Excerpt from The Brine and Salt Deposits of Michigan: Their Origin, Distribution and Exploitation For nearly half a century, Michigan has been one of the leading salt producers of the United States, and while a number of reports, both by the geological survey of the state and by private individuals, have de scribed the industry ih its various phases, they are, for the most part, antiquated and many of them are no longer available. The present report aims not only to bring together the important facts contained. In the previous papers but also to make such additions as are war ranted by the more recent developments and the present state of our knowledge. Furthermore, it is hoped that some light may be shed upon the possible origin of the salt brines and rock salt from which the article of commerce is obtained. The subject matter has been treated under the following general headings: Historical Account, Origin of the Salt Deposits, Geology of the Saliferous Rocks, Methods of Manufacture, The Product, and Salt Producing Areas. An appendix giving the bibliography on the subject has also been added. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.