New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-17
MARBLE AND SLATE.
THE SLATE oUARRIEs OF vERMoNT-"MARBLL-
IZING"-THE WEST RUTLAND MARBLE QUAR-
INSTRUMENTATION OF WORKING.

THE SLATE ouARRIEs OF yERMoNT-"MARBLE
IZINGr-THE WEST RUTLAND MARBLE QUAR-
INSTRUMENTATION OF WORKING.
PoULTYEY, VT, Sept. 6.-Within the last IS
years Pouney and the surrounding towns have become
the center Of the slate interest the United States
"trip OF land 20 miles long and or In width.
extending from Granville. N. Y, nearly to Rutland.
would have Pouney for ito center and all the slate
lodges OF value that yet been opened Accord
ing celebrated English engineer. roof
ing slate this continent from the hills in this
locality. One scarcely ride mile in any direction
without coming upon Quarries quarries, old quar-
RES quarres OF green, blue, brown, red, purple and
notified slate In fact derrick Is TO be seen on almost
every ledge crops anywhere along the Poutney
valleys Almost every farmer thinks he has ledge equal
to the the country 1t could only be developed
During past year loads Of slate shipped
from the station south OF 3 from Poultney and
the three stations next sent on 266. making
total OF So 900 OF slate from five stations during one
year The business IT, however, yet In It's Infancy the
nst slate having been taken but little than as
years ago and the bulk OF the business being OF much
more recent growth. New companies constantly
being formed develop lodges The capital Invested
increasing and in Judicous hands paying we'll Many
Of the best openings for Quarres are still untouched ana
may continue so for some time TO come.
Marketing slate Is comparatively new branch OF
busness growing ont OF tho slate trade. II has been
known for many years that marble could be successfully
initiated upon and that the imitation would possess
many valuable qualities not belonging TO the real article.
hut the process which profound secret has not until
recently been put to rough slate or stock
"a dres.ed 10 about ali inch in thickness by machine
built like iron planer Patterns are then drawn upon
H. and by means Of and other machinery similar 10
that used n working wood IL Is cut into the proper shapes
and polished IL 10 then ready for the marDleer Inc
mechanical part of the process Is patented-the mystery
ia In the composition The material prepared in vat
| foyyp flatsn mar. Alb Ia
down upon and the pattern sdheres lie then removed
to an oven where II for night t then receives
coat OF yarnish made for this especial purpose ana lot
which no other found suitable IL Is then baked again.
and thon another coat Of yarnsh Is applied and so on
t has had six coats with many bakings when i1:is
npaly removed and polished The coatings by this time
have become hard that 10 rs impossible 10 remove them
without taking away the slaty hDers with H.
marble ia still newer branch Of the business seVeai
larms An NewYork and Brooklyn engaged In THIS Dus
lpess The processes are quite similar put eIe =. ss
r sinks into the stone and true marble surface OBJ
Itained while In the former only varhlsneu ~ Isl, 70
uitabe for this purpose Is growing up and VIII ProDapy
Increase the goods become oetter xhown ine ,
nregn varieties marble having light translucent spots
lin IL are very successfully Initiated and III some
he becomes more beautiful tsn ahs res
land an ordinary copy will be much inner than nIt "
pmn.S are situated the West Rutland marble quarres
of which everybody has heard and OF which everypo
knows very little The marble deposit oi ~ Mountains
sarIv The whole length OF the State and Is probably
lthe most valuable OF all her mineral treasures hs o.o
follows Il south the grain grows coaiser u NJ .he e
line 10 s such granular form that ~ po EU'
nntr I'm the form OF blocks Going n0rth inc gram lm
nroves aud that at the extreme northern poos mas
Amor grain than any that ever came from lhe ilous
OF Carrara unfortunately however as the grain
Crows nne the flaws joints CUTS ana DINER npeI
tac,nns hecome numerous that SOUND Dloch Oh "o
nr satuary marble. measuring as much as TWO cuoia
feet Is rarely met with Indeed, II u coluu uo oota a
Sound OF a sufficient for satpees IL w%T s. Rm
comms nd SIS per foot As might be expected West ut
land occupyng the central point between tnose
Ernshea the best marble The quarrles mere are sa.eu
nn The western slope OF OF the low hs bordering .he
sJ An af An angle Of about AS though IN one OF nen
tbey are vertical There are two beds Oh mAdole SEP
r.yed nv layer OF uncrystalZed limestone Inc tolh
Thickness Of the beds measured ,i that
Sers no intermisson Of the work on account oi DAD
Ta marble deposIts Of this State were known IRON
no nrst settlement OF the country. When the quaries
80 A., vorked guupo WIDER used in removing the
injured the texture OF the stone W SUN
ey,ent that 10 abandoned, ana recourse was hau
:, the oldest known method OF removing Dioch .
20 that ia cutting narrow trench around Dock anu
~ on.enjng 10 from bed below by means OF "eugeh
ase channels are sometimes cut by hand ana some'es
h,mscIpery. In the famous quarries OF Carrara kun
cder n still used in throwing out the larger pa'eee
,ich are then split up the usual manner Inns nIou.
" more practicable there the quarrles are stuateu
Ia monntain sides and the blocks have only 10 DO
thnyn down. while here after they are looseneo u eS
mua raised from rs TO 400 feet 10 lne large
~. Use of gunpOwder the waste Is enormous arso
naytof this might be utilized, a. u woua ioi
fatal substitute for brick The marble men mere wpuu
S lad 10 get rid OF It, and a. one told me wheI
IN mn n upon the cars. large part OF IL Is III ,hc
sbap. OF blocks that have been sawed OUT anu So '
demred -, hin ono Il, which hand