Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-25
The Sullivan and Gouldsboro Mines

i"' io'''NhE - an extract from letter
10 the \. Y. Tribune bv F.. V Smalley.
STAFF correspondent Of that paper. The lxs.
ter j. dated Ellsworth, Aug Attn and sp-
peared IN the Tribune of SEPT. l5th. Afier
describing the ride 20 Goaldsboro. Ia chn.
psny with Judge wisweli Of thI. city. Mr..
Smslley says.
Hslf mile away on the cresttfa hieNse saw
-.ioldsborough Mine. OPENED last MAY.
Witch has yielded more eood ore than any other
mine In the region excerpt the pioneer NINE ~
sullivan. A. We trud<ed up the hill the super
inisndeni pointed out on the side OF harr ruck
la tue ros-,si- .ufni~' as,.- ,sf- ~ ---~r,.
iferous quartz. II wa only four inc1es Thick.
however. There are plenty Of these .trrak-
slowing shoye the ground Z ssis he esH.s rin.r
tetsienf. -bui The u,iAg b. 10 fnd 4ysinf lsick
enough 70 pay Tor working" The vein lyeing
worked by the Godshorough Company showed
e'Rb,ees ,s-hes wfs.'h m the surfsrr a. soon a.
the DIRT Ma scTsisTd OF. and sSnn dcS eloped an
average width 81 four feet. II I. or the lens nr
kidneE variety. Tilted up to IN ainsnSt PEI pcn.
dt-nisr position. The silver il mixed vita "a
lena aud carbonate q ecpper. The ore varies
greats IN richDess. tut from nGmerOu- sssays
81 The poorer wei a. Ia. richer ss,er icg,n-
Il L believed thSt sae syeFsse yield VI silver
VIII D. II lesst $40 Ter TIN. A han six hy
'nrive f'ei Is down 10 dctih II iweni, ak
feet. ard drifi has hr,n c.if Ia the side a M.
hil from he valley ~ lusir s,rrs,n. sud f,il-
low. the vein for sli.' sncr Of sipaat ~. feet
Herr the orr i qnArued out nj a vsrs small ex-
rea~e- veal into b-ih tse cutting ant the
shai', aud % little si.oraai. exercise with a
hi- sirdSc clipped % some handsome speed
tnsns. which the superintendent. an experiene-
81 Western miner. aid would Asyay So 10 tn
ton. ship hs.issi wiih no iou- 81 The or
irum I'm. nIne lay IN yhi cut In Tho has re~siy
to 80. ioF Hoe Hhi. whsrr are noppcr crush
ins ami consolidating NORA. Mhira will take
s4lksg u a. nd rxs.
CNscilY What the mine W!A Yield. To al a.-
i-earzDccs Il s. richer Than many mine. in Csl-
GRADE and Utah Wiich are Isnsu. 90 the stock
Exchange. and have msde fprtun-- tor their
owner. The prc.hient Of the t,oilshorough
silver Mining Company "a A. 4. W swell II
Ellsworth. and - osPil al stock /. ss.J.a. The
COMPANY nas spe al oay sbSut st~s9 90 abe
mine thus Tar, aud cNrccis to gci 500 PC, os;
~ the orr Il has jast .hinped. The c,s.i OF mia
ing the orr :. lee. thsn - rer ton.
Ahest two miles from tp~ tsuI.hosoush s.
the Hrur Mine. nw Eest ia Has ann II hsgrssn
NotA iast J diusfv. sbafl Ia dIwn fnv feet.
sHd IS sooG a. u j. ten fc-t deeper drifting vii
e. u1mmeR Nfd The yeia IL ClsLle.u inohs.
ttlick. anil j aid Ia ed g.. u slsrr ta IL
ton and - Icr Crut of'es1. I found not.s!y
but workman - the NINE, Aoi could ct o.
further "a formation
i.1thR back 10 SULLIVAN We hal ,h. r.,o,I
lucs ~ Snd Mr. fFagot. Worcester IN ssS aiiisr
a .iis.s hHiid.lg luli " nap.. ia tram, anil
sample % oTc-ani - impros, hp inbs oar
s.fNlee a. guide o. the n nss ia the s4rlallJ
NJ. orrrstrT i nc kinxst the whole Icg isu
He hrs' brought p ni!trrai res1grcss % thr ~.
t~tiinn % caf4,Alts's. and orgzn E-si the fi-xt
rBia inz csrnpAnvi FL has irsss. On 900 srre.
of land. aai al IrR cpuipanis@ nsust inskn
bfm' via him, The hrst discover, a. ,u.rr
va. msle "a -, - NJ. 4. \. Nessor ia The
% - 90 ihr river ns0s below lpN-N Alfg MARI.
a ii'r ahoss ihe fetry lapIlnE a The ste now
o~-u.rir,i p, The .hsf, II m $ulTstau wIne NJ
Nnrrs-sf~r Nai srr-l .trc 10 Almost ~ rv'hi ~
N.th waving soccs-. lie whs at "a b.. hseA
hnsnoisdy 4; thn TIM uS N~s.rr'. ,ii-rovert
t4i 1a sfi'" OF A-. nharf Hs~nt. All iAc 3tfr
vu - hr ,Ntr firu-ri BOO making any '.4aiF lsr-
l..,r fhtrs ws. .i1rffia Nssur. - ra..s.l ui..a.
e' 'u'-sa L. la .ilsf ansi ogesa saos ialr-
tot ffIu. BE brsf of a's mai Pes iH q
"fsfsrF strf3 -fitstf'afl~t 81 ft-- rrr~~s ~-.4.
I-',tiEaz as-i ns1ait. IN tie ,ss.,fy Tts -s.it-
zee -taiI i usN down Ia IN. ssd l.1rs : a
trih 'ou,acA.' t0Om - l,og Is'1 apd ,rthsa,'
frnnl - itci level. Tbs ~ a! The ss4s ~ ,ar
'1riurr i ? inrhc-, sRJ Al lAC bottom 81 tn
.haii . f.r,. NJ Worcester eia4m, hat tac
th7u.snl inas ~ nt~ 'A1ru au, aaa hogssi %,
IBID = 20 ayers-r 50 Nuffh q si,s~r e. t5.
TIE company b. contrasting 4 wbArf asd fsf..
tDg 10 cNts ps.ss pumping and hbastag n4a-
cA-"oty- l.. PFo-.Ien' ], ,seorgr Il. Erswp. o.
Ha.tau.
\ feU rsi. a,-,ve Tho salI,.a i. IL Ma
Ecas Nine, 'presb!cht. ,frsrse T.. C4Agp. q
Hosisn. wh5rh has .hait wa fsrty frei ora
tn fIVsr bsnh. This catuvanT slt sr-eu.i -
40 ii. - AZ and a erys-. yut before y .srtkr.
the VEN. AM 81. -ct 81, ON ffosn uH.lrr the
TheT a. dsPsh % i'p test- II la. cFsoscd
saJ.'aLsA' 54li5inz over IL sAAfl Aai = ssrr
a-se emo f5r hnaslnE .'srtc. \ t.ss.~ arr.fsf
iar sullivan j. ths Zine 1fer. = Ua.ila npal.
rauT ncf ~ igccTf1orS'st. n. thar - thNu
la f,sf. ani hs- struck 30 sanf- vein a..Ar
Sullivan 4 qu,rter q a rnllc di.iAat A. Ia
two .hAf, 81 tlr Milton " ntuE aud MHbu-
Company, ,prysAIeui. J. J.. Trv.osii. 81 H.
toa-f ILls CAll5 ialy 10 ~ nfi.ns 60 ~. "a a
4aa4tE mlil. lE v Ai1h ms foIE1ai4sas ar nav
Of. suf part = tAr nlarhiucrs "a t.,s .rpsul
Hr-Hsrs mining ore iis-r e. sxs.rrf. 20 res'.sr
AL ihe orr irutn The Other u'r~s Th~ .at.rr-
E'eu4eu; d. x''cVsn ustnsr frvsa tfstUss.'s arrl
NcAA4A- tie sa}s tiIs oE~s he i tAktns cot A.
fs'" ilIn. orcs. csui aiming ~ sAier a. and va
Wed 80 10 tie Lott lis rs,.snzir 3. usofs tn!.
srais Than 'is-. Fatfr A. tie ..iis s..s.~, 4Ild.
| An iAcl,rei 20 thihk. fnogr tEusfwafihr NfHf
below b. Milton j. the NIL Brook GA ne,i hv
NJ Wofos,ter. ami no; Incorporated L.. shaft
). down hlv fesi- BsAuiiful oulrropfttn-. .rr
y4.Ib.r 10 the bsd 81 = stream ciose ~ the .haf
Stili further on }. the ASHLEY. 'prr.Ai~ni J. II
Grose. of hssion,i which la. sank 4 .han
"a -iATrr !eei. 2ud - p1g pulaaE ~ h0i.liu.
AMI pumping machinery. About lao inils.
from sullivan, ezsI q The ritcr. the sam yc.n
crop, out Here ). The Hanuock VI r.. prinri
JsAly ned IN Sew-lsrk. n. ..aft 4. down
LOO tcri. and II Is siocltag ~ ore aid 10 l.r
worth SO ton. dbl moi Si.ii ;hss r.sn-.
Al Cherry Bird, tseRiy-sso fniis- southeast
q Il. Il 49,
,rIa n r.les. .ll,sr o. $500 f,s~' -,
Which Assav. SO 10 the Ton n ,h4r,f..s =
mar. th,t t- ,i,,rr g.-.,.s. erfs,s - n,
corA to Cherr,a,.,t :, I.nt. . iI..-,-. -,
twenty Jour miles. Mr.. " orc stsr thinl. tn.
90 H. H. ., - : .,.,A =. ~. - N
foIlowIny u. cssa,i prett, r.o.~ly H. -
va. Ia .osne pr. 81 n coot,r ,,y,,i,,n.rt,S
srl In n,her. had tiussr f,ls,t 800 800
\. found Goltlst.8rotirh q. r,.I,t. -,
,,.utr, Of tn, ,r,.. -, b.tt ~, - -, a, 4,
4. t-o..loie tn.t f-s ,eln. ..t.t thLrk -,g.,..
to h. worke,i. A wor.n. ,rin /. mn, =,
..tr..,ns M. f,c.L..r, ta t..S,.io.
AZ a. good veins ysi 10 bc discovered a, Any
,,,te /, nm. siis N, " ''aIs ml't
leases Of the whOle region. lie s,y- b. VII.