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branches extending to all the quarries. A large locomo- 

 tive and a train of flat cars do the transporting. 



The largest single piece of granite ever quarried here 

 was the base of the Scott monument at Washington, cut 

 in 1873. It was 28 feet 2 inches in length, 18 feet 5 in- 

 ches in width, 3 feet 2f inches in thickness, and contained 

 1659 cubit feet. The weight before finishing was 150} 

 tons; after finishing, 119 tons. The granite for the Post 

 Office and Sub-Treasury in Boston was all quarried here. 

 Bay View granite was also used in the construction, among 

 other buildings, of the Patent Office and the Scott monu- 

 ment at Washington, the Danvers Insane Asylum, the 

 Military Academy at West Point and the New York and 

 Brooklyn bridge. 



Upon returning to Rock Lawn, the party proceeded, 

 under the escort of the Gloucester Cornet Band, to Davis 

 Neck, where under a pavilion were well spread tables 

 furnished by our host, beautifully decorated with pot 

 plants, flowers and ferns. The baskets brought by the 

 ladies seemed to be an unnecessary appendage. After 

 partaking of the refreshments, the tent was prepared for 

 the afternoon session. Davis Neck is a point of land pro- 

 jecting from the estate, and is connected with the main 

 land by a hard sand beach, -which is covered by water at 

 high tide, and is "navigable" for teams and foot passengers 

 at other times. The point therefore possesses the duplex 

 character of an island and a peninsula according to the 

 state of the tide. Both from this point, and the more 

 elevated ground on which the residence stands, a fine view 

 of the northern shore may be had, including the hills 

 of Ipswich and Rowley, the mouths of the rivers bearing 

 their names, Plum Island, the low and long lines of sandy 

 beach beyond, stretching away very dimly in the distance, 

 and the broad and capacious intervening bay. There is a 



