The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-21

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i@lf tnf a. -sss Mrss.slas. tho Entaa.
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saaaeff,s. thea sisis. tsaitrr rassssf u
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srsla. thsu u,,ca sai islosss ..s's. vhrt
,s'a cs1aps-s large psr q Toe Green
Msaa.si.s
Afglscoous .ai cisseil Slate 10 the g.
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C1sfrind oassali sesle in nenueutoa.
Gal.isfd. sad ese orfsp oshcf pieces, co
tse ora a6e afthe ssis,s TIE ,aics ,nd
iAlosss STATE csa BE- easily spls ias5 fleece
f.ssss. bsi nai itso ilin ica-os ~ roafnr
pupasss. H. ssmo towns b. Orange Cosn.
~ sies.s posts sfe EXTENSIVELY qasfrioa sbt
scta s~ty 20 ps'ts ne; posted up
The Slsie 10 4 aiisnl Coosiy lies IN con-
tso,, o' .a the neehbori.oa.d Il l,sncsi ,re.
sad iseY sfc oftro mingled ,or,sbsr. The
Arg lar~eu, sisie - ouinfed reddish brown.
~ pnFls. Another vsnesy mingled 9Th
ihis, s0d gaaruod indi-cnunna,ely. Ia ~
grcsn oaisf. snd }. called the Msgsesian
Slate.
u sls,c are found bo5ulcs II quartz. and
Won otea Occur iron pyries or crystals Of
sslpaurt q ifon. These crystals occur in
'ls's u every variety sna inquire roofing
slate materially. bocsuse the crystals on
bong exposed 90 slf and water. become
~ ans scar away, leaving hols al the
slate.
Some n DE slate changes i,s color on
beng exposed 10 the weather, sometime.
crossing lirAicr, and - others darker
Tbs, lie the bee, slate ihsi is free from
quartz, pyfiios, and which holds II. color.
culil within three OF -four years, nearly
oil the sisies fuf nsofs and those ehich ac-
oompsnicd 4" Daniel Adams new Authme-
&C." wcfe brought from Wales. As late
as lsI5 Our State Geologis, in In. queer
~rPor," says that "tlr,e men we're en-
gagged 10 quauying slate IN Vermont
il vas kne"n Al tina, time tina, good slate
qnar.es existed in Fsuhayon and Castle
ton, bu, they were unwroughi The con
s,fnelion Of Railroads was as fortunate an
event fof the Marble and Slate Quarries of
Rutland Coouiy, as the earthquake which
threw them Up to daylight, and laid them
bare Tor gunpowder and Irishmen.
The quauiity Of quarriable slate 10 Rut.
land Courty is ineShansisble. /, lies al
the surface d the earth and near the rail.
roads. Rutland County can furnish slate ior
ell the roofs and schoolhuuses in the United
States, 50 long a. water runs and boys ci.
pher. It's quality Is no, doubtful nor does
II need any apology. II Is of the best quail
w, not inferior to thst Of Wales or any
where Else. OF this there can be no doubt
There is no occasion fora atrial" or for
experiment, Its value is perceived at
once by inspection.
Most OF !, Is started FROM the qusrries by
blasting, sometimes by wedges ALONE
!, Is then broken into masscs, which one
man can handle. 1t is then set ON edge,
and split. alsays in the middle, by nal
let and ehisel, almost rs rapidly Us man
would cut the leaves Of book with his
knife. Another workman dex,erously
throws leaf" aross his knee aud an iron
rest and with heavy knife he strikes
ssilliul blow close to the " res,,n and cuts
a clean and straight edge across the stone.
II Is then quickly turned, and straight
edge Is cut al right angles with the first
The length and width is then marked With
a gauge, and two or three more blows fin
ish the slate. A man Of skill and expert
enoe will trim twelve or thirteen hundred
states m day. They are Gu, from eight
10 twenty-five inches IN length. and Of pro-
por'ionahle width, according to the size Of
the leaf"
strong roof Is better than frail one.
either for slatcs or shingles, bat it /. mus.
tab" 90 suppose that common roof is not
strong enough for slate.
In Cas,leion and fairhaycn, at the pres
eut time, not less than five hundred men
are at work in The Slate Qnarries. The
qunrics are newly opened, bat the slate
ends ready and remunerati,e market
The mcn employed in the quarries arc
mostly Wclch and lush, who seem 10 be
hardy and industrious, and not TO dislike
their business. when further experience
Is had IN quaruing, no doubt greater sys-
ten aud economy will be praotised, and
the business become more profitable at
least. II is hoped an enterprise Of 10 erca,
Importance, in which 50 much capital is
invested, will secure prof, to the proprie.
tors and lsborers.
10 the North West part OF Poultney,
shout one mile south Of llydeyilc, Is loca-
ted The quarry of the E.oLr Company, or
which DIR. Goldsmith Is chief proprietor
and director. II Is an extensive and valu.
able quarry, and IN II over one hundred men
are employed. North Of IIydeAillc, abou,
one and hall m,les,is the HrDrviLLr quar-.
y. The hrsi opened la Castleioh. some o +
the Stone from this quarry Is rather sof. and
is savn 10 machine turned by hsnd. A
n'Aeh'ne -ill soon be 80, IN operation here
ieF planning the stone. About ff,y men are
a, sork here, sRd the quarry lies nnme.
disieiy 90 the West bank ofLake Bsnba.
nne. as also does ihe quarry belonging to
The WrsrrES NTKsosr SLArrCo. about
one mile north. Herr Is any amount If
quarr'ahle slaie Of superior quality, and ia 4
~Alch about ihisy i've men are efoployed