Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1892 — The francesvillesait well. [ARTICLE]

The francesvillesait well.

Franccsville Enterprise. Mr. John Leech of this place sent ■some of the—salt obtained from the water in his salt well to the state Geologist, Mr. S. S. Gorby, and received an answer last week. Mr. Gorby stated that the specimen sent him indicated the water would produce salt of the finest quality and the most excellent kind, and that it contained a little magnesia; but the modern process of manufacture would eleminate that engredient. Mr. Leech has now sent specimens to dhshemist at Ii dianapolis to be analyzed, and if every Piling works all right there —is no doubt but what there will be an -establishment in Francesville manufacturing salt. The probabilities are that the vein of water eOints from some large mine or vein of salt and this faet is proved to a certain extent by the vein maintaining its strength, just as much salt can be obtained from the same amount of water as when the vein was first struck, Mr. Leech is investigating the matter and the probabilities are that it will prove to produce enough salt to make it a paying business.