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Department of Eure-et-Loire. 



As this department, like the preceduig, has no mines in a 

 Hate, of being worked, it can procure no coals but thofe con- 

 veyed down the Loire as far as Orleans, which fupply its 

 fouthern part, and thofe circulated on the Seine, which fup- 

 ply the northern. But the land carriage there muft render 

 this fuel very dear. 



Depart7nent of Finijlerre. 



There are no coal mines in this department (18) which 

 can be confidered in a ftale of produ£live working: however, 

 in confequence of old indications, fome relearches have been 

 within thefe few years refumed in the neighbourhood of 

 Quiniper. 



Thefe refearches have afforded fome hopes. Small vein? 

 of coal have even been found ; and as a mine of this kind 

 would be of great importance to the port of Breft and the 

 other fea ports and arfenais of this department, the minifter 

 of the marine has caufed thefe refearches to be continued 

 near Quimper with great activity, according to plans approved 

 by the Council of Mines. 



Several other indications have been announced at Cleden 

 and at the bottom of the Bay of Dinan. C. Berth had given 

 in the vear 6 fome information in regard to this diitrift; in 

 confequence of which he was allowed to continue the re- 

 fearches he had begun, and to put himfelf in a condition to 

 obtain a grant when his difcovcry fhould be fully cftablilhed. 

 C. Berth fet out for Egypt, and it does not appear that at- 

 tention has fince been paid to his labours : a coal mine in 

 this point would be of the more importance, as it would be 

 within reach of the harbour of Breft. 



Department of Forets. 



No coal mines are worked in this department, which may 

 receive in the fouthern part the produft of the abundant 

 mines in the environs of Saarbruck, and the coals which may 

 be conveyed on the Mofelle. 



Department of Gar J. 



This is one of the departments of the fouth of France (19) 

 where this kind of fuel is molt abundant. On the north of 

 Alais the mines of Ccndras, of Portes, of the Foroft of Abi- 

 lon, La Grand-Coml)e, and Fradel, furnifli about 2,200,oop 

 niyriagranuncs of coals per annuuj. 



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