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PROC. COTTESWOLD CLUB 



VOL. XIII. 



Carrara. A railway, specially constructed for the purpose, 

 runs right to the foot of the quarries, connecting them 

 with the port of Avenza, about six miles distant from 

 Carrara. 



The Quarries 



An early start in the morning enabled us to catch the 

 first workmen's train, which, zigzagging up the steep 

 incline, depositing sand and men at the various levels, 

 finally reached its terminus at the station of Ravaccione 

 (mo feet). Here we left the train and found ourselves 

 surrounded by a mountainous semi-circle of white marble. 

 High above were the " cave," or quarries, with their 



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Fig. I.— K 



(^avL- del Torrione. 



Streams, or rather torrents, of white debris extending to 

 our feet, so well shown in the [)icture which forms Fig. i. 



