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

Of one MAS Of oontemporaneoua origiu
and Of identical composition and tex
ture.
The granite Of Bethel and eBethel
white" or Hardwiek white" il q quartz
monzonite Of slightly blush milk-white
color, with grayish spots up to 0.3 inch
and Of coarse nclining 70 medium tex
thre, with feldspars up 70 0.4 inch AMI
0.5 inch and mica To Oh inch Three
compression tests made at the United
States Arsenal at WATERFOWL, Mass.,
yielded an average Of $4,000 pounds a
square inch
The stone IS regarded az relatively
hard By workmen. Its grade OF white
ness is shown BY these comparisons
The white Of North Jay, Me- Is tech
nically, very light gray. The white Of
West Dummerston is q trihe lighter, that
Of Randolph lighter lighter yet, and that
Of Bethel stil lighter, strictly white
notified with gray It's white Is more
blue than ordinary Vermont white mar
bic. but is closely allied to It's blue var
iety, but not it, blush gray Owing
probably to the abundance Of IT, soda
lime feidspar, its hammered face is con-
siderably winter than the rough face
and the bammering also diminishes the
prominence Of the gray micaceous spots.
1t takes high polish but the effect
Is to make the mica spots more eonspic-
uous than they are even on the rough
face Although this granite is remarka.
bly, FREE from iron. It's recent use in
large ediaces shows that extreme care
should be exercised II handling IL 10
prevent II absorbing rusty water or
other discoloring liquids
Ellis Quarry.
The Ellis quarry is on the east side
Of Christian Fill about two miles north
81 Bethel village in Bethel township.
Operator. 4. B. Ellis Granite company,
Mortified. Vt The granite has been
described above. The plant st the quar-
~ comprises ten derricks Of 70 to 50
tons capacity, nine hosting engines. an
air compressor, eleven large air rock
drills twenty eight air plug drills, and
four steam pumps The cutting nlant
at Mortified VT, comprises 4 25-ton
derrick and engine, 50-ton derrick and
electric motor. two 20 ton and one TO-
ton overhead crane. three air compress.
sors capacity, two of 800 and aaaA ~
800 cubic feet Of air per miuntel, six
air plug drills, one hundred and fifty
air band tools. eleven snrfacers. two
lathes tor stones 20 hy 3 hy feet one
Dietrich Harvey company turning ana
huting machine for columns 40 81 feet
The cutting plant is run BY five electric
engines, two 81 100, two Of rs. one Of
80. and one Of l5-horsepower Electricity
Is brought IA miles from Mad River
Transportation Is effected BY siding
Blocks destined for cutting are brought
five miles to Bethel and thence e miles
to the cutting shed al Northheld
The Woodbury. e0fupany's quarry il
80 feet north Of the Ellis quarry. On the
cast side and top Of Christian Hill about
two miles north Of Bethel village 0per
ator. Woodbury. granite company. Hard
wick vt. The granite has been des.
cribed THE plant at the quarry COM
prises i've derricks one with 90foot
mast. tho rest with So To 75.foot masts
q Blondin carrier, two mir compress0rs,
Capacity 556 and 40 cubic feet Of air
per minute, four large rock air drills
liz air plug drills and two steam pumps
The cutting plant ct the firms shed
one half mile south 81 Bethel village
comprises one derrick, a 30-ton, 4 90
ton and 3 lotion overhead electric crane,
two sir compressors leapaeity l 200. and
300 cubic feet Of air per minute, fonr
air plug drills, 81 air hand tools three
surfacers polishef and a 300-horse-
power dynamo. Electricity is brought
five miles from White River for this
plant and sent four miles farther TO the
quarry.
Rochester.
The Liberty Hin quarry Il three miles
south 81 Rochester village Operator,
Liberty Hill Granite corporation, Roeh
ester, vt The granite COARSE white
granite is a quartz mennonite of slight
" greenish white color.
Windsor.
The state map Of 1851 shows a granite
area IN the southern parts Of Windsor
md West Windsor and the northern part
IF Weathersheld Windsor granite Is
| hornblende angite granite which when
irst quarried becomes dark olive The
plant Of the quarry comprises three der
ticks and two hosting engines. At the
hitting shed in Windsor ii includes two
iand derrcks, an overhead s-ton cranet
/ 50-horsepower engine, an air compress
ior, cutting and a polishing lathe for
stones feet inches By foot Q inches,
ind set Of twelve chilled shot saws for
locks IL feet long Transportation Is
" gravity track coo feet long and 80
,er cent grade from the quarry b road
ind thence BY carriage si5 miles to
windsor The produce ia used mainly
or dies. wainaeotting and indoor col
lmns Specimens The two monolithie
areophagi ii the Mckinley mausoleum
Il Canton. Ohio.
The Noreross quarry Is On TIE north
ide Of Mount Asclttney. Operator,
Windsor Green Granite company. Wor-
ester, Mass. The quarry is only oper-