Ellsworth American., 1877-07-05

BIuehiIi.-BIuehin Copper.
In company with friend. went few
days ago, to Bluehill, to look at the cop
per mining and the prospect and chances
of which | had only heard; and will take
occasion to say just here that | saw more
/ than | went for.
After lunch at Mr.. Darling's the kind
host and hostess of Mr.. Annear, we, with
him, went to the place of his operations. He
has been opening At two points on the
Neck. One he calls "Welcome Mary
and the other "whesl Freddie" lie has
done most. and with most success, at
the latter mine This is above and very
near tie old Cheney Porgie Factory.
Here at the mine. Of whose rocks and
grout at very little expense. awharf can
be built to deep water, reducing the cost
of transportation of ore. from shaft TO ves-
sci. in barrows. Here the discovery OF
copper was made on the shore, leaving the
question OF paying quantity TO be deter
mined by work, Ia which object Mr.. An
near immed ately applied hims elf, his first
object being TO find the walls OF lode,
He found what miners call a foot wall,
from which, within 100 feet. he expected to
find what is called the hanging wall. but
working off so feet he reached low water
line without finding the wall. As the foot
wall found. runs diagonally and in south
westerly direction into the river bank. he
set of some 80 feet in the direction indi-
Gated and sinking shaft some twelve
feet again found his foot wall. But as he
wa> NOW sure of h> lode, and, as be had
accumulated ore in sufficient quantity and
richness 10 crush and smelt. he suspended
operations until he shall get returns in
bricks from the copper works of Charles
NJ. Wheatley at Schuylkill. to whom he Is
ready 10 send from seven 10 ten tons. We
learn that, without any expense Of trans
poriatiou. the ore being crushed at the
mine. IL per cent will pay. and that IL
per cent will pay all expense Of transpor-
tstion. crushing and separating. One Of
the proprietors told me that a crusher.
with engine. wonld cost, according to ca
pacity and power from $1,000 TO Sl,JoO,
and that fifty tons could be crushed and
separated per day. This at 10 per cent OF
copper and at 20 cents per pound. a little
above the market. and n deduction Of l-2
per cent. or one quarter Of the 10 per cent
for expenses, would leave a yearly margin
of more than 500 600 Reducing the
same by one-half to cover all possisil-
ties will leave a very fair margin on a capital
Of say $500, 600. This must also utilize a
large amount Of labor, OF agricultural
products. and of marine transportation.
Perhaps you query, is there no sinister
speculation herei answer not bit. The
propIietors are oheerfu!y ready TO show
their specimens and the rock bed from
which they took them; and they especial
Is invite the strctest scrutiny Of metallur-
gists and mineralogsi.. They will show
you specimens bearing 2i per cent of cop
per. Mr.. Aunear has rich show OF spec
linens. richer some parties say than were
seen at the Centennial TIE native copper
from Lake superior being excepted, but
which In large masses has but little value
because Of the difficulty and expense
Of reducing 20 size tor transportation.
For want Of time we did not visit the
Welcome MARY" little down the shore
After dinner. with the Messrs Darling,
and Mr. A W. went some one and half
miles TO the Douglass. Here we found a
broad show Of work, developing rich rock.
Mr.. Darling having found his sozen. or
Chimney. and specimens wherever he has
blasted is undoubtedly in lode or lodes.
though he i not yet sure OF some of his
wall. Not far from Mr. Darling, Mr.. Cut
ter j. at work. and is going down with 4
shat. He, a. a miner. has satisfied him.
self that he i ght. As Mr. Annear's will
be the first smelted copper, taken from the
first determined lode in Maine. he will con-
tribute specimens of orc and smelted cop
per TO the State Cabinet
The computation above OF products and
margin of profits must. as in every lndlvid-
ual case of mining be speculative, for the
thing is out OF sight and is only indicated
where there is no rule for richness or uni-
formity. except that you are in lode in-
stead OF pocket. a cash or a assure.
With the most promising chances it will
cost Of course. and something must be
risked; but none need put large capital at
stake
All the interest have in this matter is
that it is in my native state and county
aud it is this that prompts my scribbling.
Something must be done to keep the smart |
er and promising part of coming genera
tions at home; and, If that something is
anywhere. it is in the rock providentially
deposited there, and we should 90 there
after it. Ii is not on the surface. Maine
can never be competing agricultural
State. The only paying crop, its wood
and lumber, is among the things that were
We have slept, or looked on, and allowed
all other New England states to gobble up
the markets at home and abroad for manu-
factures, leaving our fsr better power fac
ilities unused and now worthless. Onr re-
sources from the sea in the shape of build
ing, fishing. coas:ing and foreign trade
| have well nigh failed. ask them honest
ly and earnestly, what can we do TO hold
our own but deve and blast: am glad
to be authorized to say, here is one of the
chances p. w.