Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-01
The Industry of Burlington.
FACILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING.

our readers, some detailed description of the va
nous manufacturing industries, in and around
our city Of Burlington. We have heard good
deal, since the Csughnaxsga ship canal became
a not very remote probability, Of the advantages
which Burlington is likely to possess as a manu-
featuring centre. All that has been said on that
point is true but there is something to be said.
without drawing on the future FOR ANYTHING
merely probable and contingent. Burlington.
Vt, is TO-DAY, uasurPlssed in the facilities II
| offers for general manufacturing enterprises.
What are these facilities? We specify as
among them, FIRST, Cheap transportation. We
have easy wster communication by way OF the
Lake. on the south to Troy. Albany. the Erie
canal and New York; on the north to the Cana
dian wsters, toe Northern Lakes and the West.
Connected with this. we have very extensive wharf
room in process Of almost daily enlargement
and ample har5or facilities. Admirably man
aged railroads give us connection by through
I lines TO Boston by two routes. to New York, to
Montreal to Ogiensburgh and the West; Few
+ places give the manufacturer such choice Of
routes to the great markets. and such ample ia
cihties Of transportation to and from.
We mention, ser-Hl. Cheap pouer, or what
IS the ssme thing, cheap fuel for making steam.
The great planning mills. connected with our
lumber yards, turn ont fuel, in the shape Of
shariags, in enormous quantities. These are per
fecty serviceabe for fuel and are good for little
else. Thousands Of tons Of them have been
burned on the lake shore, simply to destroy
them sul get them cut of the way. Our steam
mills 81 run with them for fuel The Winooski
Hooien Mil Company, supplements its ample
ws;er power, by steam, made with sha7iDgs
which ere carried two mies, and a. that, cost but
fraction Of the cost Of coal or wood. With
fuel costing next TO nothing, steam power IS
here as cheap IS water power But if water
power Is needed. oar river can furnish it. in am
pie supply
Tlirl, we mention Cheap and pure glfer
Tais oar lake furnishes for establishments Which
choose to pump it for themselves, aaI for those
that do not, it is furnished BY our city water
works with a splendid head o. over two hundred
feet, s;Foriing abundance Of water for msnutls-
turing purposes, and for protection against IRE.
We have, too. ample space for new buildings
land enough for mechanics who wish TO build
or own their Own houses good schools good
churches good stores "a wholesome and
orderly community.
We need not extend or list Of advantages,
1 for We haye n an;iolel all that are needed for
successful manufacturing Nor arc these al
vsntares and facilities visionary or problenat-
zeal They are here. AMI s-e evidenced by the
establishment sat marked success. at this poiat,
I Of some # the most extensive and most sue
cessrul msnuf-stu-iug establishments Of
various kinds in die United States These
We purpose &c describe. commencing. in our
next article, with the great furniture factory Of
/ Kilburn sni Gates
STATE NoavlL scrool At JoHssoN.-The
/ fail term Of this school, under the charge Of C.
B. Mead, =. ~, Principal. closed Tuesday,
/ November Il, af.er prosperous session. The
examination hy the State B5sri Of Education,
both oral and written, f1r tF5 days, was more
/ than usually thorough, and proved euinently
satisfactory TO 81. During the term, there
+ have been connected wiki the school l20 pupils
Twenty-Five liz the Preparatory Department, aad
f ninety-fye IN the Normal Department Of this
/ Latter NUMBER, aizty-dve are ladies, and thirty
. gentlemen. They represent thirty-tF5 towns in
/ cur own State, two ia The STATE Of Illinois, and
one in the Province of Que5ec Fifty-aiae Of
these students have been connected with The
school f3- more than one term twelve have
/ been pursuing the studies Of the second c5urEe
forty have received State sid, and have thus OBJ
liga,ei Themselves 70 complete She fret course Of
study, and holi themselves in rezliuess to teach
/ N the STATE for tF5 years thereafter
Miss Nina ". Ayers, OF Grafton, sai Miss
Mary A. Butts Of johnson. graduated in the
seconl course Miss Helen ~ ssytou, Of Stowe,
graduated in the fra. course.
o: quite 3 number who came here this term
with the hope of beingabls 20 graduate st It's close
nearly al found themselves cut OF from the At
tempt by the rule Of ;he Board Of EIucs,ion,
which requires attendance o. one Of cur Normal
Schools for a full Academic year. before present
ing themselves FOR examination Il is hoped that
after one more term in the school they wall be
fitted 50 much better for their work a. 10 COM
rensate them for their dissppoiatment
The Preparatory Department, under the IL
s;ruotion OF former graduate. Miss Sarah a.
Currie, Of ST. Adams, hsr given satisfaction to
its patrons, and hss also furnished opportunity
f5I practice ia Object Teaching, which hiss been
embraced By quite number OF the stuieab, oct
only to the delight and Improvement Of the pu-
pills taught, but to their own advantage as well
In the failure more viii he done in the way %
teaching the elements of natural science in this
department
! General COED order hiss prevail, d in the school
/ during the term, aud the public exercises Tues
day evening", consisting Of orstions and essays,
exhibited good degree Of taleat The mex;
term begins the Monday after Thanksgiving, De-
cember !.
Ia Windsor County there has been 60 ne little
sir this fall. and will probably BE more ia the
/ spring on the subject OF gold mining An Island
+ has been formed At one point in the bed of White
River, by the yearly wash Of mui brought down
rom the hill sides for miles By the rapid stream
/ It is Of about p acres. and has for years been
T cultivated and used as pasture, with good profit
/ to its owners. It formed once part Of the prop
erty Of the late MerricE Gay List sum
/ mers msn named SAl,rse. sa Englishmsu by
/ birth. e. we are informed. well educated 10
mining and metallurgY, ana having had prscti-
cal experience in the California go,l regions, got
] his eye on that island. and asyiug made whs.
Investigations he desired, Leased IL Of the present
owner for small sum. 80 ;or the irst year.
and 500 year thereafter, with some priyi-
/ leges and additions, SIS We are informed. Before
long it was noised abroad that Mr.. sslt-es
wss finding gold in paying proportions On
the island. ani he eas no; long without
plenty OF offers for rights to iis-tbe owner Of
the land himself paying $500 for one. Nj.
Sal;ree does not intend TO dig himself, but to let
cut the whole territory in email tracts; and
probably as soon IS spring ccmes, the island will
be al worked over
The soil Is a black sanl. in which grains OF
gold Of more or less dneue.s can be seen with
t6e eye. ! qusutity Of gold washed out by Mr..
Saltree and seat to New York for assay, gave
the value Of the orc 81 81 $50 TO the ton, very
profitable yield. Several dollsrs day can be
mSde By any one, in pauning" the surface
dirt anywhere on the Inland, and it is believed
that the dirt will grow richer, as greater depth
Z is reached.
These facts were given Us by gentleman who