The pre-emptions above alluded to,
are in township 47, north of range 13,
west of the 4th principal meridian ; and
township 47, north of range fourteen
west—the only townships in this mine
ral district yet subdivided west of the
Bruile. The falls of Black river are
near ‘he western extreme of the explo
red tract. For grandeur of scenery
these falls are not surpassed by any lo
cality in the North-West. The entire
fall is about 200 feet.
Swedish and Norwegian Iron.—
That we shall receive no Russian iron
during the continuance of the war, un
less by circuitous means, is well un
derstood; but as Russian iron is out of
the market, a stimulus will be given to
the Swedish and Norwegian iron mas
ters to increase their production, so as
to fill up the vacum caused by the sus
pension of trade with the dominions of
the autocrat. According to Swedish
accounts, the export of their ba iron to
Great Britain and Ireland is about 40,-
000 tons per annum ; to other countries
about 60,000 tons, thus making a total
of 100,000 tens ; of steel, to the United
Kingdom, 1120 tons; to other countries
2415 tons, making a total of 3535 tons.
But sho’d there be deficiency there,itwiil
be r emembered that ihe sister kingdom
Norway, is able to pr< duce nearly if not
quite, as good iron and steel as Sweden.
There is abundance of charcoal in the
country, and cheap and skilled labor is
easily obtained.— [United States Mining
Jour.
