Sac

Sac, a W. county of Iowa, watered by Boyer and Coon rivers and other streams; area, 576 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 1,411. The surface is rolling and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 37,090 bushels of wheat, 42,267 of Indian corn, 38,831 of oats, and 30,120 lbs. of butter. Capital, Sac City.

Sacapa

See Zacapa.

Saccatoo

See Sackatoo.

Sackbut

Sackbut, a wind instrument of the trumpet species, capable of being drawn out to different lengths, and probably indentical with the modern trombone, which is said to have been modelled by the Italians from an ancient one excavated at Pompeii, and which on its first introduction into England was called a sackbut.

Sadi

See Saadi.

Sado

Sado, an island of Japan, a few miles W. of the main island, between lon. 138° and 140° E., intersected by the 38th parallel of N. latitude; length 40 m., general breadth about 8 m.; pop. about 130,000, chiefly miners. The surface is mountainous, and the soil indifferent. Sado is noted for its gold mines, discovered in the 17th century and continuously worked since then. The entire island is a mass of auriferous rock, though the deposits are not extremely rich. The mines, mostly in the E. part, furnish lead, silver, copper, and gold. The rude native processes have recently been superseded by foreign machinery supervised by American miners. The average annual yield for many years was 500 lbs. of gold and 700 lbs. of silver. The chief harbor is Ebisuminato.

Sadowa

Sadowa, a small village in Bohemia, on the Bistritz river, 8 m. N. W. of Königgrätz, and 58 m. E. N. E. of Prague. It was the scene of the decisive battle, July 3, 1866, between the Prussians commanded by King William I. and the Austrians under the command of Be-nedek, often called the battle of Königgrätz. The Prussian armies had two days before effected their junction. More than 400,000 men were engaged in this action, which lasted from 8 A. M. till 4 P. M., and resulted in the total rout of the Austrians, who lost 40,000 killed and wounded, 20,000 prisoners, and 174 guns. The Prussian loss was estimated at 10,000. The great difference in the losses of the two armies was mainly due to the greater rapidity of fire and longer range of the needle gun used by the Prussians. This battle decided the double German-Italian war of 1866.

Safety Lamp

See Lamp.

Saffi, Or Asfi

Saffi, Or Asfi, a seaport of Morocco, on the W. coast, S. of Cape Cantin, 75 m. N. by E. of Mogador; pop. about 10,000. It is surrounded by a massive wall 30 ft. high, with a ditch on the land side. The country around it is sterile, and water is scarce. The harbor is large and generally safe, but is exposed to W. winds. Before the rise of Mogador Saffi controlled most of the commerce of Morocco with Europe. The entries at the port in 1873 were 180 vessels, of 35,376 tons; value of cargoes, $568,590, of which $300,000 was in specie; clearances the same, value $1,388,140. The principal exports are grain, beans, eggs, goat skins, wool, oranges, and slippers. - Saffi is on the site of the Portus Rhusibis of Ptolemy, supposed to have been built by the Carthaginians. It was held by the Portuguese and Spaniards from 1508 to 1641.