Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-20
Bluehill,
AND ITS WONDERFUL MINERAL SPRINGS.


Hancock County has within its limits
the largest islands, the handsomest bays,
the finest harbors, and more miles of coast
line than any other county iD Maine,
and probably more than any other in the
United States. The Pcnohscot River
washes the western coast. while on the
south, Castine ilarbor Eggemo gin Reach
Bluehill Bay, Union River Bay. French
mans Bay, and Gould>boro Bay, with all
their numberless inlets yield almost unriy
allied water approaches 10 nearly every
town in the southern part of the county
la fact if the State of Main, had nly Han
cock County on its coast. ii could well lay
claim To being the banner state III the I'm
ion for all that makes up attlACi i've sum
mer resorts The Bar HaI Dor huom, and
the investment of much western capital on
the island of Mount Desert has had an in
tiuence in oh>Curing other localities in
Hancock County, which possess as many
attractive features and possibly more ad-
vantages than the far famed resort. There
are thirteen towns in the county either bor-
deriug on the ocean or some bay or other
inlet from ID, any one of which possesses
distinctive beauty and natural advantages
that would make il all that the summer
| tourist could wish Among these thirteen
towns, Bluehll, in our judgmtnt takes first
| rank. This town few years ago took
the lead in the mining industry of Maine.
| There are many men of sound Judgment
| who believe that its rich copper mincs
| could be worked at u profit at the present
I time If right methods were employed.
| Whether this be SO or not solid and sub
| stantial industry in the shape Of granite
I quarrying is being developed that will be
/ of permanent character.
! The whole southeastern shore of the
| town Of Bluehil is washed by the waters
| of Bluchill Bay with IT. numerous indenta-
| tinns. There arc several good harbors
alon. the coast notably one near Bluehill
/ village. aud another At East Bluehill. Be
| tween Bluehill Neck and the main land are
! the Falls, where the tide flows back and
| forward " ith great velocity and force. A
series Of ponds called ~. 2nd, 3rd, and
( 4th ponds are found In the southern part
/ OF the town, connected with each other by
+ small streams Buchiu Mountain is very
near the centre Of the town and i about
I 1890 feet above the level Of the sea. The
I view from the top ~ this mountain is fully
( tquii to that from Green Mountain on
/ Mount Desert and j. probably as fine a
the view from he top of any mountain of
( similar rI-ht in thu world. The whole
OF MI Desert I>lant with its thirteen
mountain peaks. sorrento with its new hp-
/ tel and fine cottages, Frenchman's Bay the
hills Of Sullivan and Gould>boro. Deer
Isle, Nrdgwick, Bruukln, Cope Ruzjer,
C4>tinc and thu bills NJ Camden are spread
ont before you like 4 map, and the view
~rawart, with numhrrlu-s small islands set
ike emcraIdS in the blue of the ocean.
make 4 scene as beautiful aud delightful
as can pc imag med.
About two ami one half miles northwest
from Bluehill village ani near the western
base OF the mountain. Is situated one OF
the finest mineral springs in the world.
pr Charles I. jackson, who made geo
logical survey Of The state Of Maine in the
wears Of le57-3a. says: Two and one
half miles from Bluchill, we were shown a
remarkable chaly hcate spring which is
highly charged 1ith carbonate of iron and
may become valuable for medicinal pnr-
pesos A. tonic. Il j. surprising 70 see
the enormous quantities Of iron deposited
hy this spring Where 1t llows out into
the meadow. deep, and Thick bed Of bean
tilul brown carbonate Of iron is deposited.
which may advantageou,ly he used for
paint. Dried Al Il moderate heat, ii IL vel
iowl-h brown; heated 20 redne-o IL assumes
deep red color equal in richness to the
Venetian red. In the course Of time This
mineral spring will become place Of re-
sort for lnyalids and people Of leisure, and
there j. no doubt, that it, a~c, combined
with an occasional excursion 10 the noun
tain, would prove a sovereign remedy for
dyspeptiC complaints and many other dis
eases common To >edeItary people When
suitable arrangements have been made. the
tide Of travel Will naturally carry many