A RICH REGION.
The Shanghai Mercury, of May 24th; in speaking of China’S hidden wealth; says-“ On both banks of the Mia river, in Eokheln province, there are the unmistakable signs of mineral wealth in every direction. On dne river alone two gold mines (one alluvial), one coal mine, one copper mine, and three iron mines, have been discovered. There is i’-on enough to • build railways round the entire world, with coals close td hand to work them ; timber unlimite«lj for the cutting down ; and sufficient; gold, if the ground is one tithe as rich as it appears to be, to pay for all the labour, not taking into consideration the value of all the other tnmurald which are known to exist, notably copper; together with a magnificent tfitercourse which could be used for floating these treasures down to the port. It should be mentioned that this rivef could be made navigable, for steam ;vs drawing five or six feet of water, foi? •upwards of two hundred miles, with the most ordinary engineering skill. It seems almost incredible that the Chinese Government know of this great mineral wealth and that they will not allow it to be worked.”
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Kumara Times, Issue 1551, 16 September 1881, Page 2
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198A RICH REGION. Kumara Times, Issue 1551, 16 September 1881, Page 2
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