Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-01

the surface, the company Is sinking SefueAi
shan on the beach, ai point having an eievA-
ton Of ten feet above high tide. The location
Of the shan was well selected. for IL Is no; only
convenient to the road. and to the level coun-
try in its vicinity, but IL will also secure ample
space for waste dumpagc in the Bay. The fret
Of the submerged quartz veins, lies at the sur
face distance Of eighty feet south Of the shan
opening. and - It dips toward the north ai An
inclination Of about ~ degrees, IL 10 expected
that the shan will encounter that vein u the
depth OF eighty or eiEhty-6ve feet. Vein num-
Der two, the great south vein. lies about forfy-
i've feet south o. and parallel with vein num-
Der one and Il has = uniform dip with the
latter, II will be an easy matter 20 cut both
lec!ses by running . eross-cut drin from the
shsf, ., the eighty foot level. This the COM
pany intends TO do just soon ~ the shan
shall reach the required depth. The discovery
lode upon the Granf property Was vein num-
Ler one, or the smaller vein Of the two men-
toned above. As before stated, this vein, As
well - its big neighoor. has . nearly due east
and west bearing. II 10 well defined issure
vein Of mineralized quArtx-its mineral eie-
men,s being apparently Argentiierous gaena.
iron pyrltes, suiphuret OF eopper-spar'ng y
and possibly trace Of antimony. As yet,
however the ores Of the GrdSt have no; been
anAly ned, and they may contain elements not
apparent TO the eye. The wallis Of ledge num-
Der one are we'll defined, but they are peculiar.
Although the enyroninS rocks arc the prevail
ing schiss Of the district, yet the vein rests
between two well marked bands. or strata OF
A 4 = -
In thickness. Owing TO its position in the Bay,
ledge number one could only be hastily pros
pcc,ed during the intervals Of low tide, but
sufficient work was thus performed to show
thai the quartz was strongly charged with all
ver-bearing ore. some assAys made from ore
taken near the surface, yielded s high A.
hnecn dollars per too In silver, and this en-
couragod the company 10 commence the work
Of development In the manner described above.
At the ou,crop, ledge number one is about
ave feet in width. bu, a. experience has proved
that, Asa rule, quart, veins resting In .chis,ose
rocks invariably widen As depth /. attained be-
low the surface. the company entertained the
reasonable hope that this ledge would assume
greater diameter as the work progressed.
Quite recently. however, a discovery has been
male upon the Gran. property which e1ec,ual-
ly sets At rest any feeling Of anxiety which
NAV have existed In relation TO IN. probable
widening OF vein number one. In fact, the
! company has received = new revelation In re-
gard 10 the intrinsic value Of their property by
simply tapping the ninty crown Of ledge num-
Der two Il Was no; until one day during the
current week, ths, the GraH: Company be-
, came aware Of the magnificent argentiferous
lode which rests within a stones throw Of the
soistinx works. True. /, has bccn known for
long time that huge reef Of quartz lay AZ
the y'oiri desiguAted, but until Friday Of this
week no attempt had ever been madx TO even
/ pfospee; ,hi,
SILVER KING or rur TIDES.
Like It's eompanion-IedSc number one-the
s'eAi lode has nearly due east and west hear
its' and An average dip toward the north Of ~
degrees from the horizontal. Il Is hrsi obsery-
r;..iasui., .,-mentary outeroppInx, at the
the Bay =; the eastern eX,remry OF ~: SjS,,,
and extends from thence In an unbroken line,
| toward the west, 10 the distance Of a thousand
feet or more: True. the lode is, q, many poin,s.
completely hidden by dense growth Of k.lp,
but an experienced eye can readily trace Il for
agreat distance. This colossal vein is, a. the
oui-crop in the Bay about twelve feet In
lateral diameter. and what is yAstly more i'm
| poriAni, IL is heavily charged Throughout, with
! Afgeniiferous lead ore. Even by the limited
exploration which could be made during ebb
| tide, enough WAS accomplished. IN my pres
enee, with pick and sledgc hammer, TO satisfy
INC that IL Is one Of the bes, formed and appsr-
emily moe, thoroughly minerAliIed lodes | have
yet examined in the State Of Maine. Indeed,
such discovery would attract the profou nde.t
attention in any Of the rich mineral regions OF
The lar West. Les; this statement should be
deemed eK,rAva4ani, | will describe the lode
| aud It's ehArActsristies DO minu.ely iha, Any
veteran miner cannot fail 10 understand me-
As have stated, the ledge is perfec, in lis
sehistose walls. and is apparently without
break or ne1sre Al any point. 1t has breadth
| OF about twelve feet a. the out-crop-ineluding
| two well defined bands Of highly siicious
quArtzite, which, like the clay-.late seams in
| ledge number one, form the contact wallis on
both sides Of the true quartz vein. Indeed,
these QuArtzite bands are really true ledge mat
ter, and are highly mineralized with Argentif.
srous Eaena. The texture Of the materials Of
the great lode 10 exceptionally excellent. The
quartz is not vi,rious, indurated mass, like
many other veins in this country. but it il
what miners designate "soft mahogany quartz"
"a slightly granular variety, which 10 always
| considered . 6ne mineral bearer. The min
| erAlizs,ion Of this particular lode, is the most
remark Able feature about il, and renders II
exceptional 10 the rule in this region. Gen
erslly. the ore veins In this State, are charged
| at, or near the surface, with almost every
| known variety Of refr Ac,ory mineral. Not 30
| the great lode under consideration. Its min
eralization is pAlpably and entirely distinctive,
and so far As I could observe, the ores Of the
lode are simple suphurets Of galenA and silver,
with here and there = spsck Of yellow cop
per pyrites. / had no method OF making q
test, and = careful analysis NAV reveal the
presenc. OF another substances; but, to the
unaided vision, the ore appears to be fine crys-
tails OF galens, which insensibly shade into .
deep mass Of dullish blue sulphuret Of silver.
The specimens which obtained from the very
apex Of the lode. are certainly very fine, and
would make splendid addition to any min.
| sralogicsl cabinet In the country.
As many citixens OF hAnc0ck County have
formed the erroneous idea that the Grdnt
property is sort Of extension Of the famous
Sullivan lode, it may be ~ well to correct that
error st this juncture. II any observant per
son will take the trouble to notice the general
cleavage trends Of the exposed schist-beds
which 80 frequently appear on the route be-
tween Ellsworth and Sullivan river. he will
readily perceive ths, the strike Of the lsmina-
tion 10 uniformly toward the northeast BY
east, or due east and west. The quartz lodes
permeatins ths schists 70 the west Of the river.
all have the same easterly strike; but, not 20
either the schists or quartz veins on the east
| side Of Sullivan river. On that side OF the
stream, the country has been much distorted
and hexed BY the extrusion OF numberless
volcanic dykes, 70 that the cleavage trends in
that region are mainly toward the northwest
| and se0theast-or nearly tfAnsverse to the
trends on the west side Of the river, vhere
there are but few vestigss Of eruptive action.
Now, It must be obvious to any reAecting per.
son that this transverse position Of trends, rem
den it impossible for any connection to exist