Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-01
MisesIIzntous.
GEOLOGICAL REPORT
On THE PROPERTY oY The
GRANT SILVER MINING COMPANY,
located IN Hdsoock CoYnty. Maine.
W.. 1TEwAR1, 0sologix
W. =. STEwARI, 0sologist.

ELLSWORTH, NE, December Il, 1872.
Al this juneiure, there Is no portion Of this
continent which can presen; TO the observAn,
Geolosist such An apparently endless number
Of mineraloglcAl surprises As the " rinkled and
sterile bosom Of Eastern Maine. In = vast re-
gion Of Country where, for more than . cen
tury, the brightest pecuniary expectation Of
the plodding citizen centred In . fishing smack
and lumber ran, the magical work Of thous-
Ands Of busy prospectors is rapidly transform
ing the niniy land into Almos.limitless field
Of giiitering treasures. This is by no means
fancy sketch Of the minerAlogieal conditions
Of the pine Tree State Actual develop
mcuts have been made .; 90 many widely seps-
rated mining localities in this State, that there
Is no longer the sligh,es; room TO doub, that
Maine is NOT only rich in copper, lead, anti
nony, and other useful an, valuable metals, but
that her rugged breast contains exhaustless
chambers Of gold and silver. am aware that
much scepticism exists - 70 the possible exist
ence Of permaasnt and remuaerative deposits
OF the precious metals In this portion Of the
country; and an further aware Of the disc
Ereeab!e fact that the mining expert who has
the hArdihood 10 avow the existence Of such
precious deposits, runs the risk Of being con-
sidered either = knave, or An enthusiast; but
my personal observations At the Districts Of
Bluehill, Sullivan, Acton, and various other
less famous localities, enables me to predict
with = reasonable degree Of certainty. that
scepticism and ridicule will give place to en-
thusiastie belief, in less than . twelve-month.
The property Of the
GRANT SILVER MINING COMPANY,
is situated at the head Of pretty little cove,
on the west side Of Frenchman's Bay, At =
point three miles south Of the village Of Suli-
van, and abou, twelve miles to the eastward Of
the city Of Ellsworth, In the County Of Han.
cock, State Of Maine. The mining works Of
the Grant, are within an eighth Of = mile Of
the county highway, and is easy Of sccess by
any kind Of vehicle At all times Of the year. In
addition to the land approach, the cove st the
mine forms An excellent landing for III kinds
Of Sea craft The country In the immediate
peighborhood Of the property is . thiekly popu.
lated agricultural region, and supplies Of fuel,
lumber, provisions and stores, can be obtained
at very reasonable rates, while the Bay furnish.
es an inexpensive route for the shipment Of al
requisite machinery. In fact, the working r.
cilities and natural advantages Of the Grast
cannot be excelled The geological surround.
inss Of the Granf mine are identical with those
Of the Milton, Sullivan and other locstious
three miles further toward the north. In 9th.
er words. the ore veins II the Grant rest 10 the
tilted strata Of the Huronian schist bed-rocks
which form the greater portion Of surface eX.
posures along the eastern border Of Aaiae.
Thsse schistose beds are highly silieious. and
wherever exposed. they are sinsulariy striatsd
BY innumerable bands Of white quarts. Some.
times this excess Of silex has been prscipitsted
into profound assures in the schisss, and now
sppears - well defined quartz lodes and mis-
eralized ore channels. At Ieass three Of these
mineral-bearing veins boldly crop out upon the
Grant property. The two most important Of
these mainly rest In the northern margin Of the
Bay, just below the level Of high tide. Except
st few points siong short peninssla which
lies east Of the Gr0ss works, The great quarts
veins cannot BE- seen unless TIE tide ID 1t low
ebb. The trend OF bearing of the quarts veins
st the Grant location, - we'll - Of the euelos-
ing schist ssrasa, y nssrly due east and wst
by The compass, md the dip Of the same b tow.
ard tAs sevtA, at - avssngs inclinatien Of = d
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