The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-12


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'ainiar s,a,c 800 ,ahsbslss's. uai saheaeh
81 dimnuiire in sirs & b. t4a.aus or fs
t'4ck marble ssala representative snrci.
ains u which adasn tlo Presidential a,an-
siob o., Wa,bingon. 10 as Ccaery Sc
Vermont. Thompson sayst
e. The lsie ia Mou tpcFouo BE- lhc mos,
important. member ut tac Canmpliin group.
end ,ho nl1,r, II much force 10 tho State.
Ths oct f1ra,s lilo pnnrip,i pz-' Of I,lc
ia M5,,. th- weston, part Of Grand Isle. snl
ths eastern shore Of THE Lake from Char
l,',e sooihesrd" Hll's quarry and the
BLACK marble quarry on TIE east ale Of
Isle "a Mos arc valuable. bot Fish's quarry
on the west side Is of mos; interest 90 yis.i.
or, and }. rg ltiod as ths most prodisbls.
It hes ia the steamboat track and the bold
shore reaching 90 The foot Of the ledge al.
lows vessels % receive from the brigh,
above the rough blocks. which are trans
ported TO Suanton where they are fitted
for use IN mills wcll adapted to the purpose.
Al this place the Falls IN Mislsquoi river
lmorc ouphonioasly called Mi.iscol afford a
grand water power; and the river and bay
being na,igabls 10 Lake Champlain, the
marble Is easily carried to market 4 fine
little fleet lay ire-bound IN the Miniature
harbor adding much TO the picturesque
scenery. A. Isle Ia Mott commences the
marble OF Western Vermont. which prob.
baby runs 10 one continuous and ncxhaust-
ibie ledge 10 the southern boundary OF the
State. The Railroid being adjacent to
,he quarles the whole length, an immense
mne Of wealth Is openio most Of the towns
along the line. Besides any s,nonnt Of SUI
porior lime from the black mqrble especial
y, furnished 10 order. there is almost every
species OF marble from the pure white of
the sculptor TO the notified, Italian blue.
aud sicatlte Of the ornamental artist
The Isle la Mott marble is brittle and
hard, presenting in the fracture Ignite
appearance and at some period for the
Ge1logIst 10 divine has been submerged,
and son enough to receive imbeded. fish
aud other aquatic inhabitants. Shells. rep
tiles. and fish, are distinctly marked in the
slabs of marble; and in one specimen the
back bone. ribs, and tail Of fish, are clcar
ly visible, which the saw with great pre-
oison had divided lengiliwise. The work
man presented one specimen which he af-
frmed was part Of rattlcsnakc for said
he, =" can count the rat,les in the tail ~
Whether this Is true or imaginary, the rep
tile sounded no alarm with his pctriGed
ratties; but remained harmless IN his '.stone
IDEAL" terror only 10 the clerks who la.
Dor to adjust the puzzling entries in the
geological ledger. The black marble ex-
hibits several varieties. One species is
called "cal,oo" from its resemblance TO
that material. Another kind admits of a
identifying polish and is valuable for orna-
mental work. The mere common marble
Is valuable for haarihs and building stone,
but Is chiefly employed for floor tiles. Hard
and brittle as 1t is, /. breaks 10 strait lines.
following the slight check of the chisel /:
and the workmon informed me that they
cut blocks about 10 inches deep in a day
with their gangs of too,hless saw. The
beauty of this marble, with its utility the
case of transportation, and the water power
for working and polishing it at the Falls,
must give 1t an extensive sale.
/ In the town Of Swanton there are quar-
-ics Of doye-colored marble significant
cognomen. Thi, was formerly much used
for tomb stones, but the preference is now
given TO white marble. And yet admire
/ II equally with lis substitute. The co!ors,
dore-ike, give the tablet halt mourning
aspect, and the sculpiurcd cypress j. ex.
trcmcly touching from lis shaded appear
anee. But IN this town and vicinity there
/ are things present aud past Of more interest
TO a traveller than marble. The bell Of the
church IN which Rev. Mr.. Williams preach.
cd when taken captive by the Indians, now
rings from the tower of the Catholic Church
at ST. Regis, as it is said, near the old
French mills. On the Missisquoi nyer
about two miles below Swanton Falls there
was an Indian village containing six hun
dred Of the rude forehihers Of the SOIL
Here Jemiml Howe, lIilkiah Grout. and
other capiiyes passed the winter on their
way to Montreal. In this vicinity Rogers
and his rangers had a sharp skirmish with
the Indians. There Is also an antique bu.
rying ground 50 near the bank Of the river
that bones wash out in food aul few
1 years since whole skeleton Of one Of the
bronze warroirs was thus disin,cued. Some
instances Of wonderful longevity are lodged
IN the town records Of Swanion. One man
bearing the illustrious name Of Walter
Scott lived to tie ngc of 10. Joya..
Ffenehman, died aus atalis lO7; and his
father vas rs at his exit. Butbo,h father
and son zen short Of the example set blythe
grandfather, vho departed a, the age Of
CAA. loyal, tho grand son, served ia the
old Ffench war, ana also ia the war Of the
American Revolution. ~ the age Of 100
be could see TO level bic ola var gun at
bird and when ioi years q age, 70 give
uic boys a specimca Of his senile yigor. ho