Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-11-24

mant ways the Improvements are great.
During the summer the attractions Of the
mining district. the excellent fishing and
boating offered. the pleasant drives about the
town and the extensive view To be had from
Blue Hill bring a host of visitors, and the
hotel men smile. On a clear day, from the
summit Of Blue Hill, the city OF Rockland
can be plainly seen. as well as many other
places Of interest. Fast Blue Hill. about
five miles distant, is engaged largely in the
quarrying of granite Blue Hill Falls,
where the seat of government was first
tahlshed j, now little hamlet with store
and pnSt-othce and few houses. The town
hall j. in Blue Hill village and is used for
entertainments as we'll There are about
twelve streets in the village and some ine
old residences The Pendleton House is
somewhat more than sixty year. old and was
frs, used as dwelling. afterwards as a
store. in part. and the demand for good
hotel increased, the proprietor finished it for
such use.
Bu, the carriag, is ready for a visit to the
mines, The drive is pleasant one, although
the land hercabouts i,cxccrdingy rock, and
bears a sterile appearance. About mile
out and on tn, right We come 10 the Twin
lNANs llAttt tNIAi4tI w. ~ Niif Atiks - tatt
Blue Hill, and a llttlc farther, on the same
side stand the building. Of the Douglass.
TIL, last mine attracts the greatest attention
from the fact that the most money has been
expended on it, and here the process Of
smelling and refining is carried on. The
mines Wcre discovered IN the following
order Blue Hill. Douglass. Atlantic. (no~
stewart Twin Lead. Young liecla. Favor
itc, Blue Hill Central. Revere. Silver Reef.
Lady Elgn. Bangor and Blue Till Fails,
and the Mammoth the last Of which has
just b,cn opened. Ii i opposite the Doug
las and presents the most remark able sur
fac, shosIng IN the region The following
from Prof. NteSaTI', report on the same viii
show it, probable value. "ln concluding
,hi, voluntary statement would add that II
the Mammoth, with proper development.
does not prove 20 be- highI, rrmunt fatlvr
mining property. the deductions Of modern
geology IN relation 70 ore deposition are all
,alurlc>,' And although down hut - feet,
Il has welded 500 ton, nf good smclting ore,
more than enough To- pay the total expenses
ALREADY incurred. But to return to th.
Duugias-. Through the kindness OF Mr.
lI,urs Gregory, the superintendent, | Ma.
carefully shown about aud informed c.n-
crrning the reduction and refining Of ore.
IN, mann ,hsft uf the mine Is down - feet
and such ,NcriIru, ore j. being taken out
iha, there are not more than two cart loads
Of worthless rock brought up m wcck.
Charlie, Weeks i foreman of the mine. ohm
William, has charge Of the smelling fur
nacr>, l.. J. Knight Is chemist and book,
keeper and Henry Mriiphant,an an Enghshman.
planned and constructed the works which
have e., = ~lju.0o1. The mine pan. out
aita the force uuw cmpluycd, s!IiN ton, ~
ur, 8 iay ami th,, Yields on An average. i've
ton, d copper week. The wurkmcn live
near the mine N >haut!c' aud a large hoard
iu. house has recently been constructed
Which accommodate, larg" number The
~orA men ln other mines nave also built hut,
nclr their working places.
Copper ore. A. taken from the mines Al
Blue iili!, i OF Ncr, nearly the same color
a. gold In, ba>s Of the rock j. quartz and
the end Of the vein Which runs through the
Douglas, i, undoubtedly an immense mas,
Of granite. ,umt distance south-West uf the
main shaft | he ore contains no small
amount oi iron. and Il /, the oxide Of iron
iha, DESTROYS the fire bricks IN the furnaces.
Copper is taken from the orr rs two meth
Od, called the pyrn-nelAliurgiCal and the
HYDRO me taliurgIcAl Or the drN and Sct
methods. Both of these have been IN OPP
Grafton at the Douglass. the machinery
having been put In ioI the latter b, contract.
II va, used for some time but IL failed 10 do
one half thy work contracted for, although
DONG il we'll and ~as consequently dIscon-
tiuurd for the present. A. the ore come,
up the shaft III a bucket, souew hat larger
than a barrel! il /. dumped into a car be
meath which. As soon a' hIlcd, Is rolled
AI"ht the uAcH auu me or ! again dumped
INTO plIe outside the building. Mere men
are eihpI"Ae" asserting the ore ana P'a''iS
1t IA piles according 10 ITS grade. FROM
here the ore to be melted i transferred % a
p'eee "i lana al no great distance "hefe " i
hl'' Ai" 'ht sulphur remover H"'l "
AGAIN the ore - removed to furnaces con
struc'td somewhat IKE lime KIN !" he
roasted. f1f'i 4AHer "t coke j. thrn"h IN,
then aver ni Hme-rocA. "hich J. shlpped
from hocAland' ana next ia\ef Oh ore
hi> d repeated nhill me furnace ! iu'I.
Ian = used 70 drive ar INTO The furnace ana
"et hfe 10 the c"Ae ana other layers. Atter
some hnuf' burning me copper negIhs I" run
from tap al the bottom Of the furnace INTO
large iron POT on wheels each being re-
~ - - - So "a 80 ~ - - = "
other. A' last a. me contents OF the'e pot'
cool, II Is dumped out and the copper which
forms q :" q she'll termed matt about
the mass. ar Stag Is knocked on ana re-
moved 70 oe guy I'M" pieces ana IeUe'ted'
Here by The application OF heat the reaction
OIL former operations are repeated. sulphur
ou' matter is removed, aud the IRON Is
changed from ne condition Of snlphuret
To an oxide 1t Is then known as blue met
al. II : next placed ~ the black copper
furnace and after some hours OF melting, the
furnace is tapped. near the bottom aud the
copper no"s Out ana coois IN blocks. From
there It Is taken TO the refinery and placed
IA large tank which Is nearly white hot.
The -lag containing metallic oxides which
Z rises 10 the surface, Is SKINNED on. IL Is
I then termed dry and would be brittle, were
I II taken out After boiling for some hours
1t is ladled out into molGs and dropped INTO
the water TO cool. Sometimes Il happens
that the copper contains some imperiectIon !;
I II Is then thrown back INTO the furnace TO
be perfected These molds form the bricks
with the name douglas on them. several
of which have been exhibited IN this city.
| Such i brief sketch THE smelling and re-
inning process. as l saw 1t at the Douglass
| The other mines ship their ore TO Portland