Maine, its history, resources and government . rly a million dollars was expended in installingfurnaces and other equipment for mining, and considerableore was taken from the ground. Even now, except for certainlegal complications, it is said that the mines could be profitablyworked, ofTering an interesting development of the industryin Maine. At Bluehill there is a copper mine which was operated fora time. Gold has been found in fifteen different towns inMaine, and a number of silver mines also have been operatedat various times. Moreover, silver is known to exist in agreat many other localit
Maine, its history, resources and government . rly a million dollars was expended in installingfurnaces and other equipment for mining, and considerableore was taken from the ground. Even now, except for certainlegal complications, it is said that the mines could be profitablyworked, ofTering an interesting development of the industryin Maine. At Bluehill there is a copper mine which was operated fora time. Gold has been found in fifteen different towns inMaine, and a number of silver mines also have been operatedat various times. Moreover, silver is known to exist in agreat many other localities, at least in small quantities. Modernmethods increase the possibilities of making these mines pay-ing undertakings, but it is not likely that any kind of mining AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINE 151 will be very extensively pursued in Maine under presentconditions. In precious stones Maine offers the tourmaline, which isfound at Mt. Apatite in Auburn and Mt. Mica in Paris as wellas in lesser quantities ejsewhere. These gems are considered. The Abandoned Mill at Katahdin Iron Works of the very highest quality and, when properly cut, are beauti-fully brilliant. The crystals are found in several differentcolors. We should not leave the subject of Maine industries withouta mention of one which In former years was of great was the business of cutting and storing ice. Mainewinters are almost always marked by severely cold weatherfor at least a sufficient period to freeze ice in the rivers and lakesto a thickness of from twelve to thirty inches. In addition tocutting enough for local use during the summer heat, thousandsof tons were harvested and stored in enormous ice houses tobe shipped to Boston, New York, and other cities farthersouth. The greater part of this product was cut on the Ken- 152 MAINE GEOGRAPHY AND INDUSTRY nebec and Penobscot rivers below Augusta and Bangor, whereit could easily be loaded on vessels for shipment. At the present time the ice busine
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