The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-04-29
oCR MINERAL RESOURCES.

Perhaps III this connection We can DO no
better than 10 again copy from review OF
this subject, Published some time since. and
which sill holds good. The article says:
a prominent resource OF this portion OF
the lake region is It's valuable mineral de-
posites. Beginning at the Michigan State
line, Il heavy experimenting trap range
extends from the lake shore in & southwest
direction, crossing Bad river and continu-
ing southwest as far as township - north,
range II west, between the Ncmakogan
and tie Tetogotlc rivers. This range offers
every induccment to the operating miner
In the rear OF this range, and extending
through Il district OF country parallel, and
nearly as far to the westward, is the IRON
bearing range, which promises to be an
unlimited source Of wealth to this part Of
the State
"From the Apostle Islands starts anoth,
er copper range, not yet fully explored.
running in a southwest direction, parallel
with the two ranges previously mentioned,
and which in time will prove to be equally
valuable.
Three other ranges of this character, in
the vicinity of Flag, Cranberry, and Iron
rivers, affording exposures of rock in very
few places, but from the finding of masses
of copper in the vicinity, it is safe to CON
clude that they, too, are valuable. These
ridges are considerably depressed when they
cross Iron river, but rise again before they
reach Brule river, and attain, in the
vicinity OF that stream, an elevation of
from eight hundred to one thousand feet
above the level of the lake, with abundant
exposures and valuable indications of their
mineral wealth This belt of trap widens
to the westward until reaching the western
boundary OF Wisconsin, and upon its south
western extremity, near the headwaters of
Iamarack creek, good specimens of copper
are found in the bedded rocks at the sur
face.
The range that has been most extensive
ly explored rises in township 48, range II,
between Poplar and Aminicon rivers. The
size and uniformity of these veins, and the
quality of the imbedded rocks, shown on
copper creek; where the vein is cut across by
this stream in sections IA and 10, township AZ,
range Ii. This vein where it shows in the cliff
on the east bank is twenty feet wide, Between
the loot and the hanging walls. besides slaty
VEN stone, easily worked there are two well de
fined quartz veins of sixteen and twenty-four
inches thickness respectively both bearing native
copper.
There is no doubt that the mineral range in the
vicinity OF superior is rich in copper as the
more eastern portion oft. Copper may possibly
not be found in as large masses as at the Mime
sofa Mine, but we feel justified in saying that
when properly worked the veins at this end OF
the range, will turn out as well as those of any
other locality on the lake.
fartleS who have explored the mineral range
on the North Shore predict that copper mining Is
destlned TO be- come the great source OF wealth 10
that section. They represent that locality as
aDoundlng IN rich veins; not, as they are gene
rally found, in ore, yielding only a small per
centage, but in masses of almost pure metal. Inc
specimens found justify the assertion that as FAR
as surface indications can show, that locality Is
as rlch In mineral as any in the world: .
with railroads penetrating these mineral as
trlctS some of them at our very door IT is PLAIN
TO be seen that Superior is the natural location
ior extensive smelling works ana that tite re-
uucllOn OF iron and copper ore TO a uSeiui anu
mercGantable commodity will be one OF the cilicl
sources of industry and wealth, for TINS IS me
most natural and convenient depot Tor all that
now hidden treasure
COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES
Superior relies for her future prosperity more
on the commanding position she occupies as a
point OF shipment for the produce of the vast ana
fertile country tributary to her than to any other
source The country surrounding, III every dlrec-
uon Is fertile, and particularly adapted TO the
culture of wheat and other grain and all OF that
vast region Is being rapidly settled up ana put
under high state of cultivation, and the pro-
duets produced there will from the very nature
of thing, and the lay of the country, naturally
seek a market herein fact is already doing So
as shown in the fact that already preparations
are being made for the erection of an elevator al
this point with capacity of one million bushels
OF grain and this Is but one of the many 10 come
Another important advantage possess by Supe-
rior, and one that should not be lost sight OF by
wholesale dealer and shipper lies in the 1ndis-
rutshe Tact that the distance from Buffalo 10 s'I-