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of every thing that was curious in all three Consig- 
nations; but no mention is made of thisHoufe, nor 
is there any-thing in the Regiftcrs of thefe Works 
that fhews it to have funk in fincc. The Wall of 
this Houfe is feen at the Side of one of the CrofT- 
ways : They have found Plates, Spoons, ■ and fome 
other Things of Metal ; but they make no farther 
Search, as the Pains would exceed the Profit : So it 
is left as a Curiofity. 
Notwithftanding the Salt Rocks arc on all Sides, 
and the Earth that is among them is full of Veins and 
Particles of Salt, there is a Spring of very good frefh 
Water, which is the Drink of the thirfly Workmen, 
and of the Horfes employed below-ground. This 
Source comes from above ; but directly over that 
Place, on the Surface, there is no Well, nor lpringy 
Ground, only it is hollow. 
They find in thefe Mines Alabafter, G’acies Marr<e> 
Gvpjum , and fometimes Pe&ines, or final 1 Sea fhellsr 
But the moft remarkable Thing of all is, in the Mid- 
dle of a vaft Salt Rock, a large Tree is found, with 
all its Branches incafed in it, lying horizontally. I 
fend you a Piece of it, which I hewed out of the 
Rock myfelf. It feems to be a Beech-tree, of which 
there grow Plenty in thefe Countries at prefent. 
From the upper Story the Rocks grow broader 
like Cones, and the deeper they go, the Salt is al- 
ways finer, and lefs mixed with Earth : But it is not 
yet known how deep they run. They do not how- 
ever find it turns fo much to Account to work the 
lowcrmofi Story, though it is all pure Rock, the 
Hoifling being more expenfive than the running out 
Crofi-ways, and working the upper Stories. The 
Rocks 
