New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15
SOUTH FLORIDA.
snit- sugrr.cnnc-Arrow Koot--isnl Hcmp-ornnges,
IImes--L emOo--C ocoanuts -Pine"spp'es
and ether Tropical Fruits.

and ether Tropical Fruits.
Coneronsence OF The N. 4. lubune . 49,.
The climate of South Florida and the adjacent Keys
is unquestoDaby equal if not SUPERIOR to any other Po
ton Of he earths surface for its genial uniformity often
reratre and for its hea storing and lie preserving
qualities but it may not be As generally known or con
ced.d that this region is susceptible o producing To a." Al
most indefinite extent various productions AMI ar cl-s II
commercial value and Of mtlsss demand anu whch wouu
largely augment the national wealth and administer 10 inc
comfort and support of man. will briefly notice some OF
them
The facilities for samakng by solar evaporation on
many of the Flords Key, not surpassed probably IN
any other portion Of the world and II Is surprising iSc'
ttat these facilities have been and embraced 10 very
limited extent Salt article of prime necessity-'i
universal domestic and upon the quAly dePehu' hs
preservation Of fish flesh ald 50 forth and also the puoo
health There is no commercial nation ihI Is 80 regard
less Of the quality Of its salt own and We annuNy
lose IN ysue more provisions by the OF bad salt than
would supply the whole country with the prime stcie
England makes and exports large quantities OF SAT- yet
IL is an instructive that TO THIS day she oDtHS rom
France and Portugal good solar evaPorAied san or curing
and preserving the most of her provisions o' the Arm!
and Navy.
In Holland solar salt il redssolved ia sea water and
AGAIN crysszed by artificial heat thus producing what '
called silt upon salt and is 10 tue qualities OF tins
article that the superiority OF the Dutch herriHg and oher
Dstcl srti les Of food, sscribed
The Turks Island salt Is regarded the best IN our
msrket for sailing fish and butter but all 'he SAT-
made ON All the other Bahama Islands Is called turks
Island salt snd sold suohwhls there Is vast onrf
ence in lis quality and the and attention. ana IN ihe
manner of making it, At the various ssterl- on lhe
Alta very few the French method Is adopted whHs III
I ,:iortv of the Islands the sal. made by allowing
the ick TO crystaze the pond or reservoir INTO
which il As received the and thereby producing
salt contaminated with other salts OF the sea water ana
the nsouble earthly matter which sdheres t. tue cr!'A'
from the clay or mari bottom Of the reservoir or pan
IT. sppeoritv of the French method Of salt mskng con
sis;s in precpAing al this eafy mtiter INTO reservoirs
before the gick!c goes into the crystaEms pans leaving
H. sa mare chloride of sodium and this French process
ar method is essentially adapted al the salt works on i'
/ Island. .
! The natural salt ponds upon These Florida Keys re
smbe the Lag00Hs vi the low coral ISLANDS OF the oouu
Ses and probably the same cause produced ooh- lac
south Sea Islands is said out by the coral animal
emil. in IN. form Of hslfmoon brvakwater' up which
soil and vegetables collected thss forming al oa'sdc ran
or ridge and tie inside LGgo0.s aud Professor Ag>ssI
snd others believe aitribae the existence OF these FLOR
ida KEYS to the Bat Excavations IN 'Aese
K-,s to the depth Of eighteen iee she thai the Foo -
made wholly Of the remains ii marine animals AMI 1e's
ued in such confused aud Irregular order Is 10 Indicate
that these Keys their present position " least 10 Tue
I vphesvug Of su0icrranean forces
Two lines Of natural salt ponds continue Tor mile par
.el 70 the length Of hey West and thea uniting o0nl1e
three miles further with occasional interruptions oil los"
ss,s During high tides from storms these ponds Tor
r,y were I'll Cd with water ana before me present
n,ryenlents salt was made or iosmed IN theSe P'ld'
an, thu crews of ships coald readily rake ont say 9sAh
of salt and load their vessels, and although Is more
or sss impure il quite vqa in quality to no'' o. lac
salt now called Turk' iaasd.
i,nurovemen OF the natural salt ponds % this island
vss FIRST commenced by Joint Stock COMPANY IN $50
and 10 $50 annually produced IRON so0o 10 ''O' o1'H
- 81, in wooden pans with movable roofs aaa EN-
Moved ouly four ssroes ana one "he mAn II '''' '
we're nearly destroyed by the hurricane Of thA' year
49, I'D IN A gentleman who made mostly from tne
uas sbou, IS OOO bushels IN l,i7-s aud nearly ta'
,.nt;tx in 1880 The works thsn passed INTO iA-
1an5s Of the present proprietor William { Dennis L q
to hss lar-tv increased and improved ths WorAS h'
b. .hop, iooo linear feet Of wooden pans with meySo
roos Ike those At Syracuse, into Whien = p~Np ~
ruduls the pickle after being strengthened III me NN'
url ponds and purified from earthly ms'ef' 'a1' mas
most excellent fine grained salt But the enitruns" AK
improvements have been mostly made N toe srouh'
works bret description may be instructive 70 sun
n our readers. seA-SAn srd dan have been DaiN WI"
swing gate that the water can be let ino 70
as 81 pleasure and they also protect the pickle IN IN
ID AT All times and an tides from inunds,ions Ctnal
sbe. connect each pond with the s~iug gaze 50 TIA
y Ter can be introduced and the pond, $50 con
,s nth each other by dcaes, 80 that tae pickle ca
-, ,,r,s ar drsxu e m one pond TO another The MAJ
.f,. of f.s. ustard .ais IS ioo- o. Asl 'e' o."