Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-11
Interesting Information About Maine
Mines.

| IL may be OF interest 10 many OF your read
ers to know what is being done in the way of
mining in Maine, so little has been said by
the Press that thousands of persons who are
more or less directly interested do not even
know that such thing as mine exists with
in the boundary lines.
We will, if you so please, begin with the
| Eggemoggin mine in Scdgwick. This mine
has changed hands several times. Has a
shaft down 80 feet. Shows very fine
galena A furnace was built at an
expense of 100000 but was not fitted for the
| grade of ore to be worked. This is one of the
disadvantages of having inexperienced men
| Mt the head. for the parties now having con-
troll mean business.
Proceeding east to Blue Hill we first strike
the Falls mine. Here shaft has been sunk
80 feet and the ore improving. Going east
| about two miles we find the Darling; this com
pany has only recently been organized, the
ore assays from picked specimens taken out
at the surface nearly 900 ounces the build
ings are being rapidly erected and crew of
men have been engaged to sink the shaft.
This mine has brilliant prospect before it.
| Next east comes the Douglas. SO much
has been said of this now famous property by
Boston and Maine papers, that no description
| is needed we will only say that concentra-
ton works are now being erected as fast as
possible, and the managers expect to COM
mence payment of dividends within one
month after completion of the works.
| Next the Atlantic. Now very little work has
been done, but with the new Superintendent,
Mr.. LeProhn, who is very highly spoken of,
we shall soon have occasion to chronicle a
| vast improvement
| Next comes the Bisbee. 1t is owned
principally in Belfast, and the show
| ing is said to be very fine. Have never ex-
amined the mine personally.
| Next is the Slower Hill mine, but of that
very little has been heard in the papers al
though a company has been incorporated
and stock issued still none has been offered
for sale, the owners sinking the shaft at their
own expense, and now feel well rewarded
for their faith in the property, having at a
depth of 744 feet struck vein of sulphuret
of copper. some ef the assays running as high
as 3O4 and carry also gold and silver.
Next comes new company now being or
ganiZed under the name of the Young Hecla.
This is very valuable property, and is
| starting on subscription books at the rate of
20 cents per share.
Next. and q continuation of the above, is
the Twin Lead Copper Mining Company.
This company comprises the heaviest men in
Bangor, and has the most magnificent show
ing on the surface of any mine in Blue Hill.
The stock was placed at 40 cents per share,
and now Sl50 is being offered for it; but
none is for sale, the owners having agreed to
pool all their stock till the Treasury stock is
disposed of.
East of this another company is being or
ganized; name not yet given
Leaving Bluehill we go east and strike
Ellsworth; here gaena. East still further,
and we find the Hancock mines. These in
clude the Hancock, Grant and Robert En-
NETT. Prof w. F. Stewart of Nevada, has
made an elaborate report on the Emmett
mine, which has been published, and the
stock is rapidly advancing. Going down to
Crabtree's Neck we find our old friend Fred
Mclaughlin, formerly superintendent of the
Falls mine, pegging away at a new discovery
he has made, and with a good showing.
East still farther, and we strike the now
famous Sullivan belt of mines, in the follow
ing order: Waukeag, Pine Tree, Milton,
Millbrook, Tugwacca and Ashley, with one
other that has slipped my memory. So much
has been said of this district that | can ad-
| vance nothing new, except that vast improve
ments and expensive machinery are doing
what two years ago, no man would have
dreamed of
Leaving Sullivan we go east again miles
and come to Gouldsboro. Here is the great
| Gouldsboro' mine. There never has been
such a surface-showing in Maine or anywhere
else, as there is here Imagine if you can an
open cut nearly $50 feet long. 80 to 45 feet
deep and the bottom solid body of galena
and copper, from to "a #. wide Even the
coppercarrying silver, and the galena, mining
as high as 800 ounces of silver to the ton, this
mine it is said will pay dividend inside the
next ninety days, and if so it will be the first
mine in Maine, if not in New England, that
has paid its stockholders a cent.
About one halt mile from the above is sit
uated the Home mine. This has two veins,
and shaft is now being sunk on the second
vein or new discovery. With good results,
the vein being nearly #. wide of almost SOL
id galena and assays about 60 ounces to the
ton.
Eleven miles to the south again, we come
to the Cherryfeld mine. Here machinery
| and houses have been put in, and work is being
done in systematic manner. The shaft is
down some ST, in "a it, of galena. the zinz
having nearly run out This is very good
Indication and goes to clearly prove the per-
manency of the vein
We will now work up towards Bangor.
Here we find in active operation the Mt.
Pleasant mine at South Levant. The shaft
| is now down some II feet. and they are
making a contract to sink 80 #.
Then comes the Palmer mine inside the
city limits and only % miles from the Ban
gor House. This shows on the surface where
work has only commenced carbonate ofcopper
and galena. To wind up we will only briefly
mention the Harrington mine in Carmel. Har-
rington is an old Cornish miner, was born in
mine and has lived on his place in Carmel for
40 years, about 20 years ago he found free
gold and was offered some 1000 for his
place by New York parties and refused, since
then he has been trying to work it himself at
odd moments, but not having capital succeed
ed poorly. Now the property has been taken
hold of by experienced men, shaft house
erected, a shaft sunk 25 feet, contracts made
to sink 80 feet. At the present depth the vein
is about 10 feet wide and carrying sulphurate
Of gold and silver; beside the vein on which
they are working, there is another $50 #. to
the west, oft. wide at the surface. The strong
est and wealthiest men in Bangor have sub
scribed to this mine and it is found to be a
success. Concentration works will probably
be put up in the spring. Will describe wes-
tern mines in my next.
Yours respectfully.