, 1875-08-28

gu ,c'r nnn way n. ht.lo 4. their brn.l,rcn FARO
To hasn t'."',. IN +IIa,t. tn@ csrutrE,n Itn,t,.
thc1 t'' c>suH,sn all tln lIttn i'amns u d,-cpti
ta'at have cver hctn HI'tlle l. aud GH npiEGo NJ
rt"'ll to hoth tho children 1T M!ehi5an'd family
itr thcY will nnY moro clearly ufnterntarI lhau
eEnr hefofe tffr,r tnteriepr11,lcnce.
it may ho Of ntoreat 10 Atate In7ro definitely
regarding tho mineB aud thar wo,xng
CLAsslfitATloH Df uIaEs.
There arc livn varieties nf irDn.oro found In
thin rets0n. The most valuable is tho at,ccu1ar
llhfnhtIte. which yIe!1s In tho fur.acD frutn f l.,
~ per cant Of Inetalllu irun, Tho ora ia both
pa.y a,d granular or r1lessiyo. Tho noxt ln TN.
portancc IN tho roft hr,natitp. which il very
En1ch like tho fJrosn hen!attte nf Ieppsrlyan,a 10
and Co''nrct1cnt;; 1t yie'ds atf'ls ii per cent.
ana y moro eas!ly reduced than any other ore in
tho dIstf!ct lhe maEhctfc GRO cpn,cy tlcxt, and
1h found ~ e!!n mlncs wcat D! Tho otcYB. Tho
most ABUNDANT oro Of tic district in
tlio Ing ORC. hlatr or rchis.oas slic,o1A lsema.
tite. Comparatively little nf tInn has hccn
tllah any OF tho uterH nars,cd. An oro OF great
value ah mixture la. been discovered with tlg
fn6 orc, aud 10 known Al tho slflefous iron orc.
5"inofoId'H History Vi Tie 1.aka Superior lrou
ca theory Of tho origin Of these orca IL. thss
they worn anncous tlcpoaita Which havo
been highly mctanrorptoHcd. Tho 1natnes
aro 1ens-'hapcI, .rarying much in thcs-
ti!isiiy tlepcnd1. These rnsspos arc intar.trat,.
tlod with A noEt green Slate, witch always accom-.
infica tho speclar aud nnRnctiu ores. OVER
ly,nR tfcro beds IL usually found quartz rock,
sllic Is probably ono Of THO most recent of tho
dlrtrict Below tho npccuIar III green atoue,
ofscn aaty; and bchcath this il uno OF mara
horizons nf tho ilag orc, separntcd by cryt.a,ln,o
Hciisth. Next Older than the flag pfea II anothc.
1uastzto. which aeema soetnes 10 BE- rrrlacet.
by siclous marble. Yet older hso the granite
rocks, Which arc auppuacd to Leluns to tho
1!uronide byBtcm. 'rAose rocks hro mil"s, bent
nit! foidca,-hovoral axos running hearty emit
and west. hoing plainly dlHco1Blble.'
II, addition tn tile Jacknon Nine. thn 1noso im-
rorant ato.ig tito liuo OF tho rarna a!c tho New
York. Cleveland. Lake Superior, l.aku Aneolno,
Srurr Mountain. htchtga,nne, Champion aud
many others. sraeo will not perm. detailed
desctption Of the work Of SUING Of tless, which
Ia full Of intercst to tho visitor.
TrANlr rnO;Ecrs.
Tho total amount Of irnu-nro produced during
tho year lH73 waa l,17s.679 TONS, which. 1t itb
vhlre OF 81 Per ton, anouttH to ss,2jt. I53-an
astonishing uam for country supposed to 10
bnt wilderness. Tho Jackson Niue ptpue since
1851 las given to tho world 1,30tG7J tons
while there is one. tho CLEVELAND Mine, that in
l,sso been G.712, 7o2 sons Of iron taken from all
tho rniucs during tho years from ls5G to 1917 iu-
cttlAve, with nothing like possibility Of rx-
haustion rot. 1t 10 already we'll known that
Lake Superior irou is tho best that the world
prodncoB for Innny purposes. There In onlv'ono
regret to be expressed concerning this business
namely: Tint there 1Hn't III abundance OF coai
Acrc to work u up. Wh1o large au'urnts Of tho
ore arc ellprcd to meet tho coal llalf-wny, mich
themselves. where blast furuncca tlhvo bern con-
ntructed. or At near points. Une o1tensiye
furnace At Marquette TURNS but daily about 40
tonH of pis-lron,
THE corrEn-M1SE..
Tic moat Interesting part OF tho Journey thus
lar. lRs beer, tie Wait to tho coppcr.mines and
no wonderful wero tho developments there laid
boforo tue party tint M account Ut them must
be reserved for separate article. After leaving
LAnBc. on Thursday, tho exclrsion,ets rro-
l1onghton. aud, by thu kindneex OF tia Captain,
wcrc taken up through tic Lake Superior tilp
Canal, which cuts ACROSS pcn1hnnla of 2 miles
width from Portage Lnko to Lake Superior.
through steamers. The eaual IL 90 fect wide. md
Of sufficient tltltl 10 at1mit boatH wlci, draw IL
ieet OF water. II has been in sncce1stn operation
fof two .seara. After spending Tlurslay night
At HouEltot. tile party Occupied tho following
dag at tho corncr-.ninca. Saturday *as tho day
Or return to Marquette. wheto Sunday was epe1lt
ia golng to church. resting, at1d looking about
this beautiful place. To-day will br devoted to
a tishlng-excursion to Htnnuard'H lsock. 10 miles
ont in tile lake. This remarkable ilsi,ing -p}hce
caught hero tous Of fish in ono day.
WHO CONSTITUTE THIS ExcUnsIuS.rAnTY.
This very enjoyable trip il made bv about 900
Tctaone. who ulay 10 classified aB follows: Tho
sosen Representatives.. twontS-t,reo me,nl,crH
Of fhe prcsa. sand tho remainder invited
guests. About fifteen ladies aro among
the number. Among tho distinguished
persons n,ay ba mentioned Gov. bsgley, tho
Hon. I. D.. @. Holden. Secretary Of State, lilo
llon. L. Q: Gtosyonor. tho lion. N. ". Murphy.
tho Hon. G. II. Crorawo tlIc lion. Jny 4. Iiui'-
bell, tho Hon. I. !. Clnittiaucy. Prof. ". II.
t'ottee, Prof. C.. Il. AdulnH, tho 1Iou. Ja,nos
Druoy, aud President Il. e. Abbott. G.p.D u.