The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-28
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efcneaIen sooy hr;isF Describes The s.nsiug
rrsraaisuce oi t..sarh g. that arilcl e.slib1ngh
She ease ~i,h Which the insiriial scui and
faed Or nv astos she wofd frvs proper
ans sasufcsu' spp.i'sisan. The spectator
- fot s toih amused ard eurpnsod 90 see
hsfc blpcts q gsniie-lookinr Stone cut
into siahs BY o sa~ such a. be hss seen in
use only fot wood. The teeth aic ~, -
sharp 81 TEE point. bot viii this exception
one mghi ihins the vorkmen had borrow
"a FROM e sa~-naN the vcil.snoNn ana TO.
sea,lal instiuucn, fsr transforming locs In
"a lumber. Toe s,ap sionc contains no
substance haidsf ihsn ilseil. aud d cuts un-
Der tbe cualnion saw easier and iasier than
hard wnoA IT tie same Dimensions. This
| proved by experiments on b cable piece.
pau u phicb earned away as a spcci-
racn 81 toe quarry. The slabs are ca, into
ysueus fofu,s BY circular saws which. from
their rapid ~ ton, seem ~, TO perform
very hard service; and the facility of
goiking the material Is 10 uncomfortable
item % he value. From the VARIOUS uses
"a which the soap stone Is adapted, It mus,
soon hnd greater demand. In the ordeal
Of Ore, 1t seems to be cousin german 10
asbestos, lof II ondurc- hest even 20 the red
and white, losing ouly nov and then thin
scales on the inner surface. Hence i, is
fitted and used To answer the purpose of
friedrich IN the lining 81 stoves and forges.
This sosP-sioue is susceptible Of a mode.
rate polish. and Is now fashioned into chin
ney picces and ornamental work exposed 10
ERE. Nay more, II begins 10 take rank with
household furniture aud is used for griddies,
being found superior To iron inssmuch AS 1t
needs ma, 10 be- creased to give up the cakes.
and does the work without the disarreea-
bic odor arising from the same cooking up
on iron. TO what further and VARIOUS uses
the sosp.s,one may be destined in this aye
of progress know not, but even this brici,
oii hand notice Of 80 important quarying
Ia It's incipient working, may not be with
out interest TO the public.
As an appendix to tins shor, article,
word may be said Of the coal bed found in
Brandon, connected with the iron mine.--
The coal Is Of brown color, and II com.
pound Of peat and btuminous matter, Il
burns freely and Is used in furnaces for
smelling iron. If wood were scarce, this
great mass of coal might be more valuable.
Bot as matter for geological speculation,
several specimens of unknown fruit and
seeds are imbeddeG IN tae coal and con.
vcrted into the same. Large quantities
and various kinds of this fruit have been
sent 90 Professor Hitchcock for examina-
ton. At one time "the Agent at the works
from this deposit OF non, clay, aud brown
coal, sen, two barrels of the coal contain
ing the fruits and gigantic mass of lig-
nite-the trunk of large tree in fact,
which Is now deposited IN the cabinet of
Amherst College" Prof. II. visited this
locality, and ! close with quotation from
his article presented in connection with
some papers on the geology Of Massachu-
sets to the Legislature Of that State.
an the autumn Of 1851, Professor Shedd,
Of Burlington, presented the with few
specimens Of beautifully preserved fruits
from Brandon, W. They were converted
into brown coal, and retained exsctly their
original shape and markings. Early in the
spnug OF ls52, visited Brandon, and found
that the fruits were obtsined from bed Of
brown coal connected with the white clays
and brown hcmaiite Of tina, place. per
ceiyed a, once that an interesting field was
open before me, and ever since have been
endeavoring to explore H. Great difficult.
ties presented themselves, and have re.
sorted TO several gentlemen, both IN TIN.
country and In Europe for aid. Their opin
ION has yet been obtained only in part.
Bu, there are several points Of much inter
est 10 American Geology cleared up b,
shat have already nscerained."
TIE Professor adds that the fruits an,
seeds Of tins deposit are the most interest,
ing Of the relics found but they are eyel
more PerplcSIng than the Ignite. As ye
hardly dare venture 10 refer any Of then
10 hving 90 fossil genera known 10 me-"
The following varieties Of substances
be says, are iound IN ju1tapos tion;
|. Beautiful kaolin and clays colore,
yello~ by ochre, rose color BY manganese
and dark by carbon.
2 BOSn hematite and yellow oehre.
8. Ores Of manganese.
T. Brown coal.
;. Beds Of gravel connected with tn
elays.
d Dnit everything the whole.
:. feliowish limestone underlying III
whole
The coal seems al 10 have been dri
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