Show A ia strange yo lake in africa africa if rica lake assal one of the finest salt lakes in the world in the district of obo bobock i ck east africa only a f few w milet mile from the head of the day bay of has been bought by mr chefneux from the french government all along the edge of the lake which comprises only sixt eeik square miles is a abed bed of nearly pure salt about afoot a foot in thickness the water of the lake is so surcharged with salt that it is impossible lin possible to sink fink i in nit it the bottom is apparently a bed of solid salt the heavy waters lave the base of jagged and precipitous mountains which descend to the edge of tho the lake making it almost impossible im to travel around it sir chefneux will probably carry on liis ills work by floating machinery of on the like laka and n in the salt bed at its bottom |