Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 85
lso certain Christians at thisplace, who have a church.) Andthe city is at the head of animportant territory containing numerous towns andvillages. (A great river passes through it, on whichmuch merchandise is carried to the city of Cambaluc,for by many channels and canals it is… … The Marco Polo in the East 59 people have paper-money, and are Idolaters and burntheir dead. And you must know they make salt ingreat quantities at this place; I will tell you how tisdone. A kind of earth is found there which is exceedinglysalt. This they dig up and pile in great heaps. Uponthese…
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