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tempts, will beft appear, if the Public (hall think the 
following Propofais fo far worthy their Attention, as 
to merit a fair and impartial Trial. The principal 
Conciufions, deduced from a Variety of Obferva- 
tions and Experiments, arc as follows: i. That, by 
the Methods here propofed, an excellent Bay-Salt 
may be made in Britain in very large Quantities, 
lo as to be afforded cheaper than at the Prices paid 
for foreign Salt; and that the Britijh Colonies in 
America may very commodioufly be fupplied with 
Bay-Salt of their own Manufa&ure, without having 
recourfe for it to the French, Spaniards, and c Por- 
tugnefe . 2. That, by the Methods here propofed, 
an excellent kind of refined white Salt may be made 
in Britain , as well from Sea-Water and Rock-Salt, 
as from natural Brine, in any Quantity wanted, fo 
as to be afforded cheaper than foreign Bay-Salt ; and 
which will alfo be better for curing Fifh, Flefh, and 
other Provifions. 
In forming thefe Conciufions, an impartial Re- 
gard has been had to Truth, without attending to 
the private Advantage of any particular Set of Men. 
The Scnfe ol this, together with a Defire of pro- 
moting the public Advantage, has induced our Au- 
thor to communicate the following Sheets at this 
time, although by deferring the Publication fome 
time longer he might have made them pofllbly 
more accurate ,• becaufc, befides other Confidera- 
tions of no fmall Import, an Opinion has prevailed, 
that the eftablifhing of Fifheries in the North of 
Scotland would be the beft Means of affording an 
ufeful Employment to more unciviliz’d Inhabitants 
of that Part of the Kingdom, for carrying on of 
which they are moll commodioufly fituated. 
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