Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-19
Misfellanfous.
Bosion Herald
Names Mines.
Something About Sullivan's silver
LOAes.


tFTOm our SPECIAL Correspondent
SULLIVAN. Ne, May 81, 1873 After In
specting the mines Of Bluehiil, your CORE
spondent naturally kept on toward the
richer, or at least the more dazzling depos
It's OF ore which are 10 be fouud In this
town OF Sullivan. A quiet. retired little
town II is, too. OF the routes which trav-
ellers pursue who seek only pleasure, II Is
still place likely 10 be visited by hundreds
II not thousands OF people this summer.
who have business In their heads aud are
not solely seeking rest or recreation. Sui
livAn Is one OF the smalles, OF New Eug
land villages, but Is happy 10 the posses
sion OF hotel, the Waukeag, which would
do credit TO place OF four tlmee It's size
The town must grow up TO the tavern In
this case. But. leaving this out si the
questiun, let US TO business. First. we mus,
acknowledge that friend has hinted at
An ISACCURAcY
in one OF the le tiers which preceded this.
Says he:
The people OF Msine had no occasion for sur
prise at the discoveries which have been I'D ade
II they had any confidence In the opinion oil em-
inent geologists. DIR. Jackson, although eau
iious In his remarks, did Indicate the existence
wss expressed more fully by Prof. Edward
Hitchcock and by his son, Prof. Z. II. Hitch
cock. Instead Of being 40 years since geolog.
ica survey was made, the last named made .
report In 1861. 10 which the localities now
worked. and likely TO prove profitable. were
pointed out, and, in fact. he found indications
OF mineral wealth throughout the state, coming
10 the conclusion that, when the mineral re-
sources of Name "shall have become fully
known, every one would be Asionished at their
immense extent and value
All Of which Is true. But your corre-
spondent has been reading J2ckson's re-
ports, (Hitchcock's had escaped his mind
when he wrote,) and he remembers what
DIR. Jackson said 20 years ago: "If gold
spongy quartz 10 the most probable ma
triX 10 which the gold may be found. Still,
however. | should consider its discovery q
great evil TO Maine" or course . man
who had made up his mind beforehand as
10 what he ought not to nnd wouldn't be
In danger OF finding IL. II Was DR.. Jack
sons report 10 which reference was made
In q former letter, not Hitchcock's, but
even the latter. eighteen years ago, dealt
only 10 generslities and did not indicate the
wealth which private enterprise has since
shown TO exist ~ Sedgwick, Sullivan and
Bluehill. But. leaving this, the information
seeker who leaves Bluehill for the east will
naturally strike Sullivan next. and here he
will find no copper but an entirely different
order Of things.
The now somewhat noted
SULLIVAN SILVER MrNE''
is situsted in the village of West Sullivan.
on the shore OF Frenchman's bay. about
eight miles north OF Bar Harbor. Mt. De
sen, and Is miles northeast from tie
''Bluehill" copper mines. Silver here was
first discovered by Mr.. A. A. Messer, =
young man who had been engaged 10 min
ing on the Pacific coast. The discovery OF
mineral at Sedgwick and Bluehill led him
TO ask why It did not exist In that neigh
borhood, aud, like thousands Of others.
who are now turning over every rOck and
hammering at every stone fence along the
coast In Washington and Hancock. 10 his
walks on the shore. on the spot where now
Is the opening Of the Sullivan shaft. he
| found ledge cropping out, which, he at
once felt, contained the precious metal. He
had assays made, which proved satisfactory
enough to justify further examination; aud
| in connection with others, without capital,
| there, between high and low water mark.
blasting was commenced. Each step down.
ward increased their courage, and they felt
| they had really mi0e. A lease from the
owners Of the land of all their mineral
| right. for term Of 80 years. WAS obtained
| at merely noniasl som. They continued
their wOrk, developments were satisfac'
tory. attention Gas attracted to the proper
| ", aud it was purchased BY Boston CAPT
talists at fabulous price for The little towr