Show n beautiful little town about two and n half baars boars distant by rail from is with its companion village of close by tho center 0 a peculiar and quilo important industry the grinding and polishing poli shine of these stones are found hero in great abundance and anro also brought from south america to bo cut for centuries past alio of two towns havo been engaged in this ono employment there arc atlan st fifty mula on the banka of alio river hint runs through bogli villages mid the setting of tho batca in silver and other occupation to nearly one hundred families in tho shops and etro in beautiful specimens of agates cut and uncut mounted and un tho polis liin mills anro sinal roughly built wooden houses ono falory high directly over the river and alio groat grindstone worked by water power come up through tho floor of tho hovel for it Is not liin better tharo aro civo or six workmen in each mill who aro obliged to lie down flat on their stomachs holding the agates in their hands against uio rapidly revolving grindstone their frices arc celoso to it they must not stir nor turn to alio right nor the left and tharo alicy lio the day loner toiling for the merest pittance |