:::n I-UKUMFNAUY KKMAKKS. 



make evident, what !M now nhftcuro ; and the time !:, romin"; when imf merely the mete- 



ni'.i-phic rork:i nf Vermont, Iml, if nil New Kn"land, will he mapped ;is critically as thoso 

 formation: 1 . Hi. 'I .in- M.,\\ eXftOtly defined li_y 



KOMAN UMKttTONIO. 



IIV K. IHTCIieuoh , ; i ', 



This" is a now designation for one of the mo:<l important mid useful roelis of Vermont, 



ll. 1'nrninlioM (In- iieaiiiirui \\ hiie marUe, ei|ual in the tineni, Italian, known all over our 



Country IIM n product <>!' this Stale. Such :i rook, and such marUe, eerla.inly deserve a 

 I i.i 1 1 1 ;i:t I ic '.'Hit I III I :ilid ru | >|H mi('al IIH tile epithet l<]oli:ih. But its Origin needs e.\ pla Hal ion. 



Tin- line iiiuiininiii iii Kasf Dorset, known generally as Dorset Mountain, widiometiineB 

 :i < J iven IV.iK, contains Ihc most remark a Ue du pi. -iy iif white mid gray limestone in New 

 Knvlatid |icrli)i|>s in the I'liited Stales. The si r;il ;i here are [Tiled upon (nc another l<> 

 I lie height , uf hourly IHOOfeel, in :i nearly hiri/,oiital position, mid cupped I'.v ;i lew hundred 

 lee I <if Inlcuid Hchinl. Ne:ir the (up of (he limestone is ;i largo cave, descending westerly 

 from (In- ' M .1. TII precipitous l':ice nf the niuiinlain. 



In a Kopm-l. <>n Hie ({oology of Massachusetts, \voga\o the name r.erkshire limestone 

 lo this rock, kvaiiso it iswell <|c\e|ope,| m llerk hiro COUIlty of t hat, State. ]'mf. 

 I'lmnioiiM called il Sloekl.rid-y limeslone, lu-caiisc largo (jiiarrics of it exist in that town. 

 On Ilio SIMIIO principle It.nllaiid ought to l>e the prolix instead of Stockbridgo, because the 

 linlland ijiiarrios are much the largest. Hut since the largest development wo know of 

 this rock is soon in Dorset Mountain, \\e had resolved in this Koportto call it Dorset. 

 limestone. I n I he Autumn of 1K<(), howe\ or, tllO Geological (Senior) Class in Amherst 

 ( 'ollo-.vo, having gone to N'ormonI to assist in measuring a section across the (liven Moun- 

 tains, found themselves in the \icinit\ of l>or:;e| Mountain, and could not n>sist the 

 temptation to a rein! il and propose a name for if.* They called it Mount Eolus, in honor 



Ml li,n I, .n.. li,.,<n I In- .-ir-iniii illi lln< (iroluylonl ClnKN III Aiuli. i I rollout, tOKMk ouly*rlyw>nn' imuinlnin willionl a nninc, or with 

 n l>nil on,, mi. I l.y a flW 0*rw0lllnt to InipoKO n HIM,..- up, -ii il. If Ilin public like Ul Ilillio Ihoy will nillil. it, alllioiiKli il :il 



ii U"'l ilral "i I""'' i" IM-IIIH II Inli) yoncrnl u. lli-in r tln-y nlwytry tonclpct K gixxl immo. In oriloi- tn he mwnl, il NhmiM ln< 

 ! '""I I'l.'in ...... ol llii<H)W)UrOM: 1. Imlicm, U. Clnniilrnl ; (lull IN, Orttk OT Lftli", or lli'lirnir. I, Hi-. lyrical. Tin- two llrst are the best 



,. Siirli n nntnr xhnnlil nwnkrii nn Inw or vnl(jnr niwoclntlonii. It nhnnlil IT .>in- (lint would 1> I'.nu'cl'ul an.1 riiiioMin:: in |H>|I y, 

 mi. I MM il ..li.Mil.l l.o ..jivily IIIHMOIIM..-.I .oi.l :i|.|>i,vi:itr,l l,\ all. Such immea us Norwottuok, Noni'lnk. Mi-tlannnipr. 1'ocoinlur. 15. vk 

 Ilinnii..)), Nulonk. llyiii-ia. an.l Killunn I'.-nk, au-.\\.'i ili.v..' .oiuliiionr.. ntul hiue t>ecn iin>lKMHl by dift'erent class** for <lifTerent inoiin- 

 Uliw. Knlim, In i>iionrhil\ appi.-piiiiliv hnlng clmuiifiil, p.'.'lu al. .iiplioin. :il an.l Mij:m'Mi\r. ll may not 1)0 iDftpproprinto to iusort tlii> 

 I, .11, MUM,.. M,, .Mint ..I lli.< ..-ii'inony ol unniln Kohls, nrillrn 1,\ on.. ,.| 1,1 



l..vi>lnn Itilllnn.l nl.oiil I ..Mo.K Saliu,l:i\ nionuii,;, . ina.l.' our \v;iv M-. sp.',..lil> ;is possiM,. on 111.' Wi-Mrrn Vovinonl 15 Ii , towards 



Hi., lilil,. M llano of KMt Dtimrt, Tun,' an.l Ian... n:if;.' \\onl.l fail (o .1. . lilM Hi foolinu nn.l pivtluroii of our company as we procc.slcd. 



Home, i|<<*!roiiN I,. n) W p, w,..,. ,.,,l,.,l up liko a , In, Ken in nil gg ihpll . olli.-r.v I, ..nn! ol l-oin, carri.vl too tar. \\, Ilio l'c\\ .-n.-r- 



llliNiol' IK.. i..:uuina, to koop IhrmwhoH nnil olherMiwaKc Tin !.,,>. n.-v.-i w.-nl .i.lly than tin- Seniors sonyhl tlicir 



bwtl III (In. hold Souiiv liown\or. lin.l lo nlu.lo in Ilio ma . , u.i no loom loi Ih. 'in in Ilio inn. Mornin.; r:nno\oiT 



Urby In KMt l)ol| lUlil afturanhoit Lm wholesome l.ioaklasl, we M-IV-' ,-oma :: e loi Ilio a.M-onl of (ho mountain, which roso 



iliivo (lionsan.l feel iil.ov.Mi*. ThlN monnlam has liilhei lo ..'.one 1-v Ihe name of POI-.O! Mounliiin- -which is no immo Bt all, M 



ntilaniv Iliau one in Uoisel . an,! it Mvme.l ..-.oo.l lo n-. lo appon.l a name, which mi^hl bo called its own. And for that 



NMOtt W* MQMtdwl tU ltt)i maiMo sides, Allor cliinbiim "'-ailv lialf it.s hei-.lu. we c.uno to tlio marble ,|narrios of MONSIS. llolloy, 



A Kont. wlieioiv obi.une.l Mono w Inch 1 1\ a'- ,1 ..oes b> ihonaiuoof (lie " Vonnonl Italian." It lias, more , 



limn nn\ oil.. in mailOo. (hemelallie rin ; lo (ho host lialian maiblos 1( is\er\ hard, cont.nminu a Urge per cent. 



ofulll. .'iilh \ei\ .Imable. The .( i alii be m a lion onlal p.^ilion. w hi, Ii is diil'ei enl troni that of tho strain in tlu> lu-igh- 



moii I mipliiv. n .i . 1< u ,|nile evident that the mountain was forced up into its pn-seut position by 



