Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-09

l can hardly make safe ana reiiaDlc es-
timate of the quantity and the value OF the
granite that has been got out, dressed and
shipped from this town, but both the
quantity aud value are of a very large
amount
These quarries extend from about mile
east of the village, all along the north side
of the bay where there are good harbors
and deep water, about six miles to Nor
gan's Bay. except where the range is
broken by pasture and wood land and by
Longs Cove"
At this eastern part of the town are also
large quarries of excellent stone and are
known as the Eagle quarry, which was
first opened by J. Darling and that of the
Collins Granite Co.. first owned and OPP
ened by George W. Collins. The princi-
pal contract for granite, completed at this
place, was for the stone used in the con-
struCtion Of the New York and Brooklyn
bridge, and where large amount of busi-
ness is still being done, in furnishing the
granite for the Pittsburg, Pa, post
office.
can well remember when there were
but four houses in this part of the town,
that OF Joel Long, Asa Conary, Stephen
Conary and Leonard Carleton. At this
place Mr. Long was the first settler. He
was born July y. 1882, and died Oct, 2l,
1871. aged 80 married Eliza Rogers, Feb.
3. 1906 She was born Feb. 6, 1875, died
Aug. -, 1861, aged IS.
The names Of their children were Eliza,
born Nov. 2. 1905, married Anson Darl-
ing, Aug :, 1897. He was iost at sea, to-
gether with his oldest son Fsancis, then
about ~ His widow l. now living with
one Of her daughters in Dorchester, Mass,
At the age OF - years Mary Brown, born
Nov 10, 1901, married Zenas Clossou joel
Jr., born oct. 81, 1898. married Abigail
Friend he died July IL, 1875, aged sc
years; William, born Aug. -. 1910;
Charles &. born July / 1872, married Han
nah Friend. He became a Baptist minis
ter, and in now living at the age of -
years Leonard, born Sept. -, 1914; James
r.. born March % 1917, ard now living at
the old homestead of his father, at the age
Of - years Mr.. Long was one Of the
most ambitious and entcrprising men of
the town and manifested In no small de
gree hi> pluck. perseverance and hcroi>m
in undertaking a settlement and the rear
ing Of family in that part of the town
20 remote from the village and ITS privI
eyes, ana to which there was no road cx-
cepting a foot path through the woods and
over ami among the lcdge>
About the year $500, Mr.. Long com
mcnccd clearing for a farm and built a
small house. He soon afterwards built
a saw mill on" McIIcards stream, and also
built two vessels and new topped and ~
paired Others at the head Of tide
waters.
Well DO remember, in my boyhood
days, OF hearing MI. Long say that he ex-
prctcd to live long enough To see the time
when hc could ride to the village with
horse and chai>c. Thi, seemed very
doubtful 10 me, but he did live to see his
expectations realized, as for several years
before his death, a good road was made
to that place and bridge built over the
stream, and which was afterwards re
built with granite, and in a substantial
manner
IN consequence Of the granite business
formerly done ami still continued at
this place, formerly known as Nc Heard'-"
but now a. East Bluchlll. quite thriving
village has sprung up, where there is q
Baptist church building, public hall,
large new school house, with the modern
Improvements, neat dwelling houses, and
several stores and where they also have q
post-oflice and daily mail and here also is
an Important enterprise in making and
burning bricks in the famous yard that
MI Long established many years ago and
where he made the bricks for his two
son, joel, Ir., and for many other dome,
tic purposes. and where the same bu>i-
ness was successfully continued by his
sons, and now by his grandsons, who
by the way, are noted for their enter
pri~ing spirit natural and acquired abiG
ties and for their good habits and moral
principles.
B W. DARLING.
BllchilI, Jan. IL, loo.