History of the Island of St Helena
History of the Island of St Helena
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Helena. The saltpetre, with which the earth was supposed to abound in many situations, in- duced the experiment also of collecting it, if possible, in sufficient quantities to render it an article of exportation. Similar hopes were formed in respect to sea salt, produced by the effect of the sun, in the hollows of rocks by the sea side. Ample instructions were forwarded for the formation of salt pans, and Rupert's Valley was considered as the place best calcu- lated for the experiment. At the d...istance of about half a mile, or a little more, from the sea, this valley branches off into several others of less breadth, but increasing in width as they K4 136 HISTORY OF THE CHAP, rise towards the interior of the country. One of L. Them terminates in a form somewhat resembling F to no? 7 a bowl, above a mile across, which, probably, might once have been the crater of a volcano. In heavy rains, the streams of water from the different gullies and ravines collect in united force, and, accompanied with mud and stones, rush in a torrent, which suddenly accumulates by supplies from the hills on either side, until its impetuosity so increases, that unless large sums of money were laid out to protect the salt pans, they must have been overwhelemed and destroyed by the inundation.
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Helena. The saltpetre, with which the earth was supposed to abound in many situations, in- duced the experiment also of collecting it, if possible, in sufficient quantities to render it an article of exportation. Similar hopes were formed in respect to sea salt, produced by the effect of the sun, in the hollows of rocks by the sea side. Ample instructions were forwarded for the formation of salt pans, and Rupert's Valley was considered as the place best calcu- lated for the experiment. At the d...istance of about half a mile, or a little more, from the sea, this valley branches off into several others of less breadth, but increasing in width as they K4 136 HISTORY OF THE CHAP, rise towards the interior of the country. One of L. Them terminates in a form somewhat resembling F to no? 7 a bowl, above a mile across, which, probably, might once have been the crater of a volcano. In heavy rains, the streams of water from the different gullies and ravines collect in united force, and, accompanied with mud and stones, rush in a torrent, which suddenly accumulates by supplies from the hills on either side, until its impetuosity so increases, that unless large sums of money were laid out to protect the salt pans, they must have been overwhelemed and destroyed by the inundation.
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