Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-30
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MOLYBDENITE.
RICH DEPOSITS AT CATHERINE
HILL, NEAR TUNK.
A THREE YEAR FIGHT TO GAIN TITLE
FINALLY WON BY @. vEY
HOLMAN.

bit OF gun play Is all which is re-
quired to give the story Of Catherine hill,
township ten, Hancock county, the essen
tails Of claim jumping story from the
western mining section. In has the rich
minerals, the disputed title, working
across the line, guards. everything nec-
esssry to such case.
For three years II has been in litigation
In that period i've actions at law have
been tried. They have all centred around
the question OF title and boundary line,
though not all have been directly brought
on that ground. One action has been for
trespass, and in that repievin process
Was used. Then there have been suits
tending to establish defect in title. All
have been fought through the courts in
Hancock county. Some have gone to the
ended in one way, the verdict being for
the gentleman who now holds title to the
hill. The last case vas disposed Of in
October, during the session OF the
supreme court, though the case WAS tried
in April OF the present year.
But for the fact that on this Catherine
bill III you ever climb 1t you'll swear it's
mountain) is q deposit OF molly bdenite
said to the largest known in the world, it
is questionable II all this fuss over its
possession would have been made.
Moiypdenite Is a rare and precious
mineral worth 500 ton!
This is incentive sufficient to fight for
"a ~
When one OF the fighters chances to be 9
big corporation, with hundreds OF thou
sands of capital, which thinks it has
bought the property but finds it has not
then there is bound to be a legal contest.
The one this corporation fights must
needs have Q steel armored title to win
out. This was just the quality which
charHcterixes G. vey Holman, OF South
Thomaston, who owns the deposit; that is
shy to-day he has possession OF Catherine
hill why he is preparing to install at the
property the coming springs mill with
capacity OF handling 100 tons OF ore per
day.
AS TO MoLYBDESIrE.
"Moiybdenite'', said Maine man who
has an excellent collection OF minerals
and geological specimens, and who feels
that he is fairly well versed in the sub
ject OF metsilurgy and mineralogy, what
is that; what IL it used for."
Moiybdenite il mineral which, to the
ordinary observer, looks very much like
graphite, though to the expert metallur-
gist there is . marked difference. 1t is
found in certain forms Of granite, and its
crystals vary in size from the size OF PIN
head to chunks the size of puliet's egg.
The smaller ones predominate. Until
recently its chief use has been to harden
steel. A few ounces OF the metal to- ton
of steel more than doubtless the tensile
strength Of the metal. 1t gives lasting
quality to the steel and renders it almost
unbreakable.
In addition to this, it is used in the dye
ing trade, mostly in France. Silks and
kids are colored rich and lasting blues by
its use. a
That another use for it has been dis
covered is apparent to the few persons
who produce or deal in the metal, because
within few months inquiries regarding
sources OF supply have been received from
q new quarter. These inquiries only ask
that it be so per cent. pure, whereas In the
past 95 per cent. has been the lowest which
would be considered.
Because OF the rarity OF the metal, 1t has
q value OF tribe over 500 ton.
Tn to the present, the great difhculty
which all owners OF molybdenite mines
have been up against, has been method
OF mining it which was commercially
profitable. 1t is one OF the hardest metals
to extact from the ore. There are several
methods OF doing this, but all are so ex-