Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-02

Where the railroad passes through Rox-
bury, W., in blasting for the road. the hands
struck vein Of marble. It is the /" perd
AHtiqle' and so nearly resembles the real
italian OF that name, that practised eye can
not tell the difference. IL is so solid that it
bears a pressure before crushing Of 2G. 900
pounds to the square inch. 1t resists the
drill almost like cast-iron. The polished
surface. when exposed to the action OF strong
sulphuric acid for twonty-four hours, romans
without the slightest corrosion or change of
color. When red-hot. and dashed into cold
water, It does not crack or hy. OF course IL
Is the most imperishablc rock known. Some
! specimens have been found in which may be
distinctly seen all the colors of the rainbow.
bnt the prevailing color is green, bespangled
with white. 1t appears verdant as the land
scape.
Already company is organized and at
work with powerful engine that carries 1875
saws. The rock is literally nexhaustiblc.-
suppose they wisn TO get 4 block OF fivc teet
| by three. They go to the solid rock drill
mortico all around it, then drill eight or ten
holes under it, when with wedges. after about
ten days, the block is set at liberty. 1t is
then placed on a hand-car and carried into the
work-housc Then it is placed under ten or
fifteen saws, made of nail plate without teeth
but by hltcring sand and water above, they
cut into the stone. In about fourteen DAYS
the saws are all through. Each slab is then
taken 20 a table and laid under the grinder to
receive rough polish. 1t is then shaped
and carried TO the next table and worked by
hand with smooth stone The last polish
is done with ball of linen or feting, dipped
in the finest dust of actnolite. which is found
in the same ledge. When the workman secs
his face in it. the work is done. Already the
orders for il are quite extensive. When the
writer was there. they had finished a pulpit
for church in Fal River. Mass Large
quantities Of this marble have gone to the
capitol extension at Washington. for inside
ornamental work. 1t is ordered for tables,
stands, pedestals for statues, and monuments.
From the foundation of the world this
marble mountain has been waiting for a rail
road and for steam power. Now they have
come. Where there had never been a village
or the stated ordinances ofreligion, they have
already ono,and it it hoped will soon have the
others. They now take about a dozen of the
American Messenger, and thirty of the Child's
Paper.
A person who is easily discouraged in
works of benevolence, saying, " Who hath
uoutNVu uuI report might pfont Oy spend
ing little time in this marble factory. See
how busy all are. Behold their patience,
their perseverance From the first blow in
the quarry to the last final polishing, what
work and what expense. When we are en-
gagged in the nobler work of fitting our sons
and our daughters like polished stones to a
dorm the great temple above, shall we be out
done by these workmen in patience and per-
severance, Shall we give over till they re-
fleet the image Of the Christi
Finally, if it is within the reach of rich
mon in this world TO build houses of marble
so strong as to resist frost and fire and storms,
to build houses too Of such exquisite beauty
of color and polish as these stones are capa-
bic of, what is that city above, where God
has undertaken to build city and mansions
for his redeemed people. He has infinite
wisdom, almighty power, and boundless re-
sources. The foundations of the wall of the
city are garnshed with all manner of precious
stones. The streets are gold, as it were
transparent glass. And / saw no temple
therein for tho Lord God Almighty and the
Lamb are the temple Of it," That city will
stand the "wreck of matter and the crush of
worlds s. NJ.