are loading and. unloading daily at' this city. with paper. These-boats are coming in hourly with paper from the south-western Boats bound For: the; Yangtze jerts, art.of the province, and reloading, into enterprising firm could develop this industry into a good paying business, MINING PROSPECTS, 'The whole central part of' this: province: is honey-combed with: con!- mines. With: the introduction of foreign methods: of min—ing this industry could be developed to great proportions. Iron: ore: is. found: in abundance in the southern part of the province. Your scribe was: invited a fow-ds ago to visit a gold ming, but, being -as,
the Chinese, could shed -but little light on. ignorant on the subject of gold' mining: as. this subject for th interested parties,
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