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above proclamation Of the President Of the United
States, are believed 10 contain the richest mines Of
lead that have yet been discoyeredi the ore yield
ing about eighty per cent, of pure metal. Copper
also, has been found in this region in considerable
quantities. . .


Great advantages are said 10 exist for the manu-
acture Of lead in various forms, particularly into
shot, the river banks being elevated to require
little or no expense in the erection Of towers; and
the ore, from It's great purify may be manufactured
into shot by the first smelling. . ..


The location of these mines being near the Mis-
slsslppi river, affords great facilities Of ransporta-
ton, the average cost Of which to ST. Louis is about
fheen cents per hundred pounds. The soil is rep
resented as being unusually ferle producing all the
small grains in great abundance, and furnishing ex-
csent range for eatte--thus presenting equal in
dueements TO the agrieulturist and the miher


The DUBUQUE mines IN fractional townships eigh-
ty-eght elghtynine and ninety, of range two east,
situated on the banks of the Mississippi eonsld-
cred the most important; the DURANGO mines In
townships eghty-nHe and ninety, Of range east,
are the next in value; and the CATrEsE mines in
fractional township eighty-eg h of range three east,
also on the river, are the third. Other mines have
been discovered in this region and il is very pr0ba-
be that future explorations will bring To light others
rich and productive any now known.


JAMES III, PIPER,


Acting Commissioner Of the General Land Office.


Sept 5, l646-lsw24w .. Ha-