The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-26
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hrtacpu iae roofs oi iHr ueff. un1cdaycd
ii4e BIRDS e sife,m., and ha'sel oui ia
tn1as ana isfee hs... There j. hslfa-
tauB-fol. ~ L,oc Stone IN sadbop. aud
no me ceuicf - ulis kind q rock "crops
os,~ ,he Marble.
L,si years eompsn, q NoN Nork cspi-
tsllss 81; about ouc hundred aua fifty men
. soik removing tsc top q hi.l which
ley heavily upon the guarnsble marble.
larry this yea' the qusryiug eommcpe.
cd. snd about SIXTY tnen are at work on the
marble quarry 10 Sudbuy. The stone
ncsf the surface is shaded yellow, rose col
or, and dsrk blue. Much Of that nos quar-
ned j. mia ~hi,c. ID Is Zoe grained COM
pact, and hard. and when obtained free
from cracks Is Of saPcuor quality Tor scu'p-
tnrc. Il Aies 10 pieces under the hammer
much Ike Gin; stone. A portion Of At Is
highly Translucent. Al tina, IS Quauicd is
sold ia tho New York market The quarry
j.. on the eastern side Of hill. and the strata
are nearly horizontal Some Of the strata
are five feet in thickness.
At Eve o'clock in the morning the men
mount The rock and commence drilling the
trench. From seven o'clock until eigh,
they res, for breakfast. In the quarry the
beat and hight are intense IN a warm day,
and a nooning from twelve until two is al.
lowed. lat afternoon they work in the
shadow Of a great rock, and at seven o'ci'k
the sound Of the drill ceases. 4 man will
wear on, Of the rock by an all-day drilling
a trench three feet long aud one foot deep.
In the forenoon the workmen are protected
FROM the sun by sheets Of cotton cloth and
on his marble throne, above them, "ruling
sedatc In majesty SERENE" sits the overseer
a man Of large MERRIrr. 1t is expected
that $4,000 cubic feet Of marble will be
raised and gent 10 the Now York market
this year.
The quarry Is four and half miles from
the Railroad Station in Whining, aud the
marble Is transported by horse power over
a elayey road. When the ponderous wag-
on Is loaded with rock, mot a small frag-
ment Of nouhta!n,' weighing eight tons,
1t makes its mark" all the way from the
quarry to the Railroad landing. A plank
road would be great relief but all con
cerned have Strong faith that the Roilro d
from Castlcton TO Whiting charter for
which was granted last Fall--will lie built
IN due season. This will be accomplished
when money enough can be obtained, and
then a good time will come for the marble
and slate quarries along the route.
la the mean time, four or five spans of
noble horses, Of the large Pennsylvania
sort, and the Vernon, Morgan breed, do
the work Of transportation that few horses
can perform. Who is better able TO select
horses than Surf ADAMS
lfyou get upon the highest hill in Sud
bury, You will see long stretch Of the
Green Mountain on the east, Otter Creek
valley between you and the mountains, and
the Adirondacks beyond Lake Champlain.
You will see that the many hills in the
town are steep, and not arranged into ridges
running in any particular direction, but
broken and isolated Suppose that the
rocSy framework Of this town vas frst set
up, and that rich soil was then siled on.
accumulating plentiiully in the valleys, and
sticking we'll on the hilIsides, and you may
guess that there is no large village in the
town, no extensive water power, but many
fine firms, and that there il an abundance
of cattle and sheep on the thousand hills
You will rarely find plcasanter locations
than are occupied by some Of the farm
houses in this town. Looking down from
your high standpoint, you viii see seven
or eight small lakes, from one to two and a
half miles in length, in various parts Of the
town. These add beauty 10 the landscape
and If You Will fish therein, you may conf
IDENTITY expect enough fish for yourself and
family"
The SvDnuhY IIorrt has long been IA
nous. and been generously paironized, be
cause It Is kept By free hearted ant
oblginp farmer J.MEs X. lIrDE, ESQ. 1
stands alone, like any farmhouse, with high
hills IA the rear, surrounded by trees, pleas
ant walks, fountains and gardens, aud font
ing on vide valley Of well cultivated
6eld., and far-siretchng meadows. Their,
are horses and carriages for those VIII,
would ride on land, boats for those VIII,
choose the water, guns and fishing tackl,
for sPortsmen, dinner. that are dinners
for the hungry, and hearty welcome 10
all by tho Farner-landlord. What witt
It, farms, marble, slate, aud hotel. Sudbur
Is doomed to be prosperous town.
-BEANnoN A. ~ wAsANp AsIrIs.-
Agreeably 10 our request, DR.. A. q. Dan
has furnished an article for the HrkALr
E containing VARIOUS matters Of local iniere.
10 the people Of Brandon aud vicinity, and
~ hope, 10, Nithout interest 10 al ou
readers. The lrst pan Of THIS article va
be found on the fire, page Of lhi, numbe
Of the llIAAlp. II IL we'll written, in
concise and finished style, and contain
precisely what such an as,icle should con
tain
4 Few gen,lcnen IN other towns in Rot
laud County have given o. eocoura gcmeu
that they wtl furnish similar ARTICLES i
rcfrfelce a. iAeif fcspoluse iosus.
We ere anxious, foF the benefit Of Oh
readers, and % order 10 add interest 10 Ia
HrGAln, 10 Pubiish Ike epi,one FROM e,
cry lown ia tins Coaliy.