Show potash and bromine are plentiful in dead sea hebrew writers refer to the exist ence of brass and iron in palestine but not to gold dead soa sea fruit la is a proverbial saying yet the dead sen sea may prove to be the gold mine of this country the Nat national lonal geographic society reports during the ages the jordan has been bringing down in its rushing waters from the hot springs of 0 gaillee Gal about tons of potash annually to be deposited la in the sterile waters of this demoniac sea whose surface lies iles 1300 feet below mean sea level and whose maximum depth Is still another 1300 I 1 feet lower for centuries heavy evaporation during nine months of the year has carried away the surplus wa water t er leaving behind quantities of potash and bromine until the waters are so ao impregnated that practically no form of life can exist therein brine Is pumped through a deep sea pipe line to enormous evaporation pans and a distl distillery plant la Is located at the northern end of the salt sea thus palestine Is placed in the foremost rank of potash and bromine pro countries yearly prediction of potash will eventually reach tons the dead sea la Is rich in bromine and its use in chemical compounds and in the production of gasoline Is increasing |