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IMMENSE SroNE.-The Quincy Granite Railway
Company quarried yesterday one of the largest
stones moved at Quincy or probably a any other
quarry Average diner 80 feet long 2s feet WIDE -
deep making 30 900 cubic feet Weight OF the stone
1871 tons allowing ii feet TO the ton his hinge mss
moved on its bed by gunpowdcr The blast hole was
20 feet deep, and 4 inches In diameter The hole ws


TO have been 25 feet deep piece of The drill broke
and going to the proposed depth -Four cs.k
Of powder used in the operation For the rst bas
cask used, which did not crack the stone 1ht
second and half casks which cracked the rock th
whole length, opening eighth Of an inch wide
The third blast and hall cssk were put M winch
opened the seam full half nch sufficient to cut the


into dimensions This operation was conducted under


the superntendence Of s. H. Johnson. and IL uDqucstion
ablv the best and most valuable stone quarried
moved by gunpowder sample OF the stone may b.
seen in BIazier Building State street and in the spen
lid store built for the Hon. Abbott Lawrence In MIN
street now nearly completed portion Of this ston.
will be used he columns to the Hall OF the Hortcuu
raj Society to be erected the present season. in School
et.--Bosion Transcript, judy H.