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

The general trend, or bearing Of the
schist laminstion is n few degrees to the
North of East and a dip Of the same e-un-
like that Of the strata on the North and
west sides Of the Peninsula-is toward
the South at An average inclination OF from
forty to sixty degrees from the horizon.
Directly at the mine. aud for distance Of
one hundred feet. or more on each side OF
Il, the schist strata lie perfectly horizontal.
The quartz vein cuts vertically through
these horizontal sections, and naintalns =
nearly straight course 3 few points to the
west Of north and to the east OF south. 10
other words the vein breaks directly
across She cleavage lamiDation OF the ep-
closed scbists. There are numberless In
stances In other portions OF the world.
where mineral bearing veins OF quartz.
bsrytes, calcspar and other VEIN stuns. rest
10 non n-conf formable position to the enclos-
HurouIan rocks OF this region. Is certainly
phenomenal, and can only be accounted
for by the existence Of local disturbing
agencies Al low tide there Is clear ex-
posure OF the entire beach IN the vicinity
Of the quartz vein and by carefully observ-
ing the lltholog cal features OF the shore
line five or six strong trap dykes will be
readily seen at short intervals along the
coast. The dykes vary in trend from near
ly north and south to due east and west
bat they all or nesrly all break through
the easterly bearing lsmination OF the
.chist strata. one OF the largest OF the trap
dykes, having lateral diameter OF about
fifteen feet lies within one hundred feet oi
the quartz vein. aud vas doubtless. the
direct disturber OF the ore channel. a. well
- OF its schistose surroundings. OF course
nothing can be offered In explanation OF
the anomalous conditions OF this remarks-
bic mineral deposit. except theoretical
specul.tlons. As yet. the lode Is merely
In process Of Development, aud therefore
no reliable conclusions can be resched as
to It's possible position in the schists at CON
siderable depth from the surface.
When the tide j. out The ore vein may be
readily traced in southerly direction from
the shore line to the distance OF several
rods. In the eroded .chlsts the vein ap-
pears at points "a narrow seam or hand
OF quartz which occasionally widens into a
rcticula,ed sn.cious mass, two or three
feet In diameter. AZ all points however.
the vein contains some traces OF mineralt-
xstion, 'and within a rod OF III. blud-where
| |. has a width OF eighteen igches-i IS
strongly charged with argentiferous gale
4 na In the blum or bank OF the Bay tse
/ vein stands nearly vertical and has been
/ exposed TO the heigh Of about ten feet. Al
f this bank exposure the vein Is about ter
I inches in diameter and Is from top to bot
tom heavily charged with mineral. Neai
the verge Of the bluf Is located the work
! Ing shaft which j. eight feet in width an'
twelve fee, In length. In the clear. an'
ha. dep,n a, this juncture OF sbou,twelv'
feet. Here again the vein stands nearly
vertical an - .nlerdidlv minerslized Will
I sHser gearing LEAD ore. Inc surIsce out
crop Of the vein at the shan opening. va
mere hand OF quartz, but IL rapidly Wild
ems as depth is reached, and at the bottom
OF the shaft IS now about foot In thick
ness. Although the horizontal condition o
the strata renders the position OF this veIr
abnorma, aud peculiar yet 1t appears 10 b,
perfectly placed in Its gangue and has tn,
true Indications OF 4 permanent ore chat.
| mel.
That the ores of this vein even at tn,
surface-contain a consider able percent
aye Of silver has heen proved by an ASA,
which was recently made at sullivan. Thi,
test was made BY a competent chemis
who obtained from the sample twelve dol
lars worth Of the precious metal In fac
sh!s mine, even II the vein s In an odd pc
sition IS certainly worthy OF further devel
opmen.. l. is well defined In Its walls, ant
too thoroughly mineralIzed TO admit of til,
belief that 1t Is a mere accidental deposit
II am correct in the opinion that 1t vii
at no g'ea, distance from the surface, fol
low the true lsmination OF the underlyin!
strata then ii will doubtless prsve to be al
extremely valuable property, for We mus
not overlook the fact that 1t ia located II
Que OF the most fertile silver yielding zouei
in the State OF Maine. The mine is In q rici
mineral bel, OF country 1t can be worke
e1peditiously and inexpenslvely. 1t 4
convenient of approach by sea and land
ana II the owners OF the property will pro
ceed cautiously and prudently with III,
"orA OF development, they may be re
wsrded by a remunerative silver mine.
say silver mine for the reason that expert
ence has long since demonstrated the fac
that 1ssure veins of argentiferous lead ores
almost invariably end Ia rich deposits o
silver, As depth from the surface is at
tained. In other words, galena is simpl,
the gossan, or oat-crop OF silver lodes, q nt
ultimately gives place to the more valuabl,
metal. As rule. all OF the base ores ane
refractory minerals which usually occur q
the surface Of silver bearing veins, rapid,
iade out ~ depth from the cropings II
'SSS"Su' enu ioaNc VIC stiSeT III compdr
alive free condition. This fact may be o
value to the owners OF the property undel
consideration for II the vein obeys the Law
OF trends as above indicated 1t is pleassn,
to know that 1t is likely to culminate in ,
mine Of free milling silver ores
Yours Truly.
WE. STEWART, Geolooist.
Mr.. John Poor OF beu.s.. oas receives