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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 



Tin is found on the southern slopes of the Erzgebirge. Every metal or mineral 

 useful to man is found in Bohemia, from gold and precious stones to iron and 

 porphyry, only excepting rock-salt. Kuttenburg (Kutna-Hora) had formerly 

 one of the most productive silver mines of Europe, but it has been abandoned. At 

 the present day it is Pribram which yields most silver. This mine has been 

 worked uninterruptedly since 755 : its principal shaft descends 3,300 feet, and the 

 ore appears to increase in richness with the depth. About 25,000 lbs. of silver 

 were won in 1860, and 42,000 lbs. in 1872. 



The manufacturing industry is highly developed, and the value of the 

 articles produced ancually has been estimated at nearly £50,000,000 sterling. 



Fia:. 83. — The Coal Mines of Western Bohemia. 



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Nearly every branch of industry is represented, for there are cotton, woollen, 

 and linen manufactories, print and dye works, iron works, machine shops, 

 chemical works, tanneries, paper-mills, sugar refineries, and breweries. But it is the 

 glass of Bohemia which is best known beyond the limits of the country, and 

 which is distinguished by beauty of design, lightness, and brillianc}^ of colour. 



The manufactories are dispersed all over the country, but each district carries 

 on by preference some special branch. Most of the glass works are in the moun- 

 tains, where silica and fuel abound. The manufacture of porcelain is carried on 

 around Carlsbad, in the valley of the Eger. Iron works have naturally been 

 established in the vicinity of the coal mines, at Pilsen, Kladno, and Polnisch Ostrau. 



