The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-09-05
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You lard II Manchester Depot from the .
cara This l. town or village No. /
As Factory Point. our destination. vas
village No 2. and lay between NJ D. 4
and Manchester. commonly called by
the people the street, We found that
Il vas 10 sight. and declining The eour
teoas Invitations Of hsekmcn, formed
toto line and stepped out fov our bead
quarters Here Tor Eve days was the
rendezvous whence several expeditions
set forth
z The FIRST was behind a lively stopper 1
10 East Dorset. 70 visit the 6ne marble /
quArries there. Three firms control
the three main quarries, HOLSTER i
Z Co +. Ken, a Co. aud J X Freddy
a. Son. Connected With each are steam /
saw mills for rendering the marble
blocks into marketable shapes Kent
4 Co 3 and HOLSTERS shops were
right by the hotel. so they were eK,
amined before dinner. In the latter
shop. marble was turned into urns.
monuments. etc. on lathes A short
ride further and Freedley's place was
reached, This quarry ia one OF the
finest in Vermont as to quality Of
marble and equipment To bring the
huge blocks from their home down TO
the mill, long gravity railroad is EN-
ployed Mr.. Freddy was with the
party, and car ran up to the quarry
for our benefit, the motive power being
a huge block Of marble on its way
down. The inclined plane rises 1924
feet high from the base, and is 1900
feet long. The grade varies from % to
90 feet rise in 100 feet length. A steel
cable one mile long. made in Trenton
by Rnbling's Sons, transmits the
power and shows no signs Of wear
though it has been in use number Of
years.
The party is seated on the cars,
when group OF ladies ask the privi-
lege of accompanying US. Mr., Freed.
I ley grants permission cheerfully. The
; rope tightens. and slowly we start up
the grade. As the speed increases we
catch our breath. aud gaze on the
beautiful panorama spreading out be-
fore us. About half way up the noun.
tain presents the best view. Toward
the north in the beautiful valley lay
, nestled pretty lake with an island
for a centre piece. For purely noun.
tain beauty, without the grandeur Of
rugged, barren peaks, it won the ad.
Q miration OF all. But up we go, and on
? a single track are we, and huge block
{ of marble is on It's way to meet us. All
Q here lisa switch and the track becomes
uUuplc IuT suOtb uibtdHCt UNIV huV
y block passes US in safety, aud then il
a reduces to three-rail road. Up we &c
Q until 10 about ten minutes the platform
4 is reached on which stands the brake
b house." which holds the machinery io
J. regulating the speed of the cars
n What a scene before the Jersey party
i An immense marble hall, about thirt,
/ feet high and about one hundred ant
d City or more feet square, in the side o
;. the mountain. On the floor, in on,
& part of the palace, was pond OF pur
:. water, whence the motive power wa
+. derived that tore the huge blocks from
q their home for the market. Near b.
/. was deeper excavation open to tn
N sky, where the men were at work.
o. steam chisel was pounding uoisil
D away cutting out fourteen ton blocks
N aud doing the work Of twenty. five men
IL Steam drills were also at work max
"a ing holes beneath the block, thirt
N inches deep, in Six minutes. Immens
IN derricks stood ready TO transfer til
" blocks TO the surface aud To the cars a
So needed, 1imc and space will not pei
ne nit iusuce 10 be done to the wonder
IL OF the place. IL is not strange that Ml
Freddy is proud of his success au
like most Philadelphia people he Is
ps very polite and modest man. He
n ever ready TO do all 10 his power
be make 1t pleasant for visitors, and
]" glad 10 have them come,
So In Manchester village there is niue
ID ~ please the eye There are about a
an many inhabitants AS ia Englishtowr
" perhaps The streets are wide. wit
1T grand old trees, rendering the piac
- delightfully."- cool ia summer. III
r. grass grows luxuriantly out 10 III
be roadway. aud AS the cattle laws are 4
IA excellent, but few fences are seer
RI One seems almost to-be IN continued
cd park, even when on the Sidewalk
at Think OF three miles Of white marb
10 pavemcnts in the place One felt as
IN walking in cemetery, at FIRST, au
IL. even looked down to see II il did NJ
"a. read beneath the foot. In memor
!" o.. &c But il did not. Dellwoo
,ar cemetery is on the south end OF Il