Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-16
Dec. 9ta, 1864
Mn. EDfroR:

Mr.. EDfToR:-
propose To give YOU. in the rough,
description of some things in this part
OF the county.
The largest establishment on The river.
above Ellsworth i, the Union River
Tannery. situated on the eastern side of
the west branch. about one mile from
Amherst corner. and twenty ,wo miles
from Ellsw orth or Bangor. II was buiit
IN 1912 by Mc~srs. Tisdale mud ilewins
OF Boston; sold in lStoto 6. .. Fan
ming: run by him until ls55, when hc
sold ii "a A. II. BuzzcIl. .who enlarged
IL; and it j. now owned aud operated by
\. III. Buzkell i Sons The main
tanncry building j. 1863 bv ~ II. two
-torie. high; having ihrcc wings. sever
ally Of by son. T. BY SSH. aud 90 by toit.
II has two circular teaches. l6tl in d.
arnctcr. aud & #. deep, from which the
liquor i conveyed in pipes. 10 all parts
ut the tauncry. The bark on the surface
OF she teaches. i kept wct Us a sprinkler
IN pvcd BY atm '<pheric prc.-urr. There
arr used annually. ON an average. 2ODn
corl- OF bark aud CD cord. uf wood.
The whole establishment i KEEP, at ala
even temperature. during the winter
season. IL turns ont on an average. I1j
tons Of leather per annun. There j.
saw mill "a the same side Of the river.
al a
side single and clapbnari mill ~ IN
5nt two s'oric. high. i being erected.
CONNECTED with thi- cstalai ,hment j. Il
ilrm cutting about i, tons Of nAN. On
which. or in the spacion, barn. may be-
found some OF tile beat Short Horn stock
In this part Of "a" cpuntv. Thn Me--r~.
Butzell employ about twenty men ~
their work, besides 'hpsc employed ia
pcclng aud hauling barA, ANA VI l1rnbcr-
ing, 4 team OF six mules /, used for
hauling their leather 90 Bangor. aud
taking back hid"E ~ rcturn. Thcy Also
keep q Store we'll stocked with -upplie-
for thrir workuncn.
Next IN Importance il the Mariavilic
tiun~rv situated Oh the outlet or
Floods rond-whi was bnilt IN isi5
by ;. II. and G.. Case and which after
various changes - now owned and
operated by chlunrv t.~r. tn m.ia
tanncry binding j. 10 hv i1tt. two
stories high: leach house containing also
the bark mill ITO ~ pm. with two con
strurted AMI operated IN thu SANE man
ncr y thp>. q, Amhrr>t; small fannrrv
~ bt .In. bark she'd aud wood hou~.
each lor by 3hft. Average amount 81
bark used annually from tst5 tn 1850
one thousand cords; from l-6O 10 i-1n
sixteen hundred and ms cords aud
about 90 cords Of wood Amount 81
leather tanned per annum - tons.
number OF hands employed fourteen.
The average expc I>c- lor INV Hat ten
wears have been s.p,uD par annum. In
connection with the tanner. ar, a stnrr,
saw aud shinslc mill, farm ani spacious
boarding hol-e, fprurrIy the residence
OF ). III. tis.. Wan this tanner, ~
crc.tsst there were bat xix Or seven
dwelling house III TIN ucig borhood.
and -ome ot these were OF a yrr, print
tive character, now, within the radius
OF i mile from the tanncr,, are twenty
cpinnolinn- dwellings. win large ana
convenient ouibuildiug,, forming =
pleasant viry. especial. "a The >u'nncr
.ca,pn. The school hpu-r. however.
although the best but one in the town,
his not received the attention. it, inn
pprtAuce trYlnds.
AbDnt Half mile from the tanncry.
i flr-on, grove. well known aud ap-
prrriat"i 10 iht. vicinity, o. account oil
the picnic entertainment. TIE Maril.illc
Adir, % wrl! know how ~ provide.
l'r RIy LR.