Show mountain of alum in china about twelve miles from the village of lion chek there Is a mountain of alum which in addition to being a natural curiosity Is a source of wealth for the inhabitants of the country who dig from it yearly tons of alum the mountain Is not less than ten miles in circumference at ita its base and has a height of nearly 2000 2 feet the alum is obtained by quarrying large blocks of stone which are first heated in great furnaces and then in vats filled with boiling water the alum crysta crystallizes lizes zea and forma forms a lay er about six inches in thickness this layer la is subsequently broken up into blocks weighing about tea ten pounds each |