A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . 1810; a forge was at once set and themanufacture of bar iron begun. Deposits of iron ore weresubsequently discovered in Wallingford, Plymouth, Monk-ton and Troy. Although the ore produced was of excellentquality, still on account of the small amount produced thebusiness was not profitable, and iron-working has practicallybeen discontinued since 1880. 6o Geography of Vermont In the sa
A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . 1810; a forge was at once set and themanufacture of bar iron begun. Deposits of iron ore weresubsequently discovered in Wallingford, Plymouth, Monk-ton and Troy. Although the ore produced was of excellentquality, still on account of the small amount produced thebusiness was not profitable, and iron-working has practicallybeen discontinued since 1880. 6o Geography of Vermont In the same localities in which iron ore is found thereare also found, and frequently associated with it, kaolin,clays, ochres and manganese. A superior white clay is pro-duced from the kaolin mined near Brandon and is used inthe manufacture of china, plaster and paper. Asbestos is found in considerable quantities in Westfield,Troy and Duxbury; but it has not been mined to any ex-tent except on Bclvidere Mountain in Eden and Lowell. Lead is found in small quantities in several localities,especially in the towns of Brandon, Bridgewater, Chitten-den, Norwich and Thetford; but in no place has it beenprofitably Soapstone quarry, Athens. « Talc, of which soapstone is a compact form, is found inStockbridge, Johnson, Rochester and Moretown. Soap-stone for stoves, furnace-linings and the like, is found inmany places in the State and has been worked for a longtime in the vallev of Saxtons River at Cambridgeport in ]\Ietals and Minerals 6i Grafton, near the Black River at Perklnsville in Weathers-field, and in Chester. It is also worked in Ludlow andAthens. Rock suitable for scythe stones is quarried in Browningtonand is manufactured for that purpose at Evansville in thesame town. Clay of good brick-making quality is widely distributedthroughout the State, but brick-making has never been anextensive business. The making of cement blocks for build-ing purposes is rapidly becoming an impor
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