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the works with great interest the water from the hot springs comes up with as much salt in it as it can hold in solution.  It is pumped up into reservoirs from wence it is conveyed by wooden pipes into a low wooden building and is then poured by means of short wooden movable pipes [[strikethrough]]into two rows of[[/strikethrough]] large copper kettles which are imbedded in floor in a double row down the centre of the shed.  here the water is boiled away [[leaving]] the salt to settle in the bottom of the kettles as it settles it is taken up by wooden spades and put into wicker baskets which are hung over the kettles.  The water drains off having a pure white mass like white sugar.  My new cousin the tall officer showed me everything of interest his size & strength were advantages.  We were very hospitably
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entertained by the Mother & son of Gen. Stewart after we had inspected the works.  Mrs. Stewart Sen. is a fine looking lady and very affable & sweet in her manners.  We had a very fine collation presided over most gracefully by young Miss Stewart. The daughter of the Gen. we did not see. It was five o'clock before we left.  A cloud of mist had gradually descended upon the beautiful hills about us and was descending in fine rain as we left our hospitable entertainers.  As we had some distance to walk to the cars I should have fared badly had not my tall companion given me military cape wh. protected me completely coming down to my [[?]] a rather amusing exhibition of the difference in our size.  We had a rainy
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