Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-09-28
THE HERALD.
THURSDAY MORNING,
SEPTEMBER IS
GEohoGIcAL SURVEY


she has in her bosom, and which proiusely
scattered over her length and breadth--es cannot
believe: nor do we imagine tina, her intelligent, peo.
pie so think, although the long delay Of all Legisa-
live action upon the subject of Geological survey
OF the State nigh, be taken an indication of such
a state o! feeling
In our notice OF this subject las, week we were
governed simply by desire 10 call the attention OF
Others 10 its consideration, firmly believing ii to be
matter Of great importance 10 the best interests OF
Vermont. We did no, consider i, necessary in
view our object to detail Of the particular adj
vantages that would be by State derived from
such survey-supposing that all understood and
were ready to admit is importance. Blu, we
have since, heard men. claiming for themselves a
high character for their business habits and general
in,sllisence ing .wha, are the parfieu-
lar advantages thai his Sfaic would derive from
such survey'' We proceed hastily and cety i'm
perfectly TO notice some Of the especial Invitations
tina, Yermontis constantly giving to cultivate far
Their her AGO ,antance.
Among The useful minerals, most Of which have
been accidentally discovered in Vermont. may be
mentioned Iron ore, both secondary and primitive.
The former constituting nearly all the employ
ed in casting, the latter embracing the magnetic and
specular oxides from which the best varieties of
Bar Iron are made. Although the indications Of
primitive Iron ore are abundant along the whole
range OF mountains from one extremity of the State
to the other YET in but few localities has it as yet
been discovered in workable quantities. That it
will be however, when thorough survey Of the
State shall be made there can be no reasonable
doubt Several localities of Copper have been
found some Of which from the abundance aud rich
ness of the ores, promise to be of great value. A
few localities fZinc have also been slightly exam
ined and doubtless further examin alton would
show Vermont rich in this valuable and useful min
eral. Evidences of the existence OF lead in YER
mont very numerous, but scientific men say that
from its being generally found associated with
chrystalized rocks renders very doubtful whether
this ore ever can be successfully worked here.
The extent, richness and beauty of Vermont Mar
Die has already produced for it large and in
creasng demand. But il cannot reasonably be
doubted that the uns,ra,ifed marbles which have in
few instances been found along the range of the
Green mountains will furnish inexhaus,ible quaint
ties, OF quality far superior 10 any which yet
has been wrought in this State. The various Mag
nesian minerals, Tale, Serpentine. SoaPstone,
Magnetism limestone &c. have been found in vari-
Gus parts OF the State but their extent and value
i appears not as yet fully understood appre
oiated. The Serpen,ine of Vermont is probably the
richest of any yet found in the United States, but
has thus far, been but little worked Soaps,one has
been more extensively quarried and will doubtless
become an article Of much value. In connection
with these Magnetism minerals it is perhaps worthy
of consideration, that they may be extensively and
proftably employed in the manufacture Of magne-
sian salts as sulphate and carbonate of magnesa
&c. Manganese has been found in considerable
quantities and from its comparative scarcity is al
ready becoming an article of much value. Its COLI
stanly increasing in the manufacture OF bleach
ing salts renders it important that should be
fully sought for. 1t may not perhaps be known To
ALL that all the Manganese which has been produce
ed in Vermont, has been carried out Of the State
and much Of it 10 foreign countries to be manufac-
tured-whst large amour, of the bleaching salts
or chloride Of lime of foreign manufacture is
ally consumed in the very neighborhood where the
articles from which it is made occur in great album
dance. The articles employed in the manufacture
of chloride Of lime, i, is we'll known to most people,
are simply manganese, lime, sulphuric acid, and
common salt-all of which (excep, the salD may be
produced in any quantity in our own State. The
manufacture Of this article requires but little labor
and yields large profit, We we'll recollect that
few years since an intelligent young Scotcbman
sent by company Of Scotch manufacturers OF
this article, to this section, for the purpose ofsecur
ing permanent interest in what was then the only
discovered manganese bed in this country. And as
he stated 10 US the above facts (which before we
were ignorant OF we shall not forget The quere
that in our mind to what this agent Of a
foreign company must think Of the much talked Of
Yankee shrewdness and calculation which over
looked matter Of this importance when placed d.
reeily before them, and which had attracted the no.
tice OF has coun,rymen at a distance Of over 5000
miles. With him, the manufacture OF this article
was as simple as the grinding OF grain TO miller =
and we imagine that an English miller would think
| little Of the discerament the calculation OF peo-
pie who sent their grain 5000 miles TO be ground,
though they did send It 10 his mill.
I We hope that sufficen, interest will be taken in
this matter 10 induce action. tina, shall be the
means Of directing more particularly the attention
Of our legislature 10 i, and to its importance Let
not be said, while vociferous in oor con-
demnsiion Of the policy Of buyng wheat OF siste,
Slate and Of importing such articles as we cannot
ia any way produce we are so ignorani Of ouI
resources 10 continue virtually To send our grsls
slaa iii