Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1913 — Snow Gathered. [ARTICLE]

Snow Gathered.

Snow is gathered In tha mountains near Alexandretta, Syria, and is packed in a conical pit, stamped in tightly, and covered with straw and leaves. At the bottom of the pit a well is dug, with a drain connected at the bottom to cany off this water formed from melted snow. As the cost of collecting and storing is very small, the only labor is in delivering to the consumers, which is accomplished by pack horses. The selling price is IS to M cents per hundred pounds and often cheaper.