Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-15
BUSY Blu EHILL.
\ TOWN THAT HARD TIMES
HAS NOT STRUCK.
GRANITE Is THE SOLID FOUND ALTON
SKETCH OF TIE QUARRIEs
NEW BUILDINGS.


Above the howl 81 hard times that :
heard through the land at the present
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tnent that characterize the picturesque
village Of Bluehl
Nobody ever visited Bluehill without
wanting to 90 again and stay long
Gharmingly situated at the foot OF the
mountain called Blue Hin, clos
by the shore OF the bay bearing the
same name. and surrounded on all sides
save the one towards the sea, by gently
-loping hills. this village i by nature Il
most attractive spot.
It's people are industrious, thrifty AMI
hospitable. and it i, ne wonder that.
hen the tide q summer sojourners st
eastward from the metropolitan cjtie-,
the lovely shores 81 BiueAil!'s bay auG
hsrbor were selected by the less fash ION
sbie tut more 5scrim.natiug seekers fox
rest and recreation.
While nature has been lavish in Aer
giit- ef beauty to BuehjH, she has not
neglected the useful. The industry %
her people has made many fertile field,
and comfortable living j. always s.
sured the iruzsl hus hsudmau. But In
recent years the demand in the larger
cities Of the country for building ma
terial has melted men Of means and en-
terprise to open up the exhaustle.,
quarries OF granite, which have been
found to be q d quality eQualled by few
and rpassed by none TO be found else
here.
And !. +. on this sot5d foundation that
the present pros perity OF this community
i basel At present there sre three quar-
ries in active operation, giving steady en-
ploymeut to hundreds OF men At good
wages.
TIE GRANITE q AkRlE7.
The largest o, these quarries is owucG
by the Chase Granite Co, whose main o.
fee j. at 81 Broadway. New York city. l.
owner : Henry y. S,aven who is pres
dent and treasurer OF the company: W. H.
Mackey j. vice pres ident and assistant
secretary The quarry for many wears
before it, purchase by the present organi-
cation was owned by the father OF Judge
E. (. Chase. and that genial gentle
man j. the secretary. +. f. HlnckIev.
a gentleman OF large experience in the
business, j. the general manager. The
eapital stock. all paid in. il slooOpO
This quarry j. situated about four mills
from the village. about midway between
II and the village O, Fast BluehiII snd
both communities contribute their quota
of workmen. The specislty Of this com
many is large building contracts thouph
having stone i also produced The
quarry is equipped with ali the modern
machinery for handling material OF this
character. There are six hosting en-
gines. three gravity railways. and every
thing is handled by cable or by gravity.
Vessels o. capacity OF 800 ton. are
loaded at the conluanv's whar, This
whar, j. now far too small and gran,,e
dock il 10 be huilt cana HE q. arcommo-
dating vessels Of sny size
The principsI work that this comnsnv
j. at present engaged in ia spnnlviup tho
ston. FOR he Asinari building. which is
being erected at the corner Of Nassau and
Wall streets in New York CITY Re,g 4
Clark, architects. About 80 men are now
at work at this quarry.
The Bluehiil Granite Co. is located on
the same road. but nearer Bluehill viii
lage. Here the same general character
i-tics OF a granite quarry are to be found
except that less machinery is found than
at the Chase. +. II. Binder is the SUPER
intendent Both building and paving
stone are produced. The largest work
this company is now engaged on is get
ting out material to be used In the great
Episcopal cathedral o, St. John the
Divine, now in process Of erection in