Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-02
The Blue Hill Mines.


/ II the Stale OF Maine were In the tar
/ West. or ln 1omc remote region lnaccessl-
| bic 70 railroads, there would be far less
1 scepilcism regarding the value OF is IN o.
eral wealth than now prevails. but 1t has
[ been settled 50 many years. j. so accrssi-
bic, that TO assert iha, IL possesses gold,
SILVER and copper mines which promise
10 The not very remote future 10 prove
sources OF wealth greater than all It's other
combined Industries, Is TO Invite disbelief
and rljicule. not only from strangers, but
from the Inhabitants OF the State. them
selves and yet We believe .uch TO be the
Iaci
To assert that there are la the state OF
Maine mineral deposits which will pay well
ih~ the working is 70 invite the quest lou
.N ay have not these discoveries been made
b,.uyc1"
This question has been and Is frequently
AsAei, ani the answer lies 10 this: ThA,
some thirty years ago the only survey Of
the State ever made was made By Prof.
/ Charles ). Jack son, then State Geologlsi =.
who was Instructed by the governor aud
council 10 contloc hi. researches 20 The
economic minerals rather than 20 the prec
Ious metals, as they considercd Il more for
the advantage OF the people tina, their at
tenilOn should be directed 10 Agricultural
pursuits. In consequence OF these lnstTuc-
tions Prof. Jackson simply said 10 his or
icial report that he had found !rgces OF
gold aud silver. 4 partial survey was
made 10 1868 and 81 BY Prof {. II. Hitch
cock, now State Geolo.ist oi New Hamp-
shire, who vas unable 10 complete his Ia
bors on account OF lack Of funds.
Il Is difficult 10 ascertain when aud oy
whom the iir.i discoveries OF gold and Sill
a. b. T.. u. =. ii a
coyery of copper ore was made oy Mr.. W
II Darling OF Blue ilill. who found what
Ice believed to be copper ore on the Doug
lass farm, near the town OF Blue Hill.
Pieces OF the ore were seut TO Prot. +. l..
Bartlett, State Assayer. aud Capt. IA
Gregory. Jr.. OF Rockland. who encourag
Ell Mr.. Darling In his researches. These
were 50 successful that an examination OF
the property Was soon aiterward made by
Prot. Bartlett, who was fayoraby Impress
ed with iIs value. His examination result
el Ia It's being visited aud examined by
Mr.. Is. o. Cutter OF Baagor, who had had
mauy years experience AS a practical min
ner ou the Pacific coast. Mr.. Cater had
been successful In operating mines and
bui!ding mills (at one time operating the
iamou, Caribou milne, Colorsdo), and had
retired with competency. The result OF
his vist TO the Douglass property was that
he became convinced that copper ore was
there in paying quantities.
He bought sixty-si acres OF land ad-
joining the Douglass farm, and coumenc.
ed developing 1t. Mr.. Darlin. had pre-
viously sunk several prospecting shafts
along the entire range. In this he was as
sisted by Capt. Gregory, VII, furnished the
money for the purpose. The result OF this
discovery and the euiesprlses which have
attended II Is now seen 10 the air OF pros
perity and thrift which characterizes the
town of Blue Hill.
THE Blue HILL COPPER MINING AND sMELT-
ING co.
This company WAS Incorporated In
March, 1877. under the laws OF the State
OF Maine. with capital OF $500 900. which
has since been Increased to $500, 600, the
increase $500 900 being placed 10 the treas
ury tor the purposes OF development.
From this there will probably be . stock
dividend paid soon. The par value OF the
shares is go. The officers of the company
are Capt. s. G. Blanchard. Boston. presi-
dent; Thomas II. Lord. Boston, treasurer !;
b. o. Gutter. Blue Hill, secretary and su-
perlntendent.
The property OF the company, as stated
above. consists Of sixty-six acres, upon
! which the copper belt Is nine hundred feet
wide. This belt has been prospected aud
opened It's full width. The grade of the
ore varies, bur its value has been proven
| beyond . doubt.
The hill, ~ shown in the map above,
has been opened BY two tunnels Of one
| hundred and twenty feet In length, and an
| open cut, all In good milling ore. Two
shafts have been sunk TO the depth OF
ninety -one and thirty five feet. respective
| ly: size Of shaft No. l. 7xl4; No.2, ska.
The surface improvements on the prop
erty consist OF blacksmith shop, assay
once, and concentration works. These
concentration works are constructed sfter
. novel method, from plans made by Mr..
Cutter, who also superinteoded their con.
struction. Their success Is complete, and
proves beyond the shadow Of doubt ths,
the low grade ores found in this belt the
quantity Of which Is practically unlimited
can be pro6tsbly worked. The ore is firs,
passed into . Blake crusher; IL IL tber
passed into set No OF 30-inch Cornish
rolls; then into set No. = Of 34-ioeh Corpisf
rolls; then into . 16-mesh screen, where i
is sized; all which passes through goes 4
an elevator which takes 1t TO the third story
then 1t goes to . 3O-mesh screen, where I
is again sized; then all which passel
through goes iat0 another elevator aud /
carried TO . oO-mssh screen; then BY anoth
er elevator TO . 100-nesh screen. Al
which passes over the le-mesh screen zoe