Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-05

Mr.. I'd. 4 day or two ago paid aslsl. to
the Douglas. Mine in Buehill. which is oper-
aied by Co. OF which II. Gregory .Jr., of Rock
land. Is President, and II. Il. Darling Of Blue
hill. Secretary. This mine Is situated about
two miles from the village, upon the Brooks
,ihe road. lying between the road and Doug
La. Pond; the land having = general Southern
slope TO the pond. Approaching the mine the
fret thing that strikes the eye Is the Derrick,
BY means Of which a horse does the hosting Of
the ore from the bottom Of the mine; the next
in view is n large lot OF ore which has been
taken out and is spread over a large surface,
waiting to be "eobbed" or "milled." We ind
men at work with hammers breaking the ore
in small pieces, separating the best for ship
ment. and saving the rect until crushing and
concentrating works are erected. when that In
1t. turn. will receive due attention. There are
some 800 tons OF ore already taken out. all Of
which shows unmistakable signs Of copper,
some being very good, while other pieces are
not good enough 10 pay for shipment until /, is
concentrated" bu, all being well worth
working. The shan that is now being worked
has a general East and West conrse, following
The vein d. Alput lttt IN some
feet deep. about 10 ieei wide at the bottom and
perhaps i6 feet AZ the top. The vein dips 10
the South some Co here we descend by means
Of ladders 10 the bottom, where We ind gangs
OF men al work with sledge-bsmmers and
drills. preparing TO blast; Others tending the
hosting tubs, clearing sway the effects Of
former blasts. and all busy. The view here Is
very encouraging. The rock seems full Of cop
per. both "sulphuretr and purple and grow
ing better with every step downward, the
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regard for the safety Of the men. sill the e1-
pioding is done by = battery located some 800
yards away; from TO IA charges are usually
exploded At time. The principal explosive
used is .rend-rock.- II is proposed to Ar
range for washing the ore by means OF asy-
phon laid from Woods Pond" TO have
steam-engine to do the hosting, and TO erect
concentrating works, SO that the lower grades
Of ore can be probably disposed OF. "a men
are now employed here, and we understand
that more will be added BY and by: We came
away impressed with the thought that our
town i. rich in ore, and that its development
will be LARGELY due to OUTSIDERS" prominent
among whom will be Mr.. Gregory, the Presi-
dent OF this Co., who is practical miner, now
operating copper mines in y ii. There can
be no doubt that there is money in il, and
view OF the premises will satisfy any one Of
the fact. Our thanks are due TO Mr.. Gregory
for his courtesy in giving US information, and
showing US what there was TO be seen.
SilAE-N.
May 3lst, 1879.
Decoration Day was observed ia this
place with more than usual interest. The
services were in the Town Hall which was
well filed. and the weather was all that
could be desired for the occasion. The ex-
ercises were as follows: II. A. Trip,
Esq. was chosen President, and Mr.. A. c.
Peters Marshal. Mr.. Trip. in his usual
pleasing style, made the opening address
He had the advantage OF those who follow
ed him, as he, by personal experience.
knew whereof he affirmed, he having served
Ia the army during the war and fully real
lied the hardships, the sufferings and per-
lis attending the life OF soldier. His ac-
count OF the scenes he Witnessed. the suf-
ferings and trials he and his comrades en-
dured were full Of interest aud very i'm
pressive. His remarks were very able and
well received, as he always seems TO feel
that be believes what he says, and desires
that those who hear him shall also believe
| the same He was followed BY Mr.. Her
rick. Preceptor of Bluehill Academy, who
| took for his theme, the Importance of the
1 observance OF the day on account Of its
effect on the minds Of the young. Then
came the Rev. Mr.. Hardy who also served
his country by administering to the wants
and the necessities Of the sick and wound
ed soldiers as physician. Next came q
/ beautiful poem written for the occasion
and resd by Mr.. Augustus Stevens in his
usually pleasing style. which was applaud
ed. The closiGg address was BY the Rev.
Mr.. Woodbury. who always commands
close attention, and whose remarks are a.
ways listened to with much pleasure. Al
the close Of each address the band discours-
ed excellent music. A procession was then
formed, the children Of the two Sabbath