, 1875-05-17
Mr.. HAn&ford, ,-thoso houses built ef good
fteessone lastod well, and thosn that had pocr
Article Ia them cracked tnd peolod.


3H5ikE4iHo 4HL FhEA4qE<7s
In order to attat, to \ complete knoafedgs IT
tho kinda Of etono uaod, tic location Of tha
quarries. the mctuod Of quarrying, and other
particulars having refcronto to tha subject.
Gen. Holman aud Inspector oaksbtA proceeded !
to DnsnA ylsta With tho writer. Tne description |
OF thu plaza where the Gtons u pro-
cured Ia not remarkable. Tbs settlement
Bucpa Vista-from whicil tho ston< aud quarry
sAko their namo. ia 10l nlee from CloctoaatI,
up tho Ohio 1:iver. aod some 20 miles tetow
Portsmouth, on tho north bAnll. It Ia accessible
oh1y by boats and private conys3anees. NJ rail-
road runs nearer than Portsmouth, At.l Ill
passage to aud from tho torn Ia mado by water,
Tho river boAta from Cincinnati mako tho trip n
about ten or twelve hours.
Tho town is / small, etfnggly, dirsJ-iooking
settlement Of perhaps 800 peorlo, the population
made up Of woriers tn Muc1!era and Cadsu'a
quatrieB and their families. Ono rather ordinary
hotel IL tue only resting place that tts Traveller
can zoe. Tmo arnhll streams. caI{od t2gother
Twin Creek omptY into tho Ohio Oh tho s4k
and wcst Of tao Town.
ono must climb un tho bank 10 q 1eycl platform,
portans Coz feet wide, WHICH seems llt!to abtvs
tle Lottonl-1anta III tho West Hero, is.lng to
The north, one seen high blu1 In front, aud IL
glad 10 nosco that It can BE- Cotton up by mcans
Of NJ ''incIiuc," 80 called. or. in ether *ordn,
sleep t,ilWa;. worked by stationary epg!nt
With cables. rho distance up this buu H. about
go feat.
At Tho top ono secs tho cvilencss Of Muelier'n
en,o, p1ise In = steam railway, which le IlA,l
hutls to bis quarry. nonlo miles on. and "h1ch
One Of these IA used iu transporting The stone
If IN tho quarry to tho river and tho otler
il engaged IL hauling AvaT tho dirt
Thoh d produeed BY "'trppins." Jas ride 70
rollins co1utry with nieuty Of rayIpea, Tho di.
roction 5tom tlo river Il nortl, wI.h = slight
issning to liz wrst.
mn, .e,, vhcu mi forco i. enrac,d, a bnsv
etrht. irba wntkn,eu nre maia]y iii a yier ns
onro, and tha to,iiuy envi,,es hugo de-, .acsa anI
swaru1a Of men mako IN MI iutoregti 2 epec.a-
clo, 10 uudesstand tho procern ii qu 4fryiug .
ward of expl.uatlop il necessary, Thp FREQ
stone which forma Huetler'u ouayrF ia q uero
ch;n ofY IN ienmeuse e!ab wbtcl, u;1t3srlics tho
vholo country about. Thia ledge OF rtone runs
pret,r nearly at richt Angles With = p.umb-line,
and 1oes not slant up or down for hills
mr. hitlocks. IuBo!uuch, thereforo. n tho
country ia rolling. this Lodge NAV
bo found in different places covered
Nth from ona to hundred feet OF soil
| Tho quarrymon WHO uecnmo possessed OF tho
lind begin wherever they can tlud tho ledge
and follow II uatis it scts under 80 muc soli
ihst it does not ray 10 tako ot1 the cov ming.
The ledso j. uoiiofnly Il 0: IL inches thick and
eroat tracts Of country. Tne Lodge viii II Iii.
Mueller is following h.s niado is wny r:otty
| we'll under . slope, and In Same placea Ic has
bad TO remove q. much - 10; or eFsn 20. toat Of
| OF removing tho dirt ia calloI stripping.
| ANor tho ttouo ~ exposed 10 tho cutter,
| rux woEK or QuaEnr1so
is very eaay md simple. Tho process u to p!ok,
or cut down, AbDut tnchea or 4 line bounding
such block ~ IL uansod aud theu it ia M easy
| aud e,mlila matter TO split clear through tho
lase. with wedges. This blocks ars thsn hostei
out with hugs dbrrIckA anu placed on cam, tholl
dtasn to tho Lon Of tho blur aud let down tha
inclined plano 10 tho bank of tic river. where
thew arc again hsodled by mother aes Of ercat
dos1sckn md put OIL board btr. Muollsr's boata
for transportation to Cincinnati. lie has twelve
ato towetl by etcauer down 10 tho contractors
| yar1 u.sr tne gss wyrus
CAREFUL INSPECTION
rAs made Of tlIo lodge aud Of tho quar1ie1 atone
Wis. ~ vas . to naya be.p 90 expected The a qus:ry ,
nradu,ce nomo good aui soma bad stons. rho
norton Ut tho iaytr non beiug used IL exoeeo.
Ia tie middle, aud laa On the upper au.i Lowell
] prom mont, and ran down Ga yaTiabIo dis,sncss,
| frnr an inch Ia 7 Or j. In thosc casas whore :
Fracture Ind occurred btsectiug one OF those cls7
| hoIou. tho progrce4 could 10 plainly traced !
tlc iron stroak uas plain. It extended in dif.
ferent blocks from opo to half dozen
inohes To put the n.ttor in ! rori,
it NAV bo said that tAe Buens YIsss
stono Is good when propotty selected md
dressed, and bsd Wien carofe.uty Bolscted
or takon 81 random, OF cour.e tt is much wo,ao
rheru = deliberate attempt in made to uno u
much Of tls coat:nts Of blocks as can bo, vi.l.
out suv tefu, enos to desire for the utrta pcu cy
of t,o hn,fdinr into whjoh thnf 10 u La nut.
ors1Er uuAnkrEs.
Mar tbs Du.uh Vista or California ouRyr7
no.s:cl by Ar, W1o:ler arc se1ornt others y.c!I.
luz the r3-lc suuerai Kind Of ttoue, vssyn,s OIL,
IL lin Qualities of c3Ior and TEXTURE East vi
Wneilnr md ubout 3 or niles from tho y,l,o:s
Of Euona Vista, a:o Tia john q. F!asg qu.rsiFs,
wnric nj by tia III, Ion urotusrs 1t Qua tulo. Au.
o,her branch OF tho saIno general au.rry With
tlla last is sho portion coptretlol b. Mt. solomon
Mnrall. milas east OF Uuons Vita. and whicI
~ss 1.ssed tn INHALER about eighteen mon:hs
auo. Tho facts ia eoppection With this inttcl
icano Ia that Muel,er eecuEed from Mccall tht
nriyi,eaa Of tsku9 uut certain IA atty OF n.ous
! from lin fActailsl u}}ouiug, Lie wouk On an.
tnoi nix notno 10 oo5 fset Of Tho stoue md thou
nh,n.lo"nS Ina work but xhothcr tho stone
m. ,r,oror thau he needed or because it vat
mar AZ nons}yn taking them ont. doc, not o,oar.
| t~.sna.s 1arfla,nnn ~ ,rttnra,chnhl. ~