. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 136 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Tin is found on the southern slopes of the Erzgebirge. Every metal or mineral useful to man is found in Bohemia, from gold and precious stones to iron and porphyry, only excepting rock-salt. Kuttenburg (Kutna-Hora) had formerly one of the most productive silver mines of Europe, but it has been abandoned. At the present day it is Pribram which yields most silver. This mine has been worked uninterruptedly since 755 : its principal shaft descends 3,300 feet, and the ore appears to increase in richness with the depth. About 25,000
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 136 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Tin is found on the southern slopes of the Erzgebirge. Every metal or mineral useful to man is found in Bohemia, from gold and precious stones to iron and porphyry, only excepting rock-salt. Kuttenburg (Kutna-Hora) had formerly one of the most productive silver mines of Europe, but it has been abandoned. At the present day it is Pribram which yields most silver. This mine has been worked uninterruptedly since 755 : its principal shaft descends 3,300 feet, and the ore appears to increase in richness with the depth. About 25,000 lbs. of silver were won in 1860, and 42,000 lbs. in 1872. The manufacturing industry is highly developed, and the value of the articles produced ancually has been estimated at nearly £50,000,000 sterling. Fia:. 83.—The Coal Mines of Western Bohemia. II. 14° G. Coal basins Pnncijjoi Jlaw/aotoyies Nearly every branch of industry is represented, for there are cotton, woollen, and linen manufactories, print and dye works, iron works, machine shops, chemical works, tanneries, paper-mills, sugar refineries, and breweries. But it is the glass of Bohemia which is best known beyond the limits of the country, and which is distinguished by beauty of design, lightness, and brillianc}^ of colour. The manufactories are dispersed all over the country, but each district carries on by preference some special branch. Most of the glass works are in the moun- tains, where silica and fuel abound. The manufacture of porcelain is carried on around Carlsbad, in the valley of the Eger. Iron works have naturally been established in the vicinity of the coal mines, at Pilsen, Kladno, and Polnisch Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; K
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