Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-27


account for the fact. that, while some quar-
ries are found among the oldest rocks, Others
are more recent IN their orr lin than some OF
the strarI6ed formations. 1t is evident thar
the granite Of Washington County is thus
formed. By son commissions, or change in
nature, the mica slate formation 10 which
the graDIts OF this County Is found. WAS rent
and the melted matter was forced into and
| filed the crevices, engulhng at the same
time fragments OF limestone and mica slate
In the northern part Of this belt OF granite
| these detacl ed fragments re 50 prom iscuOusly
scattered through II. that the granite s near
| y useless for building purposes. IL is
furthermore, evident from the situation Of
these blocks of limestone, and fragments
OF slate, that they must have been associated
with the granite while i'm "a state OF fusion.
The granite in this county. outcrops IN
/ Berlin. P.ainhed, Mars felt, Calais and
/ Woodbury.. That found IN Berlin IS Of a
/ fine grain, and valuable Tor building and
I cemetery purpo sCs the amount qua -rird at
Berlin II al bout 1000 cubic let Ter annum.
The granite in Plaiufeld, Marshf-ld,
Calais and Woodbury.. is not as under
stand quartet very much, and owing 70 the
seams Of quariz and fragments Of limestone
and slate it IS very little used except for
underp ming. Though the granite in these
towns is eenerally OF coarse gram and I'M
pert CT IN its fUrmation. still IN many places
lJ lie found suited for all architectural Tur-
pores.
In B,rre, granite forms two elevations
estimated az 500 or $40 ic-t nigh and con
tanning an area If about 100 acres. On both
these Outcrops the granite lies 10 tabular
sheets, the outer edges OF which have been
worn by DRIFT agency, 81 as to form the con
tour of the hills. IN the e.nergencc of the
melted granite. the da0rse oyerl wing the slate
was thown together and formed barrier
between the Two outeropugs; this having
been removed by tbc action OF water. a deep
valley now separates the Two granite bills
The space between them Is nor lar from two
mIl g. Ines qnarrles are also, situated
about two miles IRON Barre village. The
easterly hIjI, known as Cobbie Hill, rises alb
ruptiy on the south. while on The other sides
the assent is 50 graduaI that lar2e teams can
be driven to its summit Tie sides Of the
southern hiil. called Milestone IItl, are Of
/ very easy assent % its top-the form Of the
! LllI beng hemIsT heIie5l.
/ 10 e ttuaIaug tie quantity VI granite ln
I these IW1 localities. W. yum the risk OF be-
/ Iug ctlltd visionary. but We enter upon 10
4 knowing what may say. 10 is admitted ,
/ py ali vino have visited tie granite queries
t 10 Barre. that the quantity Is large, but. 50
/ lar as ! know, no one bus ever attemrttd ID
/ give an es,lua ton IN cubic lcet, ur reduce
/ lJr value 10 liars an G hts Pass NJ
I horizontal plane from De wes- parallel to
/ tile genera. level 3i the ltnl surrounding
/ these hills. We stlil cut OF from these Two
/ elevations probably nos less thiu 600 00J,
/ 600 cIbic leeJ OF glIHlte. At i've miles per Gu
/ ulc loot 5e ore 70 is Quarrlei. we have SD
! d 1000 Or four times tile whole grand list
/ % this S.a e giving ii value OBJ ten cents
/ per cubic foot after d s qIarrei AMI rs"