From the Lake Superior News, Aug. g.
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GOLD AMONG THE ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR.


"OREs-Messrs. Robbins q Hubbard, of this
city, have recently assayed a specimen of native
copper from Lake Superior, and found, in IL ounces
of copper, not only l., ounce Of pure silver, but
several grains of gold, Those who are curious can
see the several metals, separated, at Messrs Rob
bins & Hubbard's store"


We copy the above from the Detroit Advertiser
of the 2Sth ult. and while somo of our friends seem
skepuca to the reported result of the assay, we
must be permitted to state that can see no reason
why it should not be true. Aside from the known
character and integrity of Messrs. Robbins & Hub
bard as assavers, the fact that the mineral Of this
region presents an entire originality and is found
differing from all other mining sections of the world,
s sufficient to lead us to adopt the opinion that gold
even nau be found mingled with the "copper" and that
too, without "eXciting our special wonder" For
the purpose of arriving at correct CONCLUSIONS mere
reasoning by analogy with regard to the mineral de-
veopments of the Lake Superior country need
hardly be attempted and cannot safely be rehed up
on Yet, while oursef would bear this principle in
mind, which we have hinted for those who sneer at
almost every development made IN our mineral re-
gion, and who attempt to dsprove the ihcts simply
by analogy we would beg to remind them that the
Ural mountains, so famous for rich copper, possess
also remarkable deposites of gold. The mine Of
Beresof for instance about three leagues northeast
Of Ekaterinbourg, on the Asiatic SIDE, and north
even of the 50th degree of latitude, contains parts
Of native gold in lO0,00O-its deposlte constituting
large vein, running from north to south, and from
which 500 mares of gold have been taken out in a
single yearl Again: according to Bergman, the
copper of the Andes is chiefly obtained from veins,


n blue argiIIito, it is true but generally accompa-
MED with gold, silver lead, and iron, all of which,
with the exception of gold, it will be readily admit
ted by every one, are found within the region OF
Lake Superior


We might witness more instances, where gold
has been contiguous or accompanied with copper
and the haser metals but we have already said more
on the subject than we had intended. When we
commenced, we designed simply to state our sealed
opinion, fortified somewhat by many in the soien-
ufc field, that gold may and does exist, more or
less, among the ores OF this region. To use the
emphatic language ofe learned friend in mineralo-
gy, who has thoroughly studied their character, we
are prepared to witness in the district of Lake Supe-
ror, without the excitement Of further wonder, the
rarest and most profuse Developments Of mineral
wealth that ever astonished the eyes Of man.