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Show 24 i e A General Dsfiription o CHAP X1v Of MINES of all forss, MET ALS, STONGE S - e - S Snmea - W g -t .. g e ENEPR ITHIN thef Pac ous Continent o this Empire, an Mougtains, are fou h Mines, as wel] o other Metals in grea abundance;y to dig for Gold or Sj 15 forbid, although y t remains free for an perfon to feck for G and banks of Rivers where the {ame is a {o for nd in grea all the Countrey driv uantities wit their Trade by Barter Commodjties anging Upon the Mountain Yo hen is digged up a g ing beaten to 3 po der, affords the P er a mof} delicat feveral excellent Sto rt e Quarries, among hich fome of Marb make Tablesand ot er curtous Ornament €, whercof th yet natural veins, t for pheir Houfes, it ha at by their concentri 1ng fuch ftrange g, the fhapes of Hil Flowers, are o admi s ably figured upo the lame, as if the of the world had de oft cxquifite: Arejf icted them therein w th his Pencil Inthe Proyipce of Fe very clear White and Touch-fiones, and { ed Marble; asalf veral other Sorgs of tone sy whichfor colou much valged > And and har dne upon th afper-flore of (evera vince of Xun 75 th colours 5 foallo.in ftones, which for th ill 75, are very' clea ir Iuftre and [parklin refembie Diamonds Red Marble 15digge out of Mo unt Kiun InSuchye, on Mou t Tiexe, the flone that grow there be in drop Iron, which s burntin' the fire ery fit, for the makin Stwords The Hill Cucay nea Mountain Xattung Chingtien, bringsfort where on the othey (ide Trees and Stones Re of Huquang, all the P Hoan'(which lignifieg odu&s of the g1 he Yellow Hill), eve to the Fareh and Stone Gold colour , are of There are {evera] ot er Hills which Prod ce firange and Pretion Hill Xeyen, {on ame Stones; asth becaufe that_af; ter rai there. are found g one {ame relcmbling Swall upon th ws; many, other produc eftcem, by reafon of held 'in grea xperiments which hav many Difeafes, asall them in the cyre o ores of . Agues, Feve s, Calentures places are {iich variety And asin:fom f €% {0 in other arc Fart dicinal Drugs ; namely ang MeIn the Proyince of Quang ty Cinchen, is diggedu low Earch, which is apo certain Yelerful Antidote aga in t all manner of Poifon Inthe juridiGion of eare feveral, places wh - great flore of Man re they gather u a, whic] 1 the Native ake for , Frozen Dew In the Proyince of Xanf , upon the Mountai , they dig up a certai 1at they ufe it for Verm rine their Red Seals the Mountain Niey,, t Whereas upo e Earth is o White, th t it is ufed by the Wom of Paint; for being diff i¢ firangely embellifhet walhed therewith Here alfp tiey hav Mines of Coal in Europe , which are Jiketo hof Ther |