+" Man. .Engiuc.o
Tho Operations Of Drilling, Blasting, Stamp
ing, and Smelling.

4Ao eeo'"s1
'ns' anu o~'4''ns'
Sons Stupendous Slaljstlcs.'-A mfns that has
p.ta se osn nm in f1iy,dcnds.
raj" ~o'~'e'~0
=, r-,.,
i'ptetat t"F'f'nonoeHeeo' o. '"f n"p';1 ;. 1''o"'
ANN Ahpon. bllch, Afg. 3l.-1he copper
mines of Lake Superior aro
THAI, want ro.,,,rre. am ncrh.n. uncou,,ca bv
.e" '' N,."" r., .,,.l,:e
thoHo OF auF "'oor business ot ''so o''oenslo"h'
a1ld certninIy far hu!psR1 all other fehnl'a III
mining, Untold Asea Q. time hayo swep. BY
wbiio tbia great storchousa Of wealth han Lect,
,aosaa ~, Frc,n M, an, i, !. ,r,, roccu,,u th.t
sa ,.'a low "r In. ,o haon nnona mi w.. cts,. ra
sas,a .us aJos aa' M sa,"hn.a d =. a,or .nns
great world has kept III rcherye isa trcAaures Ill
ucntc1 so torc, In vault. from which :. thfcyca
-, 49, hx.sx .nsa,,,,, .,,,, .tas1- ~
" not nfean ,n'o"en a'a s.sa'' MI: p"s Ae''
Oil demand.
Copper Ia not tl,g Of modern titnes, how
eycr. ". rcatI that IL wa. one or Tin
r1nsr METALS kyowy 10 NAN,
and TINT l"bal-Cala was "an inatructor OF every
artlcer iii BRASS aud 1ron." Job tolls uB that
"lron Ia tnkcn out of lbo cartl. npd brass In
molten GU, Of lilo stono." Tho r1ler1 Of Exypt
=.
"otAou copPer'm'oo III tno fohlnsoia ot n,''a'
fn tho fourth dynasty. 1t Was uBed ~ tho hyF-
iauH, plnnicia,,s, Crooks, aud Ilotnane, iu tile
manufacture of non,,,ncnts and statues Of
I...'..s +, o,,, ..,n,. - I'm
p.oA@'. ~ 'oI"'.u Wv ."D+o'' @",N, ~ ,u'sss
pieces Of p'onze from mo to'osauH ., nu1aeH'
nino centuries after this structure lad bcelt
tuutIcd into the dust. Obecure raceH before
.a,;oa 49,. ..,d .,,o, t,rrod nm fron, t,,o eoif
.encb uo" apa .nen 1ul"ea ~ 'loni "',"n,. "o,.
1ho A2tecA o. Me3'eo "7eo ~ 'neil '4'SoA'
mud axes; It hhs boon found, according to PFes-
t1,a onnr1;ns NJ yJlt1a. Tho pcruysnDs sud Scuu-
~ 49, $500 !. ~ 80 ,;o,,s ,,.o. .,,J ~.
oinas'a'i7 c'nPosea ~ 'ot 'H4'oao uee' ""a n
c'ohs coans every "aose "eis iiaue VI eoppo'' ou'
not, ~ wo find the 1be full If 1ofeEencca to ta
use in Chains pjjlarB, LAYERS, mirrors, helmets,
a.s.s 80 rn.n hnu. ~ cn,rnr ,ya+o ,,.o,f h.,
etc1in' u.e' 4'0'. oo"" ~ ~'et'A "e'" "aee ~
thein. IAey must haso KNOWN some secret o1
allowing or teDpcring which NO do not possess.
Abou. the ouly niues ia tho world thas
| ARE wonKEp WITH PROFIT
Gsa s at 1aa ake Wd .ess e sssr
bio region. occupied by the In.
dians and wild beaBts. Iron and
! copper were 30 abundant that the Bayage found
sen toos s l tne ahe
Of their o1istcuco When the latter caIae to this
region.
After 1871, the country uas rapidly explored
and settled by Englsh adventurous. Dr.. Doug
to call attention to tho wealth Of copper hero.
In l845. tho CIiH Mine was opcnel, aAd tho
wosl OF copper-miniDy really began. Tho
richest deposits lie On EoweenaW IoIut and tho
most fortunate Of the mines al present ato tue
Calumet aud 11ecfa+ which In reality are Que.
The Legislative excursion party visited this
1nino. aud, AZ ono OF tho company. I lriea to got
O truo dca Of ita oxtcnt, aud nf tho manner Of
l rutt = MI +rSy Sya1h IL, faahn raj,