Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-04-10
HooNhall,
BLUgHll.L, April 9Th, 1879.

Of progress.
BLUEHlLL, April 9Th, 1873.
TIE Editor Of tie kzlScorth American.
SR:-Public atteution has Of late been large
y drawn 70 the mineral wealth and mining
prospects Of this neishborhood. l have spent
many years among the leading mines OF the
world. and have been resident here since min.
Ing operations commenced: and through the
widely difrused pages Of your paper, desire to
assure capitalists the world over. that In al the
characteristics determining the presence Of
large deposits Of rich metal, and In general fac.
ilitics for mining operations, Buehill takes
rank among the most promising mining regions
Of the world. Ali competent judges visiting It
unite In this opinion.
Your late reports Of the So llivAn and other
mining property have attracted great attention.
The following brief statement relates to . mine
destined, believe, soon TO take high position
among our rich mineral Developments: The
"Wheal Freddie" IL situated on the sea at the
Falls, three miles distant from Bluehil village.
Its Niniag Right extends over about 20 scrcs,
every part Of which indicates rich mineral
wealth. II is being worked by legally organ
lied Company chiefly resident at Bangor.
Capital stock. $50 900. working capital, ESQ.,
900. Only go, 900 worth Of stock being placed
In the market. President, Gen. J. L. Hods-
don; Secretary and Treasurer, +. G. Smart.
Bangor.
The owners have prudently RETAINED from
sh>sp rcl h.
ual development Of the value Of their property.
This mine WAS opened two years ago on whA.
proved TO be one Of several feeders running al.
most ii right angles from the sea into the true
lode. being DISTRACTED here and there by slides
OF ''Fsults.r The surface rocks around are
greatly contorted and disrupted. But lew feet
under the rugged covering the lode vas discov-
cred In symmetrical form, running In perfect
independents between well defined walls.
Porphyry Is the predominating country rock,
having granite in close proximity. The cop
per, Of which ten tons was extracted At the
time Of opening, Is Of high grade. Mr.. Bart
lett. State Assayer, sent the following 10 the
writer As the result OF one Of his assays:
The samples OF selected ore which rcceiv-
cd from you, i have Assayed tor copper with
the following result: 1t contains Do. . per cent
Of metallic copper. II 10 not glance" but pur.
pie copper Of the finest quality.
y. l.. BARTLETT"
But BY one OF those eaprioes OF nature, which
science has no, yet fully explained, while those
cross-osrs or cutters Of metal running into or
from the true lode arc copper, the lode itself |.
si!rer, every additional blast developing evil
dence that this 10 the treasure to be expected.
II Is the opinion Of competent Judges tha,
the lode Is iieLtical with the vein OF the nov
celebrated Sullivan Mine. The xanxue rock =,
the lay, the dip, indeed all the lesding eharac-
teris,ics, strongly Indicate both mines to be on
the ssme lode, thus running - miles under the
sea, and cropping up on the two sides Of the
bay. From this It will be seen ,bA, giving So a.
Gent back TO avoid Neptaaes domain. work
TO any extent may be carried 90 under the seA,
none daring TO make the workers afraid.
The course Of the vein Is about W. y. ",
and Its dip. first nearly perpendicular. but now
about 20 \. +. The main shan has been sunk
- feet, and such are the prospects, that an ,d-
diiional crew Is NJ onee to be eng aged for nigh,
work, Cornish Horse Whirn erected, with
other appliances foi more rapid development
II IL hoped that NJ the depth reached its itriA
brother ., sslliyan, 100 NJ the Wheat Fred
die" will be found to equal /, in richness.
The spot mentioned by Jackson in The Official
report Of his survey 10 the government,
being 80 strongly indicative Of the proximity Of
Tin, Is but lew humid red yards distant; and
mineral wealth.
The Dough-, mine, from which 40 toes 81
ore has just been shipped for smelling TO Bal,l-
more, is but three miles distant.
The writer, who WAS the frs, purchaser Of
ihi, properly, AID who also opened II, cordially
invites any one visiting Bluehill, TO an inspec-
ton OF his Cabinet, . part Of which has been
assgned place in the State Cabinet, Augusta.
1t is composed largely OF specimens taken by
himself from the "wheAl Freddie"
Allow me to add, our mines, even at this
early season, with snow covering the ground,
and difficulties In the way 10 Us some times
deemed insuperakle-haye been visited by great
numbers from places far and near-eyen as FAR
- Nevada and California. Several purcha ses
have been made, while other weigh,y nego,ia-
lions are pending. There Is . prospee; Of our
being crowded In the early summer by capital
lists and speculA,ors.
Though the enterprise among US Is OF such
recent date, 1t already represents \ circulation
Of considerably more than 500 900. The first
TO SOW may no, At once reap, but soil 20 pro-
life Of mineral riches, must yield . rsmuners-
tive harvest. And any one having marginal
weAith-and only such should specul,te-would
be fortunate to ind an investment OF greater
promise. Respectfully,
SAMUEL ANSEAR.