. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India . NatiTe smelting furnace used in Sawant W&ri. ( 267 ) 268 rooTE: south mahkatta. country. burning all over the area under report. Near Belgaum such kankar iscolleeted, for the Public Works Ddpartment, by excavating trenchesin the alluvium, something like the coprolite diggings in the greensand in England. Salt and saltpetre are collected by evaporation from the watersof numerous streams in the manner common throughout the south ofIndia. The large salt-works at Bychubal, near Surapur, have alreadybeen mentioned (page 253)-. Much common salt is made a

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. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India . NatiTe smelting furnace used in Sawant W&ri. ( 267 ) 268 rooTE: south mahkatta. country. burning all over the area under report. Near Belgaum such kankar iscolleeted, for the Public Works Ddpartment, by excavating trenchesin the alluvium, something like the coprolite diggings in the greensand in England. Salt and saltpetre are collected by evaporation from the watersof numerous streams in the manner common throughout the south ofIndia. The large salt-works at Bychubal, near Surapur, have alreadybeen mentioned (page 253)-. Much common salt is made at Surja-pur, three miles east of Ling Sugur, from the waters of the Hirallanaddi, as well as at many other places. ( 268 ) rnvirs: XII. Tl. VIn IndeDG to Letters j\. AUxix/Uarij D. Dac^acjcn. Trap Z-2 [Uj3p&r lijTije-stfjnjtj ^ ShttL&s^3 ^ [3^- qUjort-uiJb&s * 3f JtfeAtnLurp^ic or <3^rMitjjic ThAyrtdxxj (jrhMi- ?f- M„hralJa_. Co„^^_y Mf^-r- GB riL nai cA l. suKvny of tivbia Mancx/s: Vol,

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