Ha and Ma Tou Mountains, about 1,400 It east of Chengtu, are of the same orlzin as Tachientu and It Tang. The golds produced here are piece gold. rain gold, and string fold, in addition to many other kinds precious metal. Gen. Nien Kanva0, in his western expedition during len and this is what the supporters the rule of Yung Tsang in the Chine say about its vane Dynasty, exploited the gold mine in the Foo Hsin Cave to reinforce the "chuen Pien has the richest gold mines in the world. 'It ts Ierally the "gold treasury of China,' in which Mes the most brilliant prospect for four common welfare. To know the Vast under wealth of Chuen Pien, 0 review of ite geographical aspects necessary, Chuen Pien extends from Tachtenit on the east to Kiangta on the west, Tt Is bounded on the east by Szechuan, on the west by Tibet, resources of his troops.
"Now we shall come to Chuen Pien proper and ite 33 districts. From Lu Chen to Neo Lo the sand valleys are filled with fragments of gold. Westwards to Ya Lung River. old is mixed with the sand on either bank and shines Brilliantly in the sun-Hight. From Ya Tung River to Ta Such Shan, a distance of 180 11, cold ore Is visible everywhere; and from aeerorth' by Chinkal, and on the 'Tah 'Shan' to. Li. south by Yunnan, The' distance of and Ba Tang distance But pice from east. to. west is about 665 Il. the Chuen Pier, 400'll, and from north especially rich in products {o south approximately 3,000 Li. sand fold and mud gold. Further west, to King Sha Kiang, in tts down Planned ay Province river, the bottom is laid with heavy "qne area lying westward of deposits of sand gold. and the natives rrachlonlu to the valley of Ning one rally call it Golden Bottom. Ghing mountain formed originally Teal Mu To ts the next gold-mine the dutskitis of Srechuan, Province Alstrlet, about 1400 Ti away onthe Sha was. governed in. the Ching west, and Wa Ho Shan. the third, Bynasly by he Governor-General of where Precious stones and metals are Rizchuan. he strip of land extends richly distributed. From Wa Ho Tit appoint about 1,100 from Lhasa, from Ning Ching mountain Shan to Kiang Te, the western bord er town of Chuen Pien, the disin was formerly the seat of Ko tance is 1,475 Ul, through which run Mu. To Bynangr it ud been proper the end of the Ching mountain ranges of great height Though gold ore Is invisible here, eabtish "Chuen Plea evidence of its invaluable under:
province, by the. new. name of wealth could not be dented.
Sivong, and divide it tute 39 districts "The biggest piece of gold in its Snir Seoposal had. nou. materialize, natural form. is said to have been Reeder when the Ching Dynasty produced in America and weighs 134 Wan overthrown, and the Republi of Th, but in the near east part' of Ching setups After the example Chuen Pien there has been found In Sharhar, Suiyuany and. Jehol, chen tone of the mines tremendously Sen was designated as. a "Special large column of gold whose weight District under the administration of 8 cannot be ascertained. In a word, Resident-General, who was directly Chuen Pien is the natural "gold Responsible. Yo the Central Govern: treasury of China and its exploitament. tion depends upon the full co-"politically, Chuen Pien and operation of us all."
'Szechuan are separate districts, but Nanking Investigating Aeeled with each. other. 'The mounenraphically they are closely" con-'The Ministry of Mines was on Sun-tain' ronges in Chuen Plenand. day investigating the fantastic story. the western part of Szechuan are all The Government enquiry, which is branches radiating from Kung. Lung being conducted simultaneously with tne Ching, Ning These mountain an investigation by the Shanghai mies produce in every. inch. min= Municipal Police, was prompted by frail of all kinds. On the mountain an application to the Ministry for top there are large deposits of stone mining rights inthe region, sub-Pho piece golds und. rain gold mitted by alleged supporters of the Sinn? constantly. washed. by rains scheme. The application was ae. raduuily" Break. up and. convert Into companied by the filing of copies of fend gold. and. mud gold." Running the extraordinary booklet with Eetween the tio mountain ranges are Government organs. trevverlous tributaries of the "Big Golden River, which contain the richest send gold ever found.
Valleys of Gold
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