Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-10-06

doubted that the unstratifed marbles which nave
in a few inslances been found along the range oi
the Green Muunlaius will furnish JOHANNESBURG
quaniiues, OF II quality far superior 10 any whlcn
as yet has been wrought in this S'n'e Tue Vari-
Gus Magnetism minerals, as Tale, Serpehine,
SDnoaone. Magnesium lime s,one 80 have been
found in various paris of the State hut their ex-
tent aud value 1t appears are not us yet fully I'M
derstood Or appreciated. The Serpentlne o! Yer
mon, is probably the richest of any yet found in
the United States, but has thus far been hut little
worked. Soaps one has been more extensively
auprried aud will doubtless become all article Of
much value. la connection with these Magne'
sian minerals il is perhaps worthy OF considera.
ton, Ibnt they may be extensively and probably
employed IN the manufacture OF maghes'an salts,
as suiphaIe and carbonate oi MAGNETISM &c Man
ganese has been found in considerable quantities
aud from lis comparative scarcity Is ulready be-
coming MI article of mach value. Its constantly
increasing use in tho manufacture Of bleaching
salts renders important that it should be. care
fully sought Tor. II may not perhaps be known
10 all, that all the Manganese which has been pro-
duccd in Vermont, has been carried out of the
State aud much OF il TO foreign countries TO be
manufactured whilst n large amount OF the
bleaching salts or chloride Of lime Of foreign man
ulacmre is annually consumed in the very neigh
borhood where the articles from which il is made
occur in great abundance. The articles employ =
ed in the manufacture OF chloride OF lime il is
well known 10 most people, are simply manganese,
lime sulphuric acid, aud common salt = all Of
which Except the saIt) may he produced in any
quantity IN our own State. The manufacture OF
this article requires bat little labor und yields
large profit. We well tecolIect that few years
since all intelligent young Scolchman was sent by
a company of Scotch manufacturers OF this arm
Gle o this seciiou Tor The purpose OF securing a
permanent interest in what was then the only dis
covered manganese bed in this country. And us
he stated 10 us the above facts (Which before we
were ignorant ul) we shall not soon forget The
oucre that arose in our mind us to what this agent
OF n foreign company must think of the much
talked OF Yankee shrewdness and calculation
which overlooked matter Of this importance
when placed directly before them, aud which had
attracted the notice oil his couutrymen at a dis
lance OF over 5000 miles. With him, the manu-
facture OF this article was as simple as The grind
ing of grain 10 IA niller-and we imagine that an
English miller would think little of the discern
meni or the calculation of people who sent their
gra'n 5000 miles to be ground, though they did
send it to his mill.
We hope TINT sufficient interest will he taken i'm
this paier to induce some action, that shall be the
means of directing more particularly the attention
OF our legislature TO it aud TO its importance. Let
it MOI he said, while we are so vociferous in our
condemnation ot the policy of buyin wheat OF u
sister Saie and oi importing such articles we
cannot ia any way produce that we are so guo-
rant OF our resources as 10 continue virtually &c
send our CRISIS 1900 miles to mill.
Rutland Herald.