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extra&in^' Marlns Salt from Sea Water, 



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, ffeiglit and charges of that bulky commodity, o\ir manufac- 



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tories canevenm tmie of peace afford to underfell our importers. 



AVhen therefore, our enterprife fhall have progreffed to that 

 defirable extent to which the importance of the obje<5t, and the 



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fuccefs of our experiments encourage us to hope, we may ex- 

 hibit upon our fhores a fource of wealth little inferior to the 



celebrated fait mine of Cracow.* 



• John Sears and Hallet Kelly, late of Dennis, have both ob- 

 tained patents for their- different plans of conftruding the 



works, which are held in competition, nor has experience fatif^ 

 fadorily decided, which polfefTes the flrongefl claim to prefer- 

 ence.! Their refpe£livc advantages^ however, will appear from 

 the particular defcription which follows. 



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In the firfl place a commodious fituation near the Hioyq 

 fhould be made choice of, where the rays of the fun can fall 

 with the greatefl pofhble efFedl ; and to render this more 

 efficient, the vats Ihould be built in a Hne extending from eaft 

 to wefl. Conformably to Sears' plan, a vat 1 6 feet wide is to 

 be eredcdon flands of cedar rails or other fmall timber, at a 



convenient 



* Some of the fait mines are of amazing magnitude, the flngle mine of Cracow- \n 

 Poland, is computed to hold fait enough to fuppljr the whole world for many thouiand 

 years. There are houfes, chapels, &c. under ground all buHt of fait, or tlie l^dt 

 ftones. The foffil is cut and turned into pillars, altars, crucifixes, images, &c. Often- 

 times it is naturally cryftallized into very curious figures. MafTes arc fcmetimcs 

 brought up weighii.g from 20 to 30 cwt. Ncwmnn^s Chan. Vol. I . page 330. 



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which queftlon is now pending before the Circuit Court for decifion. ^ 



