RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Journey from Iquique to Tarapaca plain, Peru, 1841. CUL-DAR40.64. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1
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By a naval surgeon. Journey from Iquique to Tarapaca plain, Peru. Literary Gazette, no. 1279 (24 July): 474-476.
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Lit. Gazette 1841 p. 475 Residuum of Boiling the Nitrate of Soda – from taste & from clothes once wet never drying, & from poisonous quality in sand to be muriate of lime. (gives my notion of origin) (Roots of acccia all pointing same way) -> much Sulphate of soda in Atacama p. 476
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After stating the presence of muriate of lime add which with piece of salt & Carb of lime seems to indicate, as the writer observes, the cause of the origin of the nitrate (?)
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