476 Our Coal Supply and our Prosperity. [Oct., 
This portion of the subject, too, is just beginning to be unfolded ; 
but in order to enable our readers to form their own judgment as to 
whether our coal exports are likely to increase permanently, or 
whether they will not before long begin to fall off, and at last 
cease altogether, we have sketched out an outline map of the earth 
with its coal-bearing tracts, from which they will see what relation 
our coal-supply bears to that of the whole world. 
From this map, which it must be remembered represents only, 
as it were, the nuclei of the future coal-fields of the world, it will be 
seen that as soon as those become developed, the fields of Great 
Britain will sink into comparative insignificance. At present — 
England exports, say in round numbers, 9 millions of tons; in 
1864, her exports were 7,529,341 tons. 
Of these she sent 1,387,675 to France. This is certainly a 
large quantity, more than 1 per cent. of our whole supply, and our 
neighbours are likely to remain our best customers for a long time, 
although they are making great efforts to develope their own 
resources. Denmark and the Duchies took 522,683 tons, and 
there also our exports are likely to continue for some time. Sweden 
and Norway together took between 300 and 400 thousand tons, and 
the same remark applies to those countries. This accounts for 
rather over two millons of tons. 
On the other hand, the exports to Spain and Portugal, Italy, 
the Mediterranean ports, Turkey, and North Africa, amounting also 
to more than 2 millions of tons, will soon be affected by the developing 
fields marked on our map as No. 9, Turkey; 10, Spain and Portugal; 
14, Asiatic Turkey. The fields of Prussia, Silesia, and Poland 
(5, 7, 8) are also extensive, and will give increasing supplies to 
countries at present drawing upon Great Britain. 
Russia takes about 400,000 tons, but possesses enormous fields 
(Nos. 11 and 12) partly explored, of which the extent cannot at 
present be computed.* 
And now, if we turn to North America, which imported from us 
in 1864, 334,354 tons, the West Indies taking 529,361 tons, South 
America 415,203, together over 1,200,000 tons, we shall find 
that there is no reason why, in a few years hence, this export 
should be entirely stopped, the continent and islands referred to 
taking their supplies from the fields numbered respectively, 21, 
British possessions in America; 22, United States; 23, Vancouver’s 
Island; 24, Brazil. Indeed, large quantities are already sent coast- 
* The production of coal in Belgium in 1836 was about 3 millions, in 
WSGSabOUb ee sic. «cee 9,700,000 
- py WaT ATICStAD OLE ier ces: ee te. tel hie 11,300,000 
a » Russia in 1847 was about 3 millions, in 
SCO aD OUR acme thes, e\ bea 6,300,000 
5 » The U.S. of America in 1860 was about 
8,300,000, in 1865 about... . . 14,590,000 
—Hunt’s ‘Mineral Statistics,’ 1865. 
