St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-14

black mica nOdules from an inch tic
two inches in diameter, spheroidal
in shape, but uniformly fattened in
the same direction, evidently when
IN plastic state. In towns east
and southeast from Craftsburv,
boulders of this granite are found.
In Newfane, VT, is larger boulder
with nodules of butternut color and
shape fattened uniformly like the
other. These nodules are a geologi-
cal wonder and it is said they are
found nowhere else in the world but
in Vermont. Whatever be the the
DRY of their origin, it is evident that
the granite in which they occur was
once in fluid or plastic state.
The value of granite depends upon
its compactness, color and the polish
it takes. The defects of granite are
lOOSeneSs of texture, iron and knots
The texture is sometimes so loose
that water gets in and freezing
Injuries the polish. Iron is not usual
| ly discovera BILE in the manufacture,
but discolors the granite after being
exposed to the weather. Knots are
usually of black mica or feldspar.
Not frequently dark and light
GRANTEES are found in the same quarry.
The dark is the more popular for
monumental work and the lighter
for buildings.
The more popular GRANTEES are the
red Scotch and Quincy, both syenites,
for monuments; the light Quincy for
buildings; the Westerly (R. I.,)
a yellowish brown, fine grained
granite which takes a beautiful
polish, for monuments. This granite
sometimes sells for four dollars a
cubic foot. The Barre dark prob
ably comes next for monuments, and
the light for buildings. The Barre
has little white mica and a good
deal of black. The Concord On. HI
has more of the white mica and less
of the black than the Barre 1t takes
a fine polish and is used for monu-
mental works, but is especially
popular for building purposes. The
new Congressional library is to be
of this granite. The new post office |
in Concord, most beaut iful building,
IS of Concord granite.
Concord is a generic name applied
to most of the granite of New Hamp-
shire. In Roxbury (near Keene, Marl-
boro, Troy, Fittzwilliam, Milford,
Pelham and Sunapee are extensive
quarries, varying little in compost
ton from the Concord. The Sunapee
is beautiful light granite. At Red
stone, North Conway, is mountain
OF red granite which is rapidly be-
coming popular. At Dummerston,
VT, is mountain of hard granite,
said to be equal to any in the United
States. The Carrick Brothers have
made from this granite two beautiful
to commemorate the
heroic deeds of our soldiers at
Gettysburg. One is shaft fifty feet
hight capped by bronze statue of
General Stannard the other a lion
upon base eight feet high
or the First Brigade. The Carricks
also have a celebrated monument,
The Hornets Nest" for the sharp
shooters who did such fearful execu-
ion at the DEVILS Den.
There are quarries of good granite
1T Hard wick, Ryegate, Woodbury., {
Derby, Victory and Brunswick.
his latter abounds in crystal quartz
ind has been called CRYSTAL
granite. Al these Vermont GRANTEES
ire of the muscovite-biotite kind.
IN Ascutney mountain is a syenite
aid to be of excellent quality.
The granite of Vermont is in
Great progress has
'een made in the facility with which
t is quarried and polished. Evident
y splendid future is before the
granite manufacturers of Vermont.
c. F. MORSE.