The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-17

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quarry Of the Woodbury. Granite com.
pany Transportation Is BY cart one-
third Of mile % The Hardwiek and
Woodbury. railroad.
The Ainsworth quarry is on the north
east foot Of Robson Mountain. in Wood
bury, about 600 feet northeast Of the
railroad Operators, Ainsworth & Aims.
WORTH Woodbury., VII The granite is
a biotite granite similar 70 that 81 the
main quarry Of the Woodbury. Granite
company The plant comprises hand
and q horse derrick The stone las to
be carried 900 feet 81 more to rail
The Miller quarry IS about 800 feet
west southwest 81 the last Operator
lG. + Miller, Woodbury., Vt. This is
small OPENING OF recent date.
The Dfenan quarries are in Wood.
bury, On the rising land north Of the
east end of Robson Mountain The
granite Of the new opening now worked,
Woodbury. fine dark gray" is a hiotite
granite Of dark blush gray shade and
fine texture. This is monumental gran.
lite of the same shade as dark Barre
but Of finer texture. 1t "a darker than
any Of the kanites Of Robson Nom
n.tai The plant consists Of three hand
derricksi an air compressor run By q
gasoline engine.
Within a few hundred feet west Of the
Ola DrenaH openings there Is a considers
bic ledge which has been prospeeted
for building granite.
The Webher quarries are In Woodbury..
still farther north Of Robson. on al
mass which is continuous with that on
the southeast side Of Buck Pond. Oper
ator, Webber Granite company, Hard
wick VT
The granite Of the main and other
opening known generally Is Woodbury.
gray" Is slightly more blush and finer
taxtured than The gray Of the main
quarry Of the Woodbury. Granite com
panv and lighter IN shade than their
Bashaw. and q trihe darker than tight
Barre The stone Of an opening made
10 1861 4 i monumental granite Of dark
blush color corresponding 70 dark
Barre but Of finer texture The plant
comprises one hand and two horse der
ricks. an air compressor, a large rock
dril. and three air plug drills.
Fryatt s Carr. of Woodbury., in 1907
were qaamyiug bowling and possibly
surface sheets little south 81 tire Web
her qaaries
Between the southwest end Of Buck
Pond and the new Weber quarry rough
ly 500 feet north OF The latter, i an
abandoned quarry 81 biotite granite Of
dark bgisa gray shade and fine tex
ture
The Chase quarries are on the first /
high bluff northwest Of Robson Noun
tain, over 500 feet northwest Of Buck 4
Pond and 200 fact above it. They have I
been idle fof several years
The Nichols Ledge Carter quarry is
al the northeast foot Of Nichols Ledge I
ia the east corner 81 the town of Wood /
bury Operator 2 II. Mcleod, Hard 4
wick, VT. II was not worked IN 1909
Dummerston
The Dummerston granite area lies FIVE
and six miles NORTH northwest OF Brat (
tleboro Tbs querries and prospects, are
in the southwest part ct the town ON
the side of Black Mountain. and also 4
half a mile south-southHest Of it. Black /
Mountain is a rouHdish granite mass,
probably 81 dome structure, square 4
mile area, and from 900 to 900 feet T
above West River, and 200 feet above
sea level The GRANTEES 81 Dummerston I
are quartz monzonitas Of very light +
gray and light blush gray shade and Of I
even grained medium OF medium inclin-
ing to fine texture.
The Black Mountain quarry il At the
southwest foot Of Black Mountain.
Operator, George f. Lyons Co, West
VT; main office, Monson.
Mass. The granite, Of two sorts, chiefly
"Nest Dnmmerstou white Is a quartz
Of very light gray shade,
specSled with bronze a0i0red mica.
The other granite. dark blue is q
quartz mennonite oil light inclining to
medium blush gray color, and Of even
grained fine inclining to medium tex
lure This il monumental granite Of
light blush gray tint and without min
eral contrasts The plant comprises
thirteen derrieks, one Of them 70 tons,
FIVE hosting engines, an air compressor,
four large rock drills, q channel bar drill,
ana four air plug driils Transports
tion is by two sidiHgs from the Vermont
Central railway Stones for finishing
are shipped to the firms cutting plant,
at Monsoon Mass.
The Clark qnarFies are east Of West
village on the northwest
side Of Black Mountain Operator, James
Clark. West Dummersten, VT. Used for
paving and curbing.
The Bailey prospects are on the west
eide 81 West River, about half mile
south. southwest 81 the Black Mountain I
quarry i'll Duihmerston Owner. David
j Bailey, R. f. D., Brattleboro, Vt.
The quarries of Windsor county are
ID the towns Of Bethel, Rochester, and
Windsor
Bethel.
The state map Of 1851 represented 4
small granite area in the east corner Of
.he town Of Bethel The granite expos
are IS reported as at least one-half mile
ong from north to south Its width at
DE quarries IS about $50 feet with q
border of finer less whitish granite on
sither side about 90 feet wide
The granite known under the CONNER
iial name Bethel white granite which
las been copyrighted, and the granite
oneequently called by another firm
'Hardwick whit granite from the loca
ion OF its main Office. are one and the
anne. The two Qusrries. but few
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