While in China, by interviewing experts, visiting, industrial centres_and studying special reports, a great valuable iBformatien was obtained as to. the mineral resources of the country. It may be news to know that in the Province of Shansi slone according to experts who have surveyed it, there is regretted enough coal to supply the needs of the world (800,000,000 tons annually) for 2,100 which have being made and a description of the concessions and to whom granted is not the least interesting part of this small Volume of some 259, pages The letter. press, illustrations and binding are all that Id be desired, and if all our politicians legislators presented the results of their travels and observations in such an interesting and lucid manner, as well as being as careful in the collection of facts, the more who visit China the better.
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