Show well called salt city Sra syracuse euse N r Y Is called the salt city because of its large deposits much silt salt is obtained from vats called solar vats since binef the salt so Is spread out in them for the suns rays which thoroughly copo rate the water part of the Syr syracuse acue depo deposits its arp under onondaga lite lale in the forni form of a great basin of suit water separated from the fresh water above an impervious layer of clay by boring through this the saline water 1 Is pumped up in great quantities another method of evaporation employed la Is by boiling if boiled flown down rapidly a fine table salt Is ninde made if more slowly coarse salt as large crystals have time to form |