The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-25

line do~s. almost within a stones throw
OF ,se quarrics. i, v'll ere long bc dot
ted for mile. With them. oarh one being
iribaiary 10 It's inleres, and emolumeni.
NAEbLE QUAREiEs.
From the slate Qaarrics, the parry
returned toward. Ra land. and when
about three miles from II, ma of on TO
branch track. almost parallel With the
main track. and IN few minutes found
themselves speeding through fields Of
marble. and directly along the line Of (
the work.. Here (ai West RnIland) /,
within half mile OF each other. we !
found three large quarrics. extensively |
worked. aud employing upwards Of five
hundred men, opened almost on the
grade of the main road, and bnt short
distance from il, with a fine branch track
running their entire length. the iacili-
Tie. for access TO them. aud ttsnspora-
ton Of the marble being rs fine rs could
be-. We ilink nothing is hazsrded
in asserting that ii in the entire
country, the West RmRnd quar-
ries are equalled by any others, they
/ are certainly not surpassed. The first
/ quarry. TINT Of the Rutland Marble Co.
/ is owned by six gentlemen OF New
York. Boston and Rutland. and has n
capital OF sjG0o00 the next is thai OF
Messrs. Allen Il Adams, and adjoining
this is the quarry and extensive steam
saving mill OF Messrs. Sheldon, Nor
gan 4 Slason. In the mill, which is
constantly in operation, are some twen-
ty.fye gangs of saws. averaging about
ten in n gang. Besides this mill there
are eight others situated nj Centre Rut-
land, Casileton, lIydeylle and Fairha-
ven. which are constantly employed
from these works.
In speaking of the marble quarries
we feel the impossibiliiy OF giving any
thing like an adequate description Of
them. The magnitude of the works,
and the novelty and beauty Of their ap-
pearance the marble floor, walls and
roofing. on, around, and under which
hundreds Of men were busily engaged
in getting out the huge blocks the tu-
muliuons din OF innumerable drills the
removal and raising, from depth, N,
places. Of eighty feet, of immense mass
es, four to ten tons in weight and The
singularly soft and dopny appearance
given to the atmosphere by the fine ra'
pory dust, which, rising from working,
is suspended in il all unite TO render
wish one Of novelty, excitement and
interest. The quarries visited, are
opened for considerable distance, and
vary from thirty TO eighty feet, in depth
We should Judge, in some places run
ming far under the limestone rock above
The marble lies in strata Of from three
to Eve feet in thickness, the lines mark,
ed with geometrical precision, aud tn,
wall or face in many places running up
} smooth, finished and plumb, producin:
n striking and beautiful effect, and ri
: valing the mos, careful architectural ef
fort. In getting out The marble. blast
: are rarely used, it is all done by conrin
: uous drilling, aud by the use Of ih
, wedge. The section to be cut is mark
r ed out according to the vein, and III
!, men are stationed at intervals along ia
E line. each one having n certain dept,
! aud length of drilling 10 do per day
\ We believe three feet is the averag
5 depth Of the drill. The blocks var
' from four TO ,vn tons, and are hoisie
5 from their bed by derricks worked b
: oxen From the start the marble ha
1 been found Of the very best quality ia
. all building and ornamental purpose
: and increases in excellence, value an
# beauty as the quarries ARE worked an
e further opened a large proportion {
4 whai i. yielded Is of the purest whit
IS and in susceptibility Of working and f'
T, ish, Is equal To the finest Ilalinn. W
If do net make this bold assertion upon OF
Is own knowledge, but upon that Of u we
a known citizen, practically informed ul
on the subject, aud OF whose judgneI
h and experience we gladly avail on
" selves.
:, That this wealth is inexhausiib
d would appear from the fact that inye
a legations Justify the belief, that il eSi.
d almost continuously for u distance Of Il
g ~ miles. A. with the slate. the ma
Lle ranges along the line Of The ros
D. and The qnarries have thus far bee
Is all reached on the same grade from
"a We doubt II any in the United Stat
's are easier Of arcess.
!, The alnoan, qnarried per day fro
the three Is about two hundred ioi
and the average quality l. worth on :
- spo, from fifty 10 'iaiy cents per fo
plank MEASURE. T,- fine siaiuary mi
ble OF course commands much more
4. A ready market Is found for il In IS
- ton. but by Gar the sreairr demand
=, from the wesl. and from there IL is "a
:, iily Increasing. TO reach ibis marx
-. the northern Railroad maa be The n
II. dun % Gar as Albany, where Il viii
i iraa,hipped either by hoal or railrg
All that j. needei j. the proper equ
8. nents and facilities on the part Of
.l road. " vhici We understand Wiil 10 "
~. short time be- hal nnd completed, an
marble d%uaa her. s.ih eonFenien