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halls, enormous galleries. The scale of the operation is tremendous. Finally we got back on the cable car and returned to warmth and sunshine and a feeling of security again.
Keefe showed us the finishing mill where they cut, grind and polish the marble, a tedious process, but what beautiful material! He showed us too, the marble exhibit, one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Slab after slab of polished marble of every shade and characteristic; then too they had complete sample marble bathrooms, fireplaces, alters, doorways, fountains ,etc, etc. I bought a green marble ashtray as a souvenir.
It was all so fascinating it was hard to get down to business. But we had a talk with both conductors, Bresnaham and Gallipo, and rode the engine up the 4% grade - worst place I ever saw! We were much amused by the prodigal use of marble everywhere- marble engine houses. marble water tower, marble buildings everywhere.
We decide to stay over and ride the easier job tomorrow and get more profile dope etc so went to the Berwick Hotel at Rutland. The usual couple of beers were imbibed before dinner and then in search of diversion we drove south to a big, rustic roadhouse called the Cascades for dinner. It was a pretty spot, a waterfall behind it and a