The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16


Possessing such an elevation and dip 1t Will b resdiy
seen that the slate be quarrsd with the greatest
shafts being Iodsd osn conceive sna Drn Of nor
other position in whi;h slate bs found aver.b
for cheap aod rapid quarryng The layers very uni
fern, and slate Of any required dimensions can be
The quantity Of slate In this deposit ia truly iuexaaus
tible. 1t covers an area OF more than four hunared
acres, and presents face from twenty to huadrsd and
twenty feet from below upw ards without going dowa
to the level Of the I'd bed and after leaving sasent
fa for drainage and she cum ping Of the waste
rial From these data 1t will BE- readily perceived that
no COM putadon necessary to show how long period
must eiapee ere these supplies will fail.
The slate obtained ct the Bruce quarres Is OF dark
blue o'or, and excsedinsiy durable While entirely
Iute Of tics cubes and noiues OF iron pyrites whob
is s,iosy msss WIN i,on united By cssmioai
an les that the ancc tonghness and consequent
durability Of the slate is thereby greatly improved Pro-
animation Of tho quaries and the slate there manufAc
tur.d, tays:I have yisitd the famous slate quarres
In the mountains Of Wales and IL appears to that
for a. most part they are less avoraoy situated for
working than the one In Guiltord perceiv why
the WEIGH slate should be preferred to that of
The durability Of slate s governed chiefly By its to
resist the absorption OF water and in this particular the
Gulord slate stands pre- eminent.
Near the close Of the 1892 these quarres compr
ting nearly all the valuable slate the
tcut river valley into Of the New Eng
lard Mining ana ousrrJins Company, TINS corporation
turing slate on much more extended scale than had
heretofore been DONE They could do this TO create
structon Of the and railroad
point less than two miles distant from the quarries,
the article to the places consumption.
The tnsl effected By previous operators
mace NOR: with view to Immediate convenience than
years, which they left scattered in every direction
removed BY the company Grains were dug from the level
OF the stream bsow, now openings on the same level
commenced, which In progress, aud, when
completed will present one straight and uninterrupted
The company now employ more than one hundred
men, portion Of whom are engaged directly in tbs ma
nuasturs OF while others employed in extend
ing the openings already made laying broad and deep
the base for future productivenees
The slate ID from tho quarry In large blocks
blasting. These blocks are split into pieces OF size
convenient for removal BY hand, and wheeled to the
building: ,hsre the further processes Of manufacture
merry practsed at these qua,riss and the only
siderable practice and skill The best cutters WEIGH
men, who have been bred TO the business In their native
country but theie difficult to obtain and diff
dcut TO keep. 1hsy not only exact great wages but,
like most other imported tradesmeD the supply Of whose
services Is greatly unequal 70 the demand frequently
yenience and manifest injury Of their employers Ths
Guiliord Company having been frequently soersrs IN
os .us slate and thus nss
with trus Yankee enterprise aud sk he fully succeeded
and Welshmsn are now no longer indispensable In the
Asa Reyes, Esq., Of this village, invented machine
q 1856 TIE sdvsntasss Of this machine over hand cut
ting are manifold We quote from the proprietor's
Il saves from half othirds Of the expense Of hand
D. TIE slate with straight, parallel Sides square
more close and beautiful root
i9sspna'nt q IN. isqusns :trhs ana
SLATE fS any n.pd M good
tisa saving Of the msteris for the slate. in pro-
ss; 81 % srs e asS
tbs ns.s. sus IN s se 81 y. nsiH t & nm
r.
hspn ~ wheel with circular des direct
Gs rsv sSs soas :: sss While the s
fed up BY . carriage on the ways.
have bad 70, some months past asen x TIE machine.
bolsrr, ana andns them fully to their e1pecta
by the patenee, bave entirely abandoned all hand cut
ting. To illustrate tho advantages derived from their
no. cutting With these n.cSiDs about airy squares Of
slate per day TIE hands employ cd can be readily
hired for about one half the per diem demanded BY
psny is derived from two steam engines, ONE Of twelve
and the other Of SIX horse power THESE engines 80
chinery above the boiler, that they be removed to
any required point, as necessity or convenience may
The slate manufactured BY this company Is eagerly
sought for in Rhode Island and Connsc
ticut where It greatly preferred to any other In ths
market.
have been at some pains 70 collect the above history
rather statement Of thee quarres Tor trust that
the capitalists OF New York win be Induced to
visit this locality, and judge fcT themselves whether
better or investment with greater certainty Of
large profits could be found In New England. In this
party OF which one, there several capitalists
from Boston and Providence who declared themselves
much SURPRISED they delga with ths extra
ordinary spectacle presented 10 them. Like myself
they for pleasure but they left satisfied that they
could not transact any lucrative business thaa
to invest In the stock Of this company, and u
correctly informed, . large hole was made In the
few shares Of stock belos gipg TO the company.
mar mention . fact which I learned from .
genuenan connected with the company, and TO
whom all were much indebted as well for uauch
pleasure for valuable infornaton (Mr Harris, the
sscretary that they also quarry Of oil stone at
Marquette, on Lake Superior, which, for Rneness Of
grain and durability, NOS approached by anything In
the world. II accidentally discovered by Vermont
squatter named Smith, who having procured pecunary
AID from this company opened and worked the quar-
~ and has established mill for preparing Il for mar
iet have feen certificates from Jewelers. mschiasts
and others, who unequivocslly pronounce IL the best
tired. They have established depot for the sale
OF IL In your city, whore, AN confident, when once
known II viii become usivcrsslly used.
| have taken NO much Of your spsce with my viers
upou these quarres but really think am doing pub.
lie service u calling attention TO them The u'os OF