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


used for special orders and carved work.
Examples are The Davidson monument
at Woodsville, n. H., and the DR. S. N.
Eastman monument at Groton, ~
Topsham.
Granite was formerly quarried at two
points in Iopsham. One was very near
the village Of South Ryegate, the other
on Pine Mountain about south,southeast
of firoton. Hitchcock and lager's geo.
logical map represents q granite area
extending from Groton into Topsham,
but It seems too far west The Kicker
quarry is in Topsham, at the west foot
of Pine Mountain, roughly about five
and one-half miles west.southwest Of
Blue Mountain Owner Is Isaac M Rick.
er, Groton, W. The granite, "Pine
Mountain is quartz monzouite Of
medium blush gray color and medium
somewhat even grained texture The
stone Is not quite 80 BLUSH as that Of
the Benzie quarry n Groton, nor its
feldspars seem TO be az evenly distribut-
ed. The quarry Is about 40 By 30 feet
and the working face on the east is 20
feet high from the road and quarry level
II has been idle number Of years.
Randolph.
Beedie's prospect Is in the west cor.
ner Of the town Of Randolph between
Bethel line and the west branch OF
White River. 1t is on the farm Of A.
III Beede Of Randolph, VT The granite,
fine white granite. Il quartz mon
zonite Of extremely light gray shade
without any mica spots It is lighter
than "Dtmmerston white" but not as
white as that Of Bethel when the rough
fnces are compared, and IFS slight gray
ness has tinge Of green in it.
Orleans County.
The Newport Granite Company's
quarry is near the center Of the town
Of Derby and about four miles east Of
the city Of Newport Operator George
r. Earquharson, Newport Vt The
granite iaa quartz mennonite. with both
biotite and museovite, Of light blush
gray color and even.grained, medium
inclined % TO fine texture The shade
Of this stone IS between that Of Eight
Barre" and that Of the granite Of Hal
lowell Me. Il has more black mica
than Tight Barre and stronger con
trasts, The plant consists OF one 40
ton and two Potion derricks, three hoist.
ing engines an air compressor capacity
2a2 cubic feet Of air per minutel. four
large rock drills, fifteen air plug drills
and three steam pumps The product
is used for monuments and buildings
and finds its chief market In the West
Specimen; The prison ship martyrs
In Fort Greene Park. Brook
lyn, y. Y. Height 1870 feet. shaft Is
feet in diameter at base and "a feet at
top.
The Parmenter quarry, visited IN 1909
g ia Derby township, near Beebe
Plain. close to the Canada line Opera.
tor. ". Fl. Parmenter, North Derby VI.
The general shade Of this granite "a
lighter than that OF North jaw and dark.
er than that Of Bethel. Or nearly the
same as that Of west Dummerston
Nhite.n but with more conspicuous
black micas. The quarry recently open.
ed. IS q BY % feet in area and 10 feet
deep. The plant consists Of one hand
derrick
Cabot.
The town Of Cabot adioins that Of
Woodbury. on the southeast and Of Wal.
den on The northeast. Lamberts pros
pect Is IN the northern corner Of the
township On the east side of north. 1
south ridge, roughly about four miles
aast 81 Robesan Mountain in Woodbury.. /
Operator, Joseph Lambert, Mackswlle, /
Hardwick VT The granite IS q quartz
Of dark BLUSH gray color las
lark as dark Barre and 81 even
grained fine texture This stone Is
little finer textufed than some Of the I
dark Barre" and more mieaeeous.
Calais
The town Of Calais adionts That Of
on the southwest The quar- I
ries are at Adamant formerly known
rs Sodom) in the west corner Of the
town and six miles northeast Of Mont
oelier The quarfias lie along a N, 80
iegress u. line on the southeast side of
/ granite ridge The granite is 4 biotite
granite Of medium and hght-grsy shade
and fine texture.
The Patch quarry is within one-half
mile Of Adamant, in laiais. Operators. 4
Patch 4 Coz Montpelier vt This gran
tie il Of the same shade as medium I
Barre but Of less BLUSH and moro
greenish tinQe. rs mineral contrasts I
ire stronger and it, texture little
'oarser It's large clear feldspars give
lrillianey to rs rough surface. The
quarry opened about 1893, IS estimated
IS measuring $50 feet from north to
south By $50 feet across and from 20 to
20 feet in depth. The plant comprises +
ihree cotton derFeks, 4 hosting engine
IN air compressor, five air. plug drills K
ind large rock drill The product y
lsed for monuments and finds Already
market chiefly in the Middle West.
The Lake Shore quarry is about 200
'eet s. 80 degrees W. from the Patch /
quarry near Aiamani fl Calais 0psr
itor. Lake Shore Quarry Company,
VI This stone is trife
larker than light Barre" and Tiae
lighter than medium Barre" It's shade
corresponds to that Of the granite d
dallowel, Me-, but its contrasts are
~y s