Coat Mines woried in France, 343 



and may afford great refources to the neighbouring com- 

 munes if that fubUance were properly dug up. 



Department of La Haute Marne. 

 There are no coal mines worked in this department. Se- 

 veral indications of coal have been announced, but hitherto 

 the fpecimens have turned out to be bituminous foffil wood. 

 This department is at a diftance from coal countries, and has 

 on eafy communication with them ; but it is abundant in 

 wood. 



Department of La JSTavaine. 



This department is fupplied with coals by the Loire. Boats 

 can go up the Mayenne as far as Laval ; and the Sarthe as 

 far as Mons. 



Department of Mayenne and Loire. 



There are feveral fmall coal pits worked in the canton {'2,6) 

 of Saint- Aubin-de-Luigne, in the territories of Chaudefond, 

 Montjean, and feveral other places adjacent. They are 

 worked very Irregularly, and the produil of them is not 

 known. 



The mineof Saint-George's-Chatcloifon, fituated betweea 

 Vihiers and Doue, to the call of the latter commune, is more 

 important and worked in a more regular manner. The pro- 

 duel amounts to about 300,000 mvriagrammes per annum; 

 but it might be rendered more coniiderable. 



Department of La Meurthe, 



A difcovery of coal has been announced in the neighbour- 

 hood of Nancy; but the fpecimens fent were only bitumi- 

 nous foflil wood. At prefent this department has no coal 

 mines actually worked. 



Department of the Meufe. 

 No coal mines are worked in this department (27). It 

 can receive coals from La Saare by the Molelle, and the ca- 

 nal which connnunicates with the Meufe between Toul and 

 Pagny : and the coals of the department of Ourthp may be 

 conveyed on the Meufe to its northern part. 



Dtpartmcnt of La i\lafe Inferjeure. 

 This department poflcfles very important coal mines in the 

 neighbourhood of Holdut. The annual product of them 

 amounts to more than 13,500,000 myriagrammes ; and they 

 are tar from bcnig properly worked. 



The coals arc of ditlcieut qualities ; fome of them are very 



good. I'htir mean price at the mine varies from 5 to 14 cents 



Z 4 per 



