| Acres. | Sq. | miles. | Acres. | ||
| No. 2. Krabla-námar, | about | 1998 | = | 3 | 78 |
| No. 3. Reykjahlid-námar, | ” | 1068 | = | 1½ | 108 |
| No. 4. Fremri-námar, | ” | 808 | = | 1¼ | 8 |
As a gauge of the value of the Icelandic sulphur-fields we have been describing, it would be well to compare them with those of other countries. To arrive at this result, we shall give a comparison of the estimated cost of Sicilian and Spanish sulphur, and contrast it with that derived from Iceland.
COST OF THE SICILIAN AND SPANISH SULPHUR COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE ICELANDIC.
Cost of Sicilian sulphur, according to Signor Parodi’s Report to the Italian Government, vouched by English engineers, viz.:
| Per ton of sulphur. | |||
| Fr. | c. | ||
| Excavation of mineral, | 13 | 0 | |
| Oil and tools, | 5 | 0 | |
| Extraction of mineral, | 16 | 5 | |
| Pumping, | 10 | 0 | |
| Fusion, | 5 | 5 | |
| General charges and taxes, | 11 | 0 | |
| Carriage from mines to port, | 20 | 0 | |
| Rent to proprietor of soil, | 15 | 0 | |
| 96 | 0 | = £3 16 10 | |
TO ENGLAND.
| £ s. d. | ||
| Freight, | 1 0 0 | |
| Export duty, | 0 8 0 | |
| Port charges, commission, etc., | 0 4 6 | |
| Insurance, brokerage, etc., | 0 8 0 | |
| 2 0 6 | ||
| Cost of Sicilian sulphur, per ton, | £5 17 4 | |
“Estimated cost of Spanish sulphur, from a Report by Mr J. Sopwith to the Hellin Sulphur Company:”
| The | first tin | contains | 21 | per cent. | of sulphur. |
| ” | second | ” | 36 | ” | ” |
| ” | third | ” | 28 | ” | ” |