. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ©Breslau. Hllilkrn-^l Towns 0/2,000 to 10,000, of 10,000 to 25,000, 0/50,000 to 100,000, of over inhabitants. Coat Basins .^^^ 25 Miles. coal mines have been worked since 1784, and they yield now about 6,000,000 tons annually. No less than 500,000,000,000 tons of coals exist here within an area of 530 square miles, and down to a workable depth of 1,970 feet. Unfortunately this Silesian coal, with rare exceptions, is very inferior in quality. The zinc mines yield annuallj^ about 33,000 tons of zinc. The towns in the coal basin all resemble
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ©Breslau. Hllilkrn-^l Towns 0/2,000 to 10,000, of 10,000 to 25,000, 0/50,000 to 100,000, of over inhabitants. Coat Basins .^^^ 25 Miles. coal mines have been worked since 1784, and they yield now about 6,000,000 tons annually. No less than 500,000,000,000 tons of coals exist here within an area of 530 square miles, and down to a workable depth of 1,970 feet. Unfortunately this Silesian coal, with rare exceptions, is very inferior in quality. The zinc mines yield annuallj^ about 33,000 tons of zinc. The towns in the coal basin all resemble each other, being composed of factories and workmen's cabins, with the castle of the owner of the mine on a commanding hill. They have very rapidly grown in population, but their inhabitants, in consequence of the financial crisis which led to the closing of numerous factories, have recently undergone much suffering. The largest amongst these agglomerations of houses is Kônigshûtte (26,040 inhabitants). Beuthen. 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; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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