, 1879-06-09
HERE'S A BONANZA.
Discovery Of Ilch Copper and Silver Mined
In HarrOn County Wisconsin.

Discovery Of 1slch Copper and Silver Mined
In uarron County Wisconsin.
81. pluI grnnttr. frtss. Jure 7.
Mr. Henry Allen, gentleman who has had
long experience with tile 1ndlnns ~ a detective
FOR tho Government In hunting down parties
guilty Of selling whisky to them. arrived IN 81.
Paul yesterday. Mr.. Alien rcports Tie discovery,
q week since, Of valuable silver and copper land
In the dense Wisconsin forests, which has created
considerable excitement Tho report, ~ he OBJ
taned It, IL well authenticated, aud Ia to this
effect: For the paat three Of foar 5cars Mtssrs.
Charles and Jafnes Patrick, Of Emu Cjalre, haYn
been among tho Chippewa Indiana In and
around the Lac Court Uritl1cs Reacryuuons
dcyotng their attention to watching q
largo tract Of timber 1ard which thoy w!lf
5000 como IN possession Of. JsmeS
Patrick talks the Chippewa, tongue readily.
4ild during conversation with one of Tho Old
that within q few miles OF the Iao Court Orfclle1
wks large tract OF land teemtng with rich cop~
per md silver orc. The whcreabouts of this
mineral strip waf apparently known ouly to thE
which he hna secured, and positively roinsed to
dy1llgc hs secret to the Whtte tntn. Fifteen
years ago this old Indian, wilhelm The pursalt
of deer In The winter, through tho thick woods.
opened hugo lcdgc rising abruptly out OF tho
ground and covered With snoN. 1t extended for
q space Of ilFo or nl1 hundred feet, and Afforded
excellent shelter, Of which the Indian avalled
himself. He discovered, partly hidden by mnaa.
p1cccs OF CONFER orc and secured severnl largo
specimens. These wef8 tho sa1ue upon which
the eyes OF Sir. Patrick rested and which,
aroused his curiosity. In vain for long Thile<
did ho attempt to induce the dtscoYerer TO fc-
PROMISES Several weeks since tho 1ndlan
named his prles, $500 Au1 1oad Of p<oqtsaons,
for which ho. would eooduct the whtte men to
this milne Of copper: 11s. Patrick broaher&
quietly went to Eau Claire, informed leading
bankor q ,ll.t eity Of tae proposition, xho .s az
Them back 10 Lac Court 0rielaca Tho threeb
men. with the old Indian and his sons, carly one
morning started for tho. spok a msrch %
about miles 6ss xa S s9oas sS
miles the superstition Of the Indian that ho
would Incur tho atsplessure Of the Gseat Sptrib
by revealing anT secret to tho Mhtte men a.
aersed itself. The old man md tho two bsac$s
to indulge in mousuful incausatsona tor sevosah
minutes. Then they wefs Eeaty to 70 forward.
ard led the whtss mea TO ths in1monss ledge
Even though they anticipated much thhtr
hopes wcro moro than rc.lized. Ihe ptesenes
seen, and tho parry also found much sAYtr oro~
or tho former they obtained chunks loot IN.
lcngth, with which tic ledge seemed TO brittle
Atter careful examination ttsa party sesu1nsd~
consident That they had struck honsnka rHh
millions iu It. Upon reaching Lac Court Or
eltlsa. the Iatllan was paid hia 430o hbd LOAD oC
provisions, Al.d TIN Fan C!a!1n banker a onte
startcd at once to take claim fx lo,00g Aerre
ot this }spd. Mr. Alien TALKED with tss old
cosrobor4tod the story OF the Eoaderful neA!th
tesn. Arrangements were 1t oncs made fo<
the working Of thu nina, sad within tTo os
thrro weeks work ~! be ronlmenceu lho
North Wisconsin Rsllto2d and lao Court
Ore4}1et.