Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18

by New York Company, for making zinc
paint. There are surface indications OF
lead all over this region, and ere long
some explorer will find deposit sufficient
for working.
This whole region of country Is under
laid with marble of the finest quality,
but principally variegated. Specimens
may be seen in the Capitol building in
Washington, as all the variegated marble
used in the staircases and columns, are
from Hawkins County, Tennessee. There
is also large quantity of our marble
used at the State capital at Nashville, and
that was obtained from quarry about two
miles from Knoxville There was also
some used in the capitol building at CO.
lumbus, Ohio, and recently, some blocks
have been shipped TO Springfield, Illinois,
to be used in the new capitol building at
that place. The deposits are very extern
siye, and 50 near the surface. as not to re-
auire digging to 50 great Il depth as is
necessary in the Rutland quarries There
is an abundance Of pine timber upon the
mountains of East Tennessee, besides oak
and red cedar
Nov, few words about climates viii
not be amiSs
] found more snow upon the ground in
Rutland, on the morning of October 18th,
than has fallen in Knoxville thus far dur
ing the winter past-dH t0ld. The cold
est weather was about the middle of De
cember, and at that time the mercury
went as low as deg. above zero. In Jan:
uary, there were fifteen clear days, and
farmers were ploughing al the month
when it did not rain
March lst ii was cold, aud the telegraph
told Us that in Concord. y II, the laer-
cary stood at 81 below zero Here it
stood Il - above To germonter it
may seem strange that in a mountainous
region 10 snow should fall during the
winter. \ person in the morning of life,
10y weAring an abundance of clothing and
consuming a great quantity OF wood or
coal in Theoretically sealed houses, may
Keep rom ifee@lhS' out "ieh 'he SHOWS
OF fifty winters have whitetled ones head,
u i very pleasant = i've where the blood
i not constantly becoming chilled.
II Is NOT my desire 70 cause a feeiin8
discomfort in the mind Of any who can
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