Show mines of meerschaum chaum meerschaum a silicate of azg magnesia ne la Is mined at ealce baj chehut on an the rall railway way in the province ot of bruera the deposits now being worked axe are in the vicinity of 0 the villages ot of anil and sari sou around eski cheair the pits pita vary considerably in ia depth the first 11 engle of ct the presence ot of means maene alta its la in a layer about three feet thick of fullers Full erB earth this reddish brown earth Is met at depth varying from stef to ordinarily 20 yarda be neath death the surface but such depths QI at 40 yards and more ara not unknown the meerschaum la Is found in this thin I 1 laj ar a r er cr of earth in nodules the size elza oi 01 which rarely exceed 1216 12 16 cubic inches while the great majority are an not flat larzer larger than a walnut the engirt output goes to vienna which Is thi tbt central market and add from roni thence IOU it redistributed oll all over the world |