360 MINES OF CREMNITZ. 
CHAP, and beneath hanging woods, or by the side ot 
^ — ' rivers, among the most beautiful villages. Th© 
first half of this distance is by a descent, from 
Schemnitz to a place called Yalack. At two 
hours' distance from Schemnitz, we came to 
Lead what is called the Lead Foundry, smd halted to 
View the fabric. It consists of several furnaces, 
employed in roasting pulverized galena, or sul- 
phuret of lead, so as to expel the sulphur. This 
powder is spread out over a very lengthened 
superficies, upon the whole of which a flame is 
powerfully and continually impelled ; being con- 
fined at the same time beneath the low arched 
roof of the furnace ; the workmen from time to 
time raking the galena as it becomes partially 
fused, until the whole of the sulphur is driven 
off. After leaving Yalack, we ascended the 
Ckemmtz, whole way to Cremnitz, the oldest mining- town 
in all Hungary. Rain fell abundantly. Fortu- 
nately for us, upon our arrival at Cremnitz, a 
young Italian of Trieste, named Gayio, hearing 
of the coming of strangers, called at the inn; 
and after introducing himself as an agent of the 
mines and inspector of the mint, offered to con- 
duct us to every thing worthy of notice. It is 
to his kindness that we are indebted for the 
accurate information we obtained respecting 
every thing that regards the Mines of Cremnitz. 
