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seen, abound, interspersed with yellow birch, hemlock, pine, cedar, 

 fir, &c., abundant for the future wants of the country, and to spare, 

 in the lakes, white fish, trout, and siskovvet abound, and the speck- 

 led trout in the streams. 



But the grand object of attraction to adventurers, and which gives 

 a value to all others, are the rich deposites of mineral wealth, ex- 

 ceeding any found of a like character since the opening of the 

 mines of Mexico and Peru. 



The mineral range commences about one hundred miles west of 

 Saut Ste. Marie, and extends to the West end of lake Superior, 

 though a great portion of it is so deeply covered with soil as to 

 conceal the n.ineral. Isle Royal, forty-five miles long, also abounds 

 in minerals. Near the east end of the range, it is said that there is 

 iron sufficient to supply the world during all future time. 



The lobes or veins of copper, extending through the hills, cutting 

 them in a vertical direction, require a persevering application of la- 

 bor, and more time to enable us to fully appreciate their value. As 

 to this value, I am aw-are that various opinions prevail in the cora- 

 raunity, b jt among those who have made personal and extensive ex- 

 amination, the unanimity is nearer perfect, than on any other sub- 

 ject so little tested. 



As to facts, it is well known that copper abounds, and that silver 

 and other metals and minerals are present in promising as well as in 

 profitable quantities. A letter received in this city last week, reads, 

 that it is not exaggerating to say that in the Boston and Pittsburgh 

 mine, a thousand tons of native copper, can now be seen at one 

 view. The only trouble is, how to get the large masses out of the 

 mine. At the Copper Falls, a piece of fifteen tons has been recent- 

 ly cut up at a comparatively trifling expense, thus leading us to be- 

 lieve that even these immense masses must yield to the perseverance 

 of Yankee enterprise. 



The manager of lake La Belle Mine, under a special contract for 

 that purpose, is intending to divide $25,000 from the present year's 

 mining, without a doubt of success, unless disappointed by contem- 

 plated smelting operations. Recent partial reports from various 

 other working companies, show that like profitable results may be 

 expected from them. Mining, previous to last summer, has been 

 confined to Kewanaw Point, and since then operations have been 



