The familiar Dead Sew is coming to life in an industrial sense. TllO great chemical industry springing up on its shores is now producing 25,000 tons of potash every year, with a prospect of expansion to 100,000 tons. Bromine, entering the sea from the hot springs of Herod’s Bath, is being extracted at the rate of 1000 tons a year.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 206, 13 June 1936, Page 5
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