Vol. 2 Maine Mines and Minerals – Eastern ME

Vol. 2 — Western Maine
Author — Philip Morrill & Wm. P. Hinckley
First printed in 1959. This is a companion book to the Western Maine version and covers from Augusta to the coast of Maine. About 1880 a mining craze struck Maine. Hundreds of small openings were made and financed to the sum of $400,000 to $500,000 each. Some of these have been backfilled and covered over and the exact location may never be known. Many mines produced gold, silver and precious gems. PLEASE NOTE: the maps should be considered for reference ONLY. Make sure you have landowners permission BEFORE rockhounding!  Reprinted 2004. 80 pages 18 maps.