Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-08

oontsin siagiy aa immense heap of sown. but
pradigons as the quantity may be. 1t rapidly dis
appears before the abors of the workinen. who,
with iron spiked poler, and shoyels Dug into II,
and break H. up much after the fashion Of men
| working Ia salt mines. These libars for II very
! obvious reason, when Ia the day time. Fahren-
heit's iherinonetqr often marks 90o or loo in
the spn are nearly all performed during the eool
Ui the evening and night. Long strings of mules.
each ike Il little caravan. ascend the mountain
10 the snow caves. There they IRE loaded with
snow broken into large Jumps and secured from
external atno. phere Us well az may be. and then.
with all the speed that can be managed with hea-
Wy burdens. aud on steep. .preeiptous. and. IN
purts very dadgerous roads they descend by Qui-
sisana 10 Gastellmase and the wharf whore urge
roomy boats ia readiness Ia receive their load
As soon 4. the very perisilnbe cargaof one Of
these boats i completed. and covered over with
straw. dry leaves, AMI tarpaullng, II pushes off
direct for Naples. The time of their departure
is from eleven or twelve o'clock at night 10
or two in the morning. They are all furnished
with mast and sails. which may he useful TO
them on their return but there is seldom breath
of wind on summers night in this bay. they are
Of little IN going to Naples, and the sailors are
obliged to pull the boats with oars ard long sweeps
This labor. from the clumsy. bad construction Of
the vessels, and The dead weight thrown into
them. j, excessively severe, particularly when
the heat Of the rising sun before they can reach
the port of Naples. Fire ought 10 be rought to
the aid If snow A small steamboat might tow
over IL line of these vessels without any urcer-
tainty as 10 TIM. Duing the summer nights
nt the town of Castemare, the tramping Of the
mules from the mountain, the cries and songs of
the nuleterrs the putting off Of the snow boats, "
Tho shouts fthe mariners the roll of whose heavy
oars heard far across the bay, are scnrcry
ever interrupted for five minutes at time
When tho snow boats arrive in the port of Ma
ple-, they are quickly unloaded by a number of
fncchini, orporters, regularly appointed to that
service These fellows who are very active and
very strong, though their principal food Is bread
olives, garlic, and other vegetables with now and
then good dis of maccaroni, run with their
loads of snow from the water side 10 II large cool
building erected on purpose to receive it. This
building, which is called La Dogma della Ne.
We or the Snow Custom. House, il situated
little in the rear of the port, at the distance of
few hundred yards from the great Neapo,on Gus.
tom house. To this general depot the retail deal-
crs come to furnish themselves from all parts of
tne vast town; md there is scarcely u street in
Neples however IN serAble and remote it may be,
but has its w-thop. BY an old law of the
country, these shops ARE never allowed To he
shut up during the hot weather. either by night
or by day; or, il the owner closes the door or alb
SCENTS himself, he must leave some one in the
shop ready to serve, should snow be called
for.-Noc firiane.