Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-28

Those gentlemen who have tor she last
hall century stoutly maintained that. while
\ there are traces Of several valuable miner
! ais TO he found In different parts OF the state
,t,ev did not exist in sufficient quantities
! 10 nav for working, are having their ideas
l cons;derably upset by recent d.v.lope-
m.n,s and IL 10 rapidly being demonstrated
tina. yafuabie deposits oi some oil the pre-
eious ,o aais and al several that are I'M
| portant In commerce, not ooly exist bus
| can be -ked with profit. Not only do
| scientific "a en- after careini investigation
! pronounca n il to ne So, hut men OF busi-
ass have he, ONE sufficiently satisfied Of
! the fact tn nm, euake the development az
some n, the mi ,es and both unite In the
/ oniniop that "A mining career is opening
! for the state. whit b will be OF no little im-
pertanc. 10 her IN the fuiure. The nufc.
l attending the frst discovery OF these iac' :
/ has now laigeIy dieu'awsy. We hear li'.l-
q, wonderful discoye ries OF gold OF silver
~ every farmers back pasture, as wa, The
| case twelve months az ,. aud tue qaeshon
Z l. gradually settling pwn TO a oasl, OF
lid fact Work has been quleuy our
readily pushed 10 one or TWO locAiines
ard now there Is someth, us better IN bsse
/ calculations upon than = we're rpe0u''''""
and CUES. work.
csred by eminent Reologi-' I" be idenii'
cal in formation with these at Ssedeh, To
cover a large area. and cei Tain I" richIy
pay for working whenever ret OF capital
take hold of them in sober e. ruest. and {"
promise to become OF as much importance
10 the thoughts ef mining men aud Of cap
italists generally as the depo wits OF tue
same mineral about Lake sup NOR. The
Sedgwick silver mines have. however
l.xy
time recorded the progress msde Al that
| point: also the fact tina, the ore n. ~ beins
J taken out ASSAYS from 500 to Jop per
! ton. while some of Ii g'es still h'k fser. al
which rate they will richly pay tor work
ing. Another source OF mineral w'eAhh
| with which our people are well acquai nt"i.
| consists in our granite and slate IuhTtes-
| Maine Granite Is known all over the co<in-
! try as the most besuriful and durable. a"d
Maine Slate has become an important ar
| tir!e of commerce. Thirty years ago,
when slate was first quarried 10 tbs state,
the slate used 10 this country was imported
! from Wales. To-day Welsh slate Is sell
| dom imported. but the American article.
! which comes largely from this state, finds
| a market in Europe. Africa. South Amcri-
| ca and Australia. An eminent geologist
| recently remarked that. "A good durable,
! unfading dark slate, constitutes a complete
J slate. ahd when 50 located Is 10 be profit
! ably worked quarry becomes rarer than
| a gold mine Unlike lumber. slate i IN
| exhsustible." Thst there Is much wealth
| hidden Ia the hills and mountains of our
/ state. only waiting IA DC taken oui. seems
! 10 be well established aud We look to see
marked Developments 10 this direction
during the hext few years.
J Bot while all this i matter Tor saiisiac-
/ ton and congratulaiiou. We would repeat
the warning given in these columns some
months ago. not TO reckon too much upon
our mines aud quarries a. means by
1 which the prosperity OF the state u TO be
/ advanced. Communities which are de-
pendent on mining are pruycrblaliy the
poorest sod hsrd-s' - manage. The
/ capitalist, o~n TIE Biue- ,.tI uulS>> =
person has capital lac stand, lille chance
to get rich by mining. The real prosper
I iiy and Advancement Of the siatc depend
/ upon the deyelopemeut Of her agricultural
resources. Fields oil hAv. corn sud puta
toes will yield richer. quicker and surer
return To the people than mines Of copper
or silver; the pillow, the hoe, aud the scythe
can discount the shovel and pick; and the
broad fields of AroostoOk offer better terms
to men of brave hearts and strong arms
than the veins aud tunnels aud shafts of
Bluehill or S-dswick. Therefore, while
We rejoice In the discovery of new re-
sources and their development, let us not
neglect the pursuits by which our father,
pruspered and which present TO us the best
prospect OF reward and support. - OrtiJ.d
Argus.