1885.] The Winooski or Wakefield Marble of Vermont. 131 
mont. It is only with difficulty that this fossil can be detected in 
uncut pieces of marble, but when blocks which contained speci- 
mens of it are sawn they are quite noticeable, as they are pure 
white and imbedded in the red stone, appear as small thimble- 
shaped, oval, conical or circular bodies, as they are cut in one or 
another direction. It seems probable that the Salterella occurs 
throughout the dolomitic beds, for I have found it at their 
extreme limits near Burlington and Swanton. The fossil is, how- 
ever, not common anywhere. It occurs in patches sometimes 
as large as one’s hand scattered over the slabs here and there. 
Other fossils also occur in the marble, but are not so well defined 
as to be certainly identified. 
More than thirty years ago the beauty of the mottled dolomite 
attracted the attention of marble workers, and a quarry was 
opened about six miles from Burlington, and some of the blocks 
of stone taken out were sent to New York and Philadelphia to. 
be sawn into slabs and polished. The results were, I believe, 
satisfactory in every way except financially. _ The stone made 
beautiful slabs for table tops and mantels, but its hardness, while 
adding to the beauty of the polish which it received, rendered the 
‘sawing and finishing so costly that after a short time the attempt 
to place it in the market was abandoned. 
Later quarries were opened near St. Albans, and from these 
large quantities of stone have been taken, most of it to be manu- 
factured at Swanton into floor tiling, for which it is admirably 
adapted. This enterprise still continues and has always been 
prosperous, 3 
The most important attempt yet made to quarry and work up 
the Winooski marble was begun by a stsong company only a 
short time ago at the old quarries near Burlington. 
This company have large capital and have already made such 
thorough and extensive preparations to prepare the marble for 
market that if success can be attained in this direction it would 
seem certain to follow these’ efforts. Unfortunately, I think, this 
company have dropped the well-known name “ Winooski mar- 
ble,” and substituted that of “ Wakefield variegated marble,” 
styling themselves the Wakefield Marble Company. It is no 
part of my purpose to advertise this company (though every one 
who knows of what it has accomplished and is trying to accom- 
plish, and who is interested in the development of the resources 
