Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-04
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From the Now York Courier q Enquirer. JOY o.
The verd Antique Marble Ex-
Cursion.

'oD ioil cdti bldiCii va ti4t lNtW
, York Common Council, consisting
of Aldermen Voorhis and G.. II.
Tucker; Coucimen Kimbark, Frye,
Sammis, Schenck and Beldon, also
MIR. Alden, agent of the Verd An
tique Marble Company, and some
members of the press, left by the
Fall River Line for Vermont, ria
Boston, for the purpose of examin-
ing the new quarry, having had an
invitation from the company 10 that
effect.
On Tuesday morning, our dele
CATION left by the Vermont Central
u ~'l-@ad fo~ ua-onant naee,~c 'h-.'
Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, aud
other flourishiug manufacturing cit
les. At about s p NJ. they arrived
al Northfeld, where Major Burn
ham, late of New York, received
the party at his establishment, the
Mortified House, aud treated them
most cordially. After spending a
night at this place, the party pro-
ceeded to the Verd- Antique Marble
quarry, which is situated on the
east wing of the green mountains,
within half mile of Roxbury, and
directly beside the railroad
This quarry was discovered in
1852 by young man, a native of
Vermont, named Daniel McCaine.
The ground which covered its sur
face, about 100 acres, was formerly
owned by Mr. ]. NJ. Spalding of
Roxbury, Vermont. This gentle
man was aware Of a valuable stone
being upon his land, but had sup
posed 1t to be soap stone. McCaine
hearing of this stone and having a
knowledge of quarrying. examined
the mountain production and came
TO the conclusion that it was mar
BILE. Upon being satisfied of this
he purchased about twelve acres of
the ground aud subsequently,, after
the stone III question had been by
several geologist> and professors pro-
nounced Verd Antique Marble, re-
sembIing that imported he purchas-
ed to the extent Of $50 acres Short
ly afterwards, with a view of hav-
ing the quarry properly developed,
Mr.. McCaine sold large portion of
the ground to VIM. Sr Sampson, IT.
on merchant, of Boston, and other
capitalists, and now the entire con-
Germ belongs TO Company incorpo-
rated by an act of the Legislature,
and consisting OF VIM. s. Sampson,
President Joseph III Whitman of
Boston, Treasurer f. p. Walton,
! jr, of Montpelier, Vt, Secretary,
and S. Kendall, Daniel McCaine,
David McCaiue, Nathaniel +. EN-
erson, of Boston aud George W.
Pinkerton of Derry, n. II. as direc-
tors.
This Company have but recently
commenced to explore the mountain
before them and they are succeed
ing with the work even beyond
their expectations. We found
large mill with ample machinery IN
GLIDING a powerful engine, in active
operation About thirty men were
at work, but before the expiration
of year one hundred will probably
be employed. Oar delegation had
seen few specimens OF this mar
bic and heard statements in regard
to il all of which appeared highly
satisfactory, but on seeing for them
selves they at once pronounced the
material as fully meeting their
views, and far superior even to
what it was represented. Aldermen
Voorhis and Tucker, who are prac-
teal builders, spent much time in
carefully testing the new material,
and had no hesitation whatever in
pronouncing it the best article of
marble for either building or orna-
mental purposes that they had ever
seen. The Yerd Antique Marble is
composed of colors of a bright
green, mixed and varied with a
dark green, shade of blue, and
pure white, but It's principal hue is
green. We have seen samples Of
this marble laid beside samples of
the imported yerd Antique, and
could not tell the difference. Prac-
teal men, however, say that the
Vermont Verd Antique is the best,
OF the Two KINDS, being more dense
and weighing more to the cubic
foot. being susceptible of a richer
polish, and having when polished
more transparent surface and less Ii
able to the action of acids, which
operate so ruinously on some de-
scriptions of material The marble
known as Verd- Antique has been
furnished to the world in such small
quantities, that its use has hitherto
necessarily been very limited, and
little of its reculiarities have been
known, unless to scientific men,
Such authorities have in regard to
the Vermont yerd-Antique come to
this conclusion that for the purpo-
ses of building, furniture. or orna-
meat, where the highest degree of
durability and beauty are requisite,
this offers inducements never before
presented by any marble discovered
in this country. While other mar
BILE is more or less affected by acids
and the action of the elements, this,
from its favorable composition, sue
cessfully resists both-lhe strongest