Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-20

Accepting 3 cordial Invitation from
Profes sor Fletcher, We ioi ned the Teachers
and Scholars OF the Normal school, on
board the cosy little steamer May FIELD
Capt Barbour, Friday at A. N. the l4th
inst, for visit 10 the Silver Mine" at
Byard's Point. In SedgwIck, aud for pio-
mic dinner on Punch Bowl" point, close
by. We numbered about eighty. enc OF
whom was our much esteemed fellow
to1nsmsn, DIR. Stevens, Who, II not the
youngest, WAS as buoyant and cheerful as
the youngest. The day seemed better
than our wishes. Amer starting. the qass-
ton arose-How shall we land so large .
party with but one small bosti Having
some on board who had nshed and gunned
for years in that locality. they answered
that they and the captain would arrange
that matter. So when We arrived at the
mine, the captain put his trim little boat
alongside blur-ledge. as neatly sud daln-
lily as 8 gallant coachman would put his
coach alongside the hotel steps, to keep
the dainty CATERS Of his lady passengers
from the mud. In Eve minutes we were
all on shore. and were soon a, the spo,
where the precious metals are taken frsm
earth. Many were looking down the shah,
where two sets of drillers with their heavy
mauls, were forcing. with heavy, meas
ured blows. their steel drills, slowly but
surely, into the hard ore, preparatory to
blasting; others were getting specimens Of
the ore. One blast was made to please Us.
and piece weighing about one hundred
pounds presented for the Normal School.
We found Mr.. Harrington. the Superin-
tendent, very gentlemanly and obliging
he courteously showed US over the prem
ises, and goodnaturedly answered all
questions ASKED.
The shaft Is now sunk to . depth OF
about ffty feet, and is about II BY 70 feet
10 diameter. The shaft was commenced
little above high-water mark; about Ave
barrels Of water per day has to be hoissed
out. Two shafts will be sunk TO the depth
of about one hundred feet, two hundred
feet apart, and tunnelled together. The
smelling works" building Ia IL by 40 feet.
two stories high. with cupola. The mason
and joiner work Of the bsilding is nearly
completed, and most OF the machinery
either In its place or ready to put there
They will be ready 70 commence smelling
Ia absdt sixty. days. They have now some
hundreds Of tons Of ore out, with crews At
work day and night. Every foot they 70
10 depth finds richer ore. They mean bus.
iness, and seem to know what they are
about.
At noon re were all together In grove.
on Punch Bowl" Point, where our Sea
terer." Mr.. Gray, had prepared . wash
boiler full Of excellent coffee. which was
poured out to the satisfaction Of oil. from
the noted picnic coffee pot. From the cof-
fee, and every variety Of food that appetite
need crave, we made . most excellent din.
neri one aged man said he had not ate 50
much tor two months. At p. n. Capt.
Barbour brought his Steamer into the
Punch Bowl" directly ~ our Dinner
Table" where we had been joined by Hon.
w. G. Sargent and family, and Mr.. II. w.
Sargent and wife, and after spending halt
hour in introdvctions. congratulations and
adieus, We stepped on board our trim little
boat from the rocks, and cheered BY music
on the passage, We arrived home ct Eve
p. NJ. all feeling that they had spent
most enjoyable day.
Professor Fletcher has received
pressing Invitation from the state Super
to attend an "gnstitute," " BE-
held At Lowell, Maine, on the 18th. inst
Mr.. Fletcher is 10th to leave his school,
but as many Educators" Of the State, join
with Mr.. COrthell In the invitation, and
will hardly take no." for an answer. ne
think be will 90. He is an earnest, live
mainland Will add much to the iatsress aud
efficiency Of the Institute. 8.