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ence vice is abashed, ferocity tamed, and a man voluntarily lays 

 down his life for his friend. When it can be shown that harshness 

 and cruelty are capable of producing the same results, we may 

 And an excuse for discussing the propriety of adopting one, or the 

 other system, in prison discipline." 



COPPER MINES. 



1. On the Copper and Silver of Kaiveena Point, Lake Superior. 

 By C. T. Jackson, M. D. 



2. Outlines of the Geological Structures of Lake Supei ior Mine- 

 ral Region. By James Eights, Mineralogical Surveyor. 



3. On the Junction of the Transition and Primary Rocks of 

 Canada and Labrador. By Capt. Bayfield, R. N. G. S. 



During the last two years, the mining region of Lake Superior 

 has excited unusual attention. The reports concerning the veins 

 of copper, whose value is said to be greatly increased by silver, 

 both alloyed and native, has heightened this interest, and has 

 created an intense desire to know more of the truth of the state- 

 ments which have been floating in the community. Indeed the 

 excitement seems equal to that which attended the lumber fever 

 of Maine, or that of the water lot speculation of our western 

 neighbors in 1836. We by no means, however, intend to convey 

 the impression that it is all empty speculation; for w^e have no 

 doubt that valuable metals are now^ found, and will be found in 

 greater abundance hereafter, when the country is cleared of its 

 dense growth of trees and underbrush, than in any other region 

 in this country. Even more may be true than the most sanguine 

 expect ; still, when we take into consideration the fact that nearly 

 one thousand locations have been selected for mining, we are 

 forced to believe that but a few only will prove valuable; and as 

 in most cases of the kind, the final result will be, that where one 

 man has made a fortune, fifty will lose money by their operations. 



