TONQUIN.
Tonquin, according to j&e. | jF&riiFigaro, abounds with mineral _ wealtn. i $i§ gpljd mines, can rival those .of Galiojlpr^.ftn<|j iLUß.%aiia. ,Thf natives use (the #u9pgj f; pf $c BlaQfe.J^iyer, on<
with thousands of francs' $op&a£?s* without even caring whether theyinfi^ or lose. The ? mines o£ Talan, [nerifr, . Yuen-kiang, Oo^.&e^.;Re£^ Riveife were visited^ by ihe Odmmisaion of the Meikong", who found! gold there m bars as weliifsp iaJdjuste^Stili** higher, near tfea^arMrb^the-^^^' River, the precious metal Ib 6b taineaTTr 1 large quantities. Silver\alßO is not rare, and copper is found everywhere, all the domestic utensils of the people being made of this material. The tin mines ate not worked for want of capital,-" although" "these ~ near TSTon^ taze, m t'-.e Yunnan, near the Bed River, are the most valuable known to 'BXißtr~Zine," lead* ifoff^ r a5U- KsmuiH^' arey also known. The coal mines, however, are the moat important of all.] i( -
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 275, 24 October 1883, Page 2
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149TONQUIN. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 275, 24 October 1883, Page 2
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