News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-12-07
State Ranks High in Asbestos Industry

stale Ranks High in Asbestos Industry
Ina pamphlet on the production of as
bestos in 1909, written for the interior
department by j. S. Diller, reference il
made to this growing Vermont industry
Mr. Diller says:-
The fact the great belt of ancient
crystalline rocks, which contains the ex
tenSiye deposits of asbestos so proftably
mined in Canada, stretches southwest
ward from the Province of Quebec with
/ many variations through New England
the middle, and the south Atlantic states
into Alabama, naturally leads to the
expectation of finding similar deposits in
the United States They have been sought
for all along the line. but as yet, with
the exception of one locality in Georgia
and another in Vermont, the successful
mining of asbestos is confined to Canada.
Asbestos has been found and prospected
at many localities from Massachusetts
to Georgia, inclusive, but in quality it is
generally of the amphibole type and in
quantity so irregularly distributed so far
as k7ewn to afford but little promise of a
Succ s3ful basis for the development of
an Industry. The search should continue.
The etter grade of material, chrysotile,
is a-ociated with serpentine derived
from peridotite, rock of which Divine
was iginally the chief constituent.
W. of the great Appalachian belt in
the ite d States similar rocks contain
ing IRE or less asbestos reappear in por-
tions # the Rocky mountains in Wyom-
ing nd Idaho and in the ranges along
the P'cific coast.
In Vermont, the Lowell Lum Der &
Asbestos Co., on the property formerly
know as tue Tucker property, has
made decided progress in the develop
mem of its mine and the output of it's
mill md gives to Vermont the first rank
among the states in the production of as
bestuS
Tie mine is being developed at the
same evel on both sides of prominent
serpentine ledge and can readily be made
tributary to the mill by the same tram
way. The fresh exposures brought to
light at greater depth in the mass of ser
pentne by the progress of the mining
show large mass of fair milling rock,
more or less abundantly Yeined with a
good yrade of cross-fiber chrysotile and
locall crushed and filled with slip fiber
of-the same character. The mine is To-
Gated IN the edge large mass of SER
pentile, which forms prominent bluffs
alongthe lower slope of Belvidere noun
tain and readers economical mining pos
sible.
Themll, which was described briefly
in the report for 1908, has been some
what xtended and improved by the in
PRODUCTION of double cylinder rotary
drier d great efficiency, and by the ex-
tensio and subdivision of the air separa.
ton.
A nov road is completed to the mill,
and tlB plant is we'll equipped, having
tractin engine and several trucks to
haul tae cotton loads of asbestos II miles
to HIDE Park on the railroad and return
with uel oil for the engine which furnish
IS power for the mine and the mill.
As the development of the mine adj
yancts aud its ploduc ion increases, it Is
IF sp cial interest to note the testimony
If manufactures who use he fiber, The
PRESIDENT of one of the largest manu-
acrurIng companies whites, I'VE have
lsed many carloads of the two or three
grades produced by Mr.. Gallagher. Of
ours, this property has not produced |
my { AIDES such az No Or crude. but
What hey do produce in the way of pa
,er and long fiber is perfectly satisfactory [
nd compares very favorably with similar
grades from Canada"
Stops itching instantly Cures piles,
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