The New International Encyclopædia/Salto

SALTO, säl′tō̇. The capital of the department of the same name, Uruguay, on the left bank of the River Uruguay, 260 miles northwest of Montevideo, with which it has railway connection (Map: Uruguay, F 10). Here steamers from Montevideo and Buenos Ayres transship their cargoes for Southern Brazil, either by rail or river transportation. The chief industries are leather manufacturing, the salting of meats, and boat-building. Commercially Salto ranks second to Montevideo in the Republic. It was founded in 1817, and its present population is about 13,000.