The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-28
We believe that half dozen or NOR,

ed, perhaps several times, becaOso the
funds or tie patience Of the operators
bad become exhausted. Several of these
abandoned quar'ics have recently taRen
into the hands Of parties who understood
the difficulties, and stil had the courage
TO undertake thea development Among
those Of tbs class is the North Mi1dlebu>
ry Marble Qnary which is located about
three miles from this village.
This quarry was worked years ago, but
never with sufficient thoroI shncss to test
is value rs al investment, until abunl
three years since, when the company
which i-now pnretiug il successfully came
into possession. The work of opening
was exceedingly laborious and expensive,
one which must have discouraged any one
less energetic and pcrscveling than the
managing agent, 4. J. Severance, ESQ,
and the interchangeable company which en-
cOuragcd anl sustained him. We can
only Imagine all the trials Of accident, OF,
it may be, Il limited treasury, the dis
couragcmcnts Of hope deferred, the per-
pIcXltieS OF negligent or stupid workmcn,
the failure Of water and thousand and
one unforeseen yet constantly recurring
annoyanccs, while yet there were out
small returns and sometimes those not the
most PROMISING. Bu; those difficulties
are all past. The success Of the undertake
ing a. Il financial scncmc is mcasurabl,
assured. The quality Of marble is qui &C
equal 10 the best IN the country for c, cry
purpose and V silly superior in ma ~. re-
spccis H. eNturc is fine AMI {, ,mpact.
rendering it capable Of a high pol 81 while
lis pc 'cf 70 sustain i.res urc is AT least 80
per cent greater than that tax n Fl ON any
Vermont QuaHy which is at present
worked to any extent. Tcore are. per.
haps other quarries in this vi unity equal.
OF. possibly superior, for We know not
what n wealth of ridden treasures there
may be beneath our feet, but if so, they
are as yet undcv,lo cd. Another re.
speci IA which 1t Is Iperior not only to
the Rutland and OF .cr Vermont marble.
but to the far fam "a Italian. is its cana
blhty TO reset T. c corrosive action Of the
winds. While the Italian marble may
answer Tor me Italian climate, It is not
adapted To Thu. Besides, it is susceptible
OF - h cher polish and has no greater
v9ncIy or beauty in lis cpluring. In
this quarry is every variety OF layer from
pure white to the handsomely varicgatcd
blue and white
The great beauty and durability OF
this marble has boon recognized b. the
/ government, AMI Il contract is now bein q
fulfilled to supply flushed blocks for the
new United States Court House, and the
Post O!l.ce building now in process of
erection in Portland, Ne. The buildings
are 10 be ftt' crceIcncc, the gem, of archi-
lecture in that city. OF the two thou
sand pieces already shipped, only two
have been rejected on uccoun: Of imper-
fcctions. and he government supervising
architect expresses great satisfaction with
the material ard the visor with which the
work is progressing
Since the opening and development Of
these ine%lausliLle supplies of wealth and
beauty, we only won Ter that Yankee en-
terpnse had not before sought them ont
II Nd made them available for the use and
qualification Of man.
The citizens Of this place DO anl ought
TO appreciate enterprises of this kind -
Our marble is dc,iir ed TO becol.e one of
the most important of our products, though
~ l''' ~ - 'lIlpIl1 OuT bl'lfNclDptiI re-
sources. There are many other Ilrries
IN this vicinity just rs promising as this
one vas tonr years ago, and the ronghcst,
the most discouragng, the mo.t doubtful
experiment, because the hrsi, has been
tried and--all honor to the per,evering
energy which accomplished it-pruvcd a
SUCCESS. Now, We trust, others will fol-
law, Every undertaking Of this kind,
vi en- successfully wrought ont, !. aa adj
vantage To the town. !. raises the va!ue
of real estate, it helps the m,uhant, the
mechanic, the physician, Che lawyer. the
farmer the laborer We know that our
quiet. valley has mineral resources from
which more "ill some day BE- realized
than many of the Fl Dorados OF tie
west, and our citizens should in every
way encourage their development,
MENTAL CAPACITY or THE NEGEo.-