The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-07-11
BOOM VERMONT

Two weeks since we quoted an ex-
change on the remarkable growth and
development of Barre, near Montpelier,
and the fact that it outran in this direc-
ton many Western town. All it needs
10 capital to remain at home, or to be in =
duced to come here. This is true of
South Wallingford. as the Herald of Mon
day says:
Since Carnegie Bros. took possession
OF the iron mines here they have expend-
ed large amount of money in improve
ments, and are just getting the work
into shape to do large business. Ifthe
mine should continue to Weld. az the
present developments indicate that it
will, 1t is safe to assume that with such
men at the head Of il as the Carnegie
Bros, the result will be that very i'm
portant industry will be added to Yer
mont's list, as it will give employment
to large number of men. This firm
also has Manganese mine in Virginia,
where about 300 men are employed at
the present time. There are EMPLOYED
here in the mine and about the works 25
men, and this number will be increased
as the mine develops. The managers
expect when everything is in good work
ing condition to mine about 100 tons of
washed ore per day.
On Saturday the 40 horse power boiler
was fired up for the first time and the
engine and machinery started. This
mill has just been erected by the firm
and is situated about 600 feet west of the
mouth of the drift. 1t Is fitted up with
new and modern machinery for washing
and sitting the ore as it comes from the
mine. The object of this is to get all
the dirt and grit out of the ore and max
II as pure as possible and thus save in
freight, as the long distance that 1t has
TO be freighted makes it expensive, The
ore as it is mined is loaded into small
dump cars that will carry about one ton,
These cars run on steel rails about the
size OF street car rail, and will run out
OF the mine by gravity, as the head of
the DRIFT has to be higher than the
mouth, in order to let the water run out. |
The distance from the head to the mill
is 1900 feet, and these cars when loaded
viii run the distance in about a minute. |
AT the mill the track is elevat d about
20 or 80 feet, 80 that the ore when
dumped from the cars falls on a plat
form from whence il can easily be
shoveled into the washing machine. The
ore passes through a washer 10 feet long
and four feet in diameter. and from here
TO a revolving screen, and so on through
several machines Of various character
until every particle of re, even to the
finest grain, is selected out, and then il
Is carried ON belts and dumped into
freight cars, which stand Just on the
outside Of the mill on the new side track
that has been put in by the Bennington
& Rutland Railway Co., and is about a
third of mile long from the main line
The water to supply this mill is taken
from the brook 1900 above the mill and
IS carried in four inch iron pipe.
The mill and all the machinery vere
vet up under the personal supervision of
Mr.. smith, tue mining engineer of Car.
legle Bros. Mr.. Smith has been away
or few days hut is expected back on
Tuesday and will bring with him a an.
oerintendent, who will hi We charge of
he entire business.
we quote this more particularly he
,ause the men who have brouob,
his about are from this counfv
Homer A. Lyons OF Bennington and q
w. Bradley OF Manchester Depot. Tbey
'ould have done this long before had
'apital encourage The interprise. as In
he West, before success was assured.
opposition. ''"