The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-12
BARRE GRANITE
IS MEXHAUSTTBLE
SAYSCApZ. HARDING

provided for in case the union station con-
tract goes to the Ellis quarry. Continuing
Capt Harding states that while the con-
tract calls for the delivery of 100000 Of
dimension stone by July J., 1905, or &C
cording to his estimate, about 10000 GU
bic feet per mouth when operations are
under way, he can see no physical impos-
sibility 10 filling the contract within the
time specified, If capital and enterprise
are rightly employed Referring to the
Ellis sheds at Northdeld where the stone
is to be cut, Capt. Harding expresses the
belief that with the new shed proposed
there win be no difficulty on that score
In mentioning his trip TO Barre and
Montpelier Captain Harding speaks in
high terms of the kindness shown him by
the quarry owners and manufacturers In
the two cities. The report is accompanied
by q map Of the quarry section and the
railroad. In regard to the Quarries Capt.
Harding says: Ia the Milestone Hin re-
gion.
'sThere are two different varieties Of
granite IN the deposit, a light and dark,
but in each variety the color is uniform.
The quarries on the east slope Of the hill
furnish the light granite and the dark graz
mite is confined 30 the south slope The
light granite comes in sheets and the dark
in large irregular masses, but with well
defined planes OF cleavage. The size Of the
monoiths which any of these quarries
can supply Is limited only to the p0ssibil-
tiles Of transportation. The Quarres are
fully equipped with modern machinery,
aud the facilities for getting out and trans
porting the stone are excellent. The stone
is perfect in uniformity and quality and
the supply is practically inexhaustibls.
The output Of one Of the largest Quarries
during the past year was 100000 cubic
feet Of monumental stone The pr0prie-
tor OF the quarry informed me that II re-
quired to fiji a large contract for building
stone In the shortest possible time, he
would estimate the capacity Of his quarry
to be between $4,000 and 40, 600 cubic feet
per month fFhis information is Of inter
est in considering the question OF the abil-
ity Of the Bethel quarry to provide the
granite for the Union station within the
contract time
lin addition to the Milestone hin quar-
ries. large deposit of granite exists ia a
bill about two miles east Of Barre Stone
from this hill was used ia the construction
AtaAAc NAftA1A ~ AAbAklcAAEtt AhVht w
years ago / made an inspection OF a
quarry on this hill 10 the afternoon Of De-
eember A. This stone has been quarrfed
on small scale from time to time, and
during tbe past year considerable develop
ment has been made BY the Barre White
/ Granite Co. who now control the quarry
/ ing rights on the hill Stone from this
quarry is lighter in color than any other
/ Barre granite and is excellent in material
FOR building puposes. It is, however, con
siderabiy darker than the Bethel granite.
/ The developments have not thus far iHclud,
ed railroad. The granite comes in the sheet
formation, is easily quarried aud the sup
| ply is practically without limit
MY impression Of ali the Barre quarries
were distinctly favorable and where the
conditions do not demand white stone,
the granite Is In every respect excellent
for bnilding purposes.
"Whle at Barre / inspected the large
granite works Of Jones Brothers which
was represented to me as being an excel
lent type Of several plants Of the same
character 10 the vicinity The plant in
uiudes complete equipment for working
the largest m0noliths handled anywhere,
aud for saving shaping, turning, polish
ing and finishing stone in any desirable
manner