Show Anci ort ct cf manufacturing salt el alt in kesiso 0 sir mr james mactear describe if in a recent number of the the society of arts a very ancient method of manufacturing eola salt which is still carried on in mexico dear cear a village called ixtapa de lo la sal in ili the state of can tile the village lies at an elevation ot of feet above the beit bea in ill a volcanic dietrict and brindis found ai ad various points oozing fret from a the rocks and in pits which are dug in fur for the purpose of collecting it the le method of evaporation it is v very cili ious and interesting the small hills are terraced and on tile the broad steps thus formed flat topped stones toresor or boulders bowl ders chiefly ot of a black close grained volcanic loik are carefully care tully at ai ranged and leveled on oil the he flat surface of each of these stones a small email I 1 ling ing of clay is buzit built up ill about an ail inch high and in the small mail vessel thus formed the brine is evaporated are many thousands of these to b be e seen been close to the road the evaporation takes I 1 about four day the hi little vessels vessel I 1 being filled from time to time by men dien ibo tt ho carry the alitine up from pits in ill the valley in large eat eaither t hen nare jars file salt is of f very ho large grain and amig as might t be expected rather dirty in appearance I 1 but the production of the I 1 is very considerable a and I 1 id the I 1 method dates back to time im imi i memo ilal |