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parently new, the basement story of which was of stone. He stopped 

 to look at it carefully. In doing so, he perceived along the margin of 

 each stone the marks of a tool at distances of six or seven inches 

 apart. This was something new. He had never seen it on hewn 

 stone. He immediately inquired for the owner, and saw him, and 

 asked if he knew how and by what process those stones were got out 

 and Avrought. He said he did not, but referred him to the contractor, 

 who did most of that species of work in Salem, by the name of Galusha. 

 As I took the name by the sound only, the orthography may be differ- 

 ent, Galoucia or Galooshy. He then proceeded to find Mr. Galusha, 

 and to ask him whether he got out those stones, and by what process. 

 He said he did not get them out himself; that they were obtained in 

 Danvers, two or three miles distant, and were furnished him by a man 

 named Tarbox. Upon asking for directions to find Mr. Tarbox, Gov- 

 ernor Robbins was told that he was a very poor man, being in an ob- 

 scure situation in Danvers, near the place where the stone was quarried. 

 Governor Robbins, determined to pursue the inquiry, immediately 

 proceeded to Danvers, and, after considerable inquiry, he found Mr. 

 Tarbox, in a small house, with a family, and with every appearance of 

 poverty about him. After some little preliminary conversation, he 

 asked Mr. Tarbox if he got out the stone in question, and if so his 

 method. He told him he had, and immediately proceeded to explain 

 the process, and showed him his tools, his mode of drilling the holes, 

 and inserting and driving the small wedges as above described. 



Governor Robbins was at once struck with the idea that it was new 

 and peculiar, and might be a very important invention. Governor 

 Robbins did not say that he asked whether it was an invention of his 

 own, or whether he had learned it of anybody else. But as it was 

 new to himself, I think he was impressed witli the belief that it was 

 the invention of Tarbox. He seemed, however, not to feel that he 

 had any exclusive or peculiar interest in the use of this art. Governor 

 Robbins then asked him if he would consent to go up to Quincy and 

 work two or thi'ee months and split stone in his mode, so that other 

 workmen might practise it. He said it was impossible for him to 

 leave home ; that his family were dependent on him for their daily 

 bi'ead, and that he had no clothes suitable to go from home. Governor 

 Robbins obviated all his objections by making provision for the family 

 during his absence, also engaged to give him two or three times the 



