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The Mineral Kingdom. 
natural production. Sulphur and saltpetre are to be procured 
by a little manipulation and industry, and, in fact, to terminate, 
it may be said, without fear of contradiction, that Hayti, up to 
this time, has been known only as an agricultural State, and 
remains yet to be known in reference to its great and varied 
mineral advantages. 
W. G-. Smith. 
