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 . Interior of a Marble Mill. Building and Ornamental Stone The rock-products of the state are of much greater im-portance, being excelled only by those of prevailing rock is metamorphic, that is, crystalline—marble is crystallized limestone; that of the main range ofthe Green Mountains is gneissoid, that is, having its con-stituents in layers like mica and slate. Limes
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 . Interior of a Marble Mill. Building and Ornamental Stone The rock-products of the state are of much greater im-portance, being excelled only by those of prevailing rock is metamorphic, that is, crystalline—marble is crystallized limestone; that of the main range ofthe Green Mountains is gneissoid, that is, having its con-stituents in layers like mica and slate. Limestone aboundson the western side of the State, and by the decomposition. Metals and Minerals 63 of the rock the abundance and fertility of the soil are main-tained. The rocks of the Green Mountains in the southernhalf of their length and the granitic rocks which aboundon the eastern side have less lime and, being harder, changemore slowly. Marble.—In the marbles of the finer qualities, such asare used for monuments and ornamental work, Vermontsupplies five-sixths of the entire amount produced in theUnited States, and in variety and beauty of color as well asthe purity of its white product it is unsurpassed in the world. Ever since the first quarry was opened at Dorset in1785, the marble business has been carried on uninterrupted-ly, and it has so increased that Vermont leads the world incapital invested, men employed and value of output. Marble of many varieties and of excellent quality Is foundin the Southwest and Champlain valleys from EquinoxMountain to Canada line. Extensive quarries are workedon Eolus Mountain In Dorset, beside the Castleton Riverat
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