Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-16
HE RUTLAND HERALD,
THURSDAY, JANUARY Q, 1858,
Marble No. I.
PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT


some outcrop that is supposed 10 promise
the least expenditure and the earliest
repayment. Therefore, all the terri |
tory contiguous 10 successful quarTies,
is siezcd upon with avidity, and money
freely expended ia unsuccessful digging, !
and explorations. Comparatively few of
the most sa&guinc operators ever realize !
their early expectations Of sound marble, !
and the few that do succeed a3c "f that |
class of men who pos,e>s considerable /
depth OF pocket, and unquestionablc cour-
age. The necessary outlay in the develop
mcNt of \ marble quarry is quite large in
the most favored locality, and none need
expect TO reap an early or very abundant
harvest without sowing with a liberal
hand In most case, where good sound
marble has been found, II has been .J,5'-
sary o. penetrate To considerable depth
below the surfa,t. and 10 cNpenl in re-
moving waste aud for drainage, ten or
fifteen, and sometimes even thirty or forty
thousand dollars, before any souninc,s
was found that would warrant tho saving
Of the ararhlc for manufacturing purposes
Yet, most parties who engage in the husi-
ness Of opening quarric>, III th-ir anxiety
to rcalilo lcforo the proper point j,
reached, COMMERCE 70 ca, and take out
blocks 10 stw for the accommodation Of
the waste heap, thereby greatly Increasing
the expense Of development by delay i'll
time. and increase of cost in emitting that
which is uu>ouud, instead Of blasting
away the r.ck down 40 the poju, II well
known SouuAuys.,. Many good quarrics
have b,gn abandoned as worthless after
hrge expenditure. and a near approach to
romuneratiug quality OF marble. from
the disrouragem caused 10y thn foolish
and unnecessary outlay in cutting sith
view to save marble at "a hopeless n.arnc-,
10 the surface, when the same oxpcndi-
ture judiciously laid GU, with a view only
10 wastc and penetration. would have
resulted in ahuniant-succcss Detached
fragments of marble. Of comparative
sounlnos,, are often found AZ considerable
distance outsideo OF that which j. reliable,
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