At 10:06 AM 3/17/02, you wrote:
snip.snip
> We saw what happened
>when the mag-chloride spill destroyed the surface integrity ... you can
>scratch about 3/4 " deep into the surface and hit solid stuff below. The
>mag-chloride is reportedly the lightest of the salts so that makes sense.
>That soft surface is the reason we are on the course we have been on for
>nine years. Its away from where the spill affected the surface for the most
>part.
what "spill" happened, and when? how big was it?
>How the potash affects the crystal strength would be interesting to know and
>I don't have a clue. There are other "salts" that are harvested too and
>they would seem to be part of the strength of the surface structure as well.
>No one will flat out address that direct question with a direct answer and I
>have asked it several times of people who should know.
methinks its' just because they don't know, too many unknowns for a "real"
qualified answer....
>Wes
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