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Show UTILIZATION OF SPANISH POTASH DEPOSITS. "onsul-fieneral Hurst writes from Barcelona under date of October Gth, that up to the present potash has not been extracted in Spain in commercial commer-cial quantities. It has been proved, however, that potash does exist near Barcelona, that It is fairly amenable to refining, and that the deposits may becomo a basis of a world trade, with Barcelona as an export center Examination Ex-amination and tests thug far have indicated only enough potash for consumption in Spajn, but they have been so limited that it Is impossible to estimate the quantity and grade of the deposits and the difficulties that maj have to be undertaken in mining for this salt. It is presumed from the varied data gathered that the potash beds are extensive ex-tensive and rich, and likely to have an important bearing on agriculture and certain highly important manufacturing manu-facturing industries, both in the peninsula pe-ninsula and abroad What is now needed is a scientific and extensive survey of the regions in that part of Spain where marked traces of potassium potas-sium salts have been found For local consumption it is now probably possible possi-ble to put certain quantities of potash on the market. As an article for export ex-port in regular and unfailing ship ments. present Indications do not point to a definite or even early con-1 elusion. The tracts of Cataluna in which I beds of potassium salts exist aro chleflv in the two provinces of Bar-j eelona and Lerida, particularly in the latter near the towns of Suria and j Cardona, on the Cardoner river. At present, concessions do not go beyond Solsona on the north and the town6 of Tarrega, Servera and Manrosa on the south, the entire district being practically confined between the Segre and Llobbregat rivers In this delimited delim-ited region a number of these claJmn for raining concessions has been made on lands where there is no conclusive proof that potash exists in commercial commer-cial quantities, although it I6 pos sible that tnese lands contain potash and that the potash-producing area may extend considerably beyond the confines mentioned. thus far the prospecting has been satisfactory' at and near Suria, but a thorough in : vestlgatlon must be made at Cardona and Callus, nearly midway between which Suria is situated. |