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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 



The mines of both can be worked for centuiies at the present rate without 

 becoming exhausted. 



The country is also very rich in coal and lignite. The most productive coal 

 mines are near Fiinfkirchen (Pecs), between the Danube and the Drave ; at 

 Ressicza, in the Banat ; at Bersaska, on the Lower Danube ; and in the Transyl- 

 vanian Alps. Petrost'ny, on the Upper Sil, is the most important mining town in 



Fig 64. — The Auuiferous Regiox of Transylvania. 



the latter. It is of quite modern origin, and its stores of coal have been estimated 

 at 250,000,000 tons. 



Hot and mineral springs abound, more especially in Eastern Transylvania. 

 Some of the springs of Hungary have obtained a European reputation, but most of 

 them are hardly known by name. The Hercules Baths, near Mehâdia, delight- 

 fully situate at the foot of the Transylvanian Alps, are the most famous amongst 

 them. 



