Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-02

ttIlkGIe, WIKI one ulS0 10 0ol1 tnc utl4l II le
interesting TO watch such 4 pair. The small,
rlner's lamp, upon the top OF a stake. or fast
ened against the wall with lump of clay, sheds
its feeble light upon the top of the drill which
the alternate strokes of the heavy Sledge drives
rapidly into the softer vein of ore. The holder
turns the drill between the strokes. To one
looking upon these workmen, for the first time,
the danger in which the holders hands are,
seems so crest that he involuntarily cringes at
each stroke. But miners never Mrs a stroke,
and the stroke is jus. as sure when the drill is
going through the hanging wall or roof of the
vein, vertically, as when going directly down
through the foot wall, OF when going hori-
zont.lly.
This continued use of the muscles Of the arms
and shoulders, makes the miners broad-shoul-
dered and deep chested. and gives them wonder
lul strength scross the loins, while their lower
limbs suffer from want of exercise, and are not
developed in the game HerculeSn proportion.
The miners work, some Of them by the dag,
but mort OF them ~ shares, CT =" on tribute.
rs they tern II
Lucky " ttou;ers" have made Ss much az
| 500 week in the Vermont mines The aver
/ age earnings through the year Of experienced
miners does rot vary much from 50 day.
The rock and ore 10 all removed from its
/ place by the force Of gun-powier, and the Yer
mont company are now using about seventy
| kegs Of twenty-five pounds each per month.
/ With this amount OF poSder, they remove on
/ 81 average, about ,500 tons Of rock per mon;h,
| or about 1900 tons Per Suuum. as they sre
now working the mines.
The company now smelts its own o.e. aud
ssuds nlue 10 msrkst, the smelling furntces at
East Boston Baltimore, ami Bsrgcnsp3rt, n. J
being now cloted.
From the dressing house where tie ore lie
sep.rs;ei frcm the rock mixed with il, the ore
is taken go the roasting be ls on trsmwAy.
The pro'1ts Of roasting is very simple =
isyer Of wood less than a zoo: ia thickness, is
plscci over the ground. the ,ize Of tae required
bed. over this ia placed frst the coarser ore,
o. the depth Of f.ur or five feet. After the
piles sf ore are built in the right thape the
whole Is covered with tho foe ore. in the same
manner lal FOR nearly the same purpose that
the primitive coal pit ia eoverci with earth
There are usualy about l0 tons Of ore in pit
The wood then fe: oc Ere st each end, and
gradually the whole masG of sulphur contained
ia The ore iguites partially though slowly, sni
loug after the wood is sil oonsumsl the process
goes or. ]. usually takes about three months
90 roast a Dot Of ere, a11 the company have IRON
2O0O 20 5000 tCus 70 thst process al The time.
This operation drives Oh about 20 per cent Of
the sulphur in the f0.m Of suphureus acid
ga. Tie roasting csn be better Eal fss-es lone
IA winter ihal in sunuer.
TIE ceases ta.- arise from this process destroy
vegetation iu the vicinity and cannot be teallhy
for ueu. There arc fumes f arssnic that sriIe
during tie r9ss,inr IS veil az tie tu'phuro1s
&c cas
s. proposition is nov under consideration hy
the company to have their ores roasted more
rapidly oy party who proposes to EJECT fur
n.ees for that Tulpcse, with the intention cfssv-
ing the slphurous scd and making use Of in
the manufacture of tu.pEu-ic acid, AMI also 5f
various fertilizer
The f1-l usei iu the1e furasces is coke, which
Is thr1Ra in, in alternate layers With the ore.
The f1el 10 consumed Ali the whole mass Of ore
r0cz ami metal is reduced to a liquid by the IL
tcasa hca. produced by the blast
When s. s1sGsieat amour: of this metel ma-
,.r.sl h-s accumulated II the bottom Of The fur
usce b e j. -r.llei in the front cf be furnace
sli the LIQUID Is allowed TO rua cut into a cavity
made in ihe f-ct As this sand hole fils up tue
meta ic ,.ct.0a oi ;he molten mass sette, TO The
bottom. while the melted rock f1Es upon the
surface, an1 oveTI1wing runs Of and IL thrown
away. Inc metal 90 obtained is ab1ut 90 per
caul. To-. lprer, Eld has 90 be broken up aud 90
through several processes Of rQafuug and melt
ing 20 sz0s. sulphur and other impurities, J.ll
,rs.ly i- DIPPED into iron moulis that hold
abou, 20 pounds eacl. ami thug F5 have pig
copper. ready for market. Il il shout 70 per
cent metal. AMI req Iircs smother p-ocess % re-
iue 10 sal uSEe iugot copper
The ilrusess OF the Vermont Cluplny are
n'T 'ura.5s out l0J'y1l i9s- per month Of pig
r,-Il ,15 fo'iss -s.jy ,sis ma. me nv
duet 4 tbe uiue is about so. .00) per mlatd or
over -..', ,'NU sunum. IH4re are euPl yei
11se ,-l I'D. I5.., with ,bair e,7,i,.,s nae
vi.sze Of nearly one thousand psrsoas;-ro,
the most desirable P'pa''''on IN s'ne respects
'-' -'.l 17'-y '''''5i'
Ile7 nave -i'a-y built Meth ist aud
,''h'.- ell5-l mere ana s. new la'' o.-is A''
'5," t''a'-s si7' ny 'Ae N'--- GU -J' '--'' 'Ae
president oi tle company
The pres ~ c1-til q o. sE.irE connected With
the Vermont Copper Mining Company l1.-s very
fiueuur indeed hlt ii is three yeais since s
d.7ilea. hos b-ea paid, and there never have
been tlt SIX aivlleals paid, amounting 30 sl 70
SI5IO3J
The nominal cspitll OF the c3mpsuy IS $780,
coo, ils.I-i into lll,0I1 stsrei. a. IS es,h.
Some oi tsc prelau- s;1c4n1.ier5 0wa stock that
e; them og. q few cents per lhare- To tuelu,
't :dey hsi never pad any assessments, tie
dividend q 1858 u -LOJ per shsre, OF 20 per
cent 90 Fs- value, Sas on The whole quite remua-
e-suve. But othcrs Cf the stockholders have
paid The rsr vsu1 II their stock and sssessmsE's
Ue-ii.s. ami TO them delay Of from three O. i've
years between dividends i' rather tan'slzing
75.-,.- .f .t.-.l ,.. bs,-. ,-ys- en- -.,,,-
ie'' a''ii'. N'' -'-enel 70 win s''7- 'nA
c-ati-l interest.
EVENING
Professor samuel y" Jo-ns1o Of Ne@ Haven,
Conn, read g paper entitled d" Ezhaastien Of
S-r.,,
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i'''as.' '--Ii'- ''sNI .' - As val '1
a-'''-l ''H- 'N1 p'f'a. u'''e' 'lA- '-e -tid
.l''u sI''' 'I7 0eu"'! 'e o5-'-'-1s --l''e'-
liuel yea. ~ year az. 'Da' we lN-lI.- eA.S' el
0oL'iL1s- ca..''@.''h -' u eAnHls' 'ls SOIL j.
untrue A-i '.e lures o' s't',suo,Ana cannot
na-e IL true tn5 iroiessor csanel exhaustion
As III. iell',S' ll'n 'Io sou e' e'e,Hsl's ne'e,-
sa'! To l'.'l'' CROP anu ~ -'A.-su'e i''ln 20
co so' al '-e e''-ieA'S he1eesH.S 10 INC F'o-
u"o--y- 'i gwen o'' Hty e-!s' 10 s0-'' Dug NOT
IN !, -o'l N-'cu NAAe' u A'-ilA,'e 20 'Ie crop
fct 'n'-ae's' lleie nay Oe Au'u is'isPN' Ia =
io,' AMI ie,1spar contains ionr'een per cent oi
-..r. 49,. i -..-'f.. 14o-- --.,,,,-,- "a, .L.. -,o 49,.
VIA k.o4 ies'i.,- ne 'eNs'n i ms 'Ae P1.-
s'h '-t--as 'H ''e lel4sf'r = not ~ "'S''ao's
iofin ,or 'Le CROP Il must oe i'eei' anu con-
e,'sl 'lo mote s0,GD1e 'orn- io.sfslr l, ',r
J'nns1l 'fsel'sI may al s1i-s 0'il'4'l =. '-J
e.1-lIl'a iIsy " ~, - IJ--.'lI'' "a
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C'o9 lelo'eI' SUI - ''s uuSluet, O' Sie
.''l11' ~ 'e9'o-e '--e e.i'is -
N' 7,'As o'VP uisJ oe P'olu.gi ye., H''er
year. Nu'.I 0o1s'@H' ,eli''v' ''0,' 'u1 eol,
come paI'icui@r !ns'eileHl; a. pno7pu'rc Ac'l
Ut FHoss H.'e Vi ..Ae anu '.ii7 l''' oS ie''O, g
70 'l1 '''I ID s-lI e'' f1'N''''es 0 'es--'s "uA'
i'l w., oeen 'tilo.1l' --,-....-- ,,--..--
ms l7 que .ure 'ol e1lAus..Iu ,i'Le oi'eI
II coIs''s Il. sIP 49,, @s@.-ao'e TO 'li o'op
'le es.eA,s W.! eA.' "a 'ig 'o-' AuI
,l -, sc'l : "''Dou ne a. a ms o5H sA,I-
ne iarmer m-s' ulieIs''uu tue pro'esses y