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On
this day in 1906 the Montpelier Evening Argus was reporting on a
story out of Windham. The Vermont Talc & Soapstone Company had
just announced an expansion.
They
were planning on opening a talc mine in Windham within the next
two months, and it’s no wonder. They had uncovered 12 acres
of talc, drilled 140 feet down and not found the bottom.
Upon
analysis, this Vermont talc was determined to have the same characteristics
of fine French and Italian talc. It was reported to be the largest
quantity of commercially viable talc yet discovered in the U.S.
They expected to mine 50 tons of talc per day.
At
right, The Vermont Book Of Days photo.
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The
talc mine in Windham is no longer actively mined. It has
filled with water, but its massive scale can still be understood
by looking at the small bit still visible.
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