The county treasurer of Dakota, Minn., in levelling off hie door yard iu Hastings, came across a thank lt;*,( pure virgin copper that .weigi.ed tb rry jounds. Tbeeestrangq nugget* are found nil over the state. A nugget was ouoe dug up la g{. Anthony that weighed over six'y pounds. This copper is probably float from the Uk« Superior mines-