REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
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MINING. 
The character and locality of the most important mines in 
Wisconsin have already been described under the head of “min¬ 
eral deposits." The condition of mining as a branch of indus¬ 
try, was also incidentally considered; so that a further discus¬ 
sion is hardly necessary in this connection. 
Lead Produced .—The annexed table will show the quantity 
of the ore raised and smelted, so far as can be ascertained 
from the statistics collected under the law of the State. It 
should be remarked, however, that these statistical returns 
were imperfectly made and by no means present the full ag¬ 
gregate produced during the years, enumerated. For some of 
the years, statistics are entirely wanting. 
In 1850, about. 26,200,780 lbs. 
“ 1851, “ 22,125,870 “ 
“ 1852, “ 19,135,973 “ 
“ 1853, “ 19,871,320 “ 
In 1856, about. 22,706,700 lbs 
“ 1857, “ ..“ 
“ 1858, “ ..“ 
“ 1860, “ . 22,000,000 “ 
Iron Produced .—The iron statistics are even more incom¬ 
plete than those pertaining to lead. The amount (in “ pigs ”) 
produced in 1857, was reported at 5,000,000 pounds ; in 1859, 
5,274,000; since which time the amount has not materially 
varied. 
The copper mines have furnished so little information of a 
reliable statistical character, that it is hardly safe to make any 
statement as to the amount they have yielded or are yielding 
at the present time. 
In conclusion, it may be remarked of the mining interest 
generally, that it promises much larger returns than have hith¬ 
erto been realized. Capital and enterprise are alone wanting 
to make the mines of the State productive of an immense rev¬ 
enue. 
LUMBERING. 
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The lumbering business likewise holds an important rank 
among the leading industrial interests of the State. For many 
years the ceaseless strokes of the lumberman’s axe have been 
heard in all our great forests, and still those forests seem al¬ 
most as inexhaustible as they did ten years ago. 
The statistics for the past year (1860) are as follows: 
