New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-13
TIN RFsoTRcEs OF JAPAN.


Foremost among the resources japan its fisheries
Tie soa aud its productions we believe contribute y
- zach the Of the natives as do the eus
81 ,c coribrice perhrps excepted. One OF their pro-
ducons has value which not confined to the spot bur
extends usto Our enterprise and our trade-we mean
IL whG they call n, hhdsPrf lhete i hohiS o
which ,uch extensive Use made by the japanese both
for rich and poor II is found all around Japan but par
ticulary i'll the keumono the most important terr'y
of the Empire ard also prevails in the islands Of Isus-
-ma and Goo and upon the coasts Of onura an Nome"
These whales only afford oil in great abunfarce ou
their f H. which j. considered very whoesomt '.d nu-
,riiious is largely consumed No part OF them indeed l.
thrown away-a is made available 10 some useful pur
pose another oXceptae only the large shoulder bone
The skin which generally b.Gck the rrsh Whc ~ rci
and looks like beef the ntestnes and athe inward parts
besides the t or bubbcr. which boiled into OIL AMI the
bone which j. converted to nnumerabe uses-a l. made
available purposes of profit We have gone INTO hese
few particulars respecting tue whale because II IL thit
which Las bToag country into contact VITA japan
Many of -hps have for some con-eraoie 'iue past
;reoucnied those for capturing the whale al oecuPa
which IL toand might be pursued with great dyantags
under commercial irca.y with the government o Japan
whose inLuan laws NJ preee, not Only prevent any as
s;,snce bepg rendered to .pwrecked mariners but
rose them &c positive malreatment and even to violent
cath 10 obtain redress IN this respect was The primary
object OF Commodore Perry expedition.
Japan ahOunds in natural anu arlnciei productions OF
Great value IL mineral riches are enormous, ami include
ieas OF various kinds, especially DID, silver ana cop
... sulphur End nre also iou IN large guanhte'
there is nc of coal and there precious stones OF
suo- ev.,y variety agaes, sapl hires, la.Pers core-
ans and diamonds; While pearls ae iouii ~ Eri
Id
If he .ci is very great The mubey tree grows extern
sivoly and affords food or coun Sny fAas ot SIX worm
The kaGsi or paDer.tT, sc-v,s nh1nerabie l-ei par
noses including the .u ur Goth, stlIs ana cOrd-
80 The c.y5sl or y. rrf tr mother valuable pro-
d1 ton of the country yie-ir- quantities. OF milky
luce which tie natl, - - p9y 1sh. crJ1D1H a. we
csl H. various article. Then tnele are the Dayree the
camulort tree the figure IL cye'ess-'ree w-h very
,.arv more ali mere 81 ss valuable, aui rom WIch
rreat variety oi useful things made anu iat though
ne oos there lie ;ca-,h-Ib from the leaves OF wch
IL common a1k Of the Tcop'e Is brewed and when IA
capable of Welding valuable article n )mnerce Itees
growing nuts Of y, ou- kinds abundant the maple 4.
extensive and excellent bamboos aye very plentiful ani
of great use they evorgv here m the Indies they
cultivate as much hemp and cotton as they can ind room
A. III their feds and q, nee, winch Is thc man 0Od
II he ra:vt. Il az crown ~ japan considered the best
In al Asia ant can b. produced n most am qnanty
Jbei. c. H. are oi several rs besides tue """" or rice
Il ere a., Z ooaa-gi. kind a barley me -9CmHgg
tloir unity. wheat and tie f4ifon species ol uc"-
al of which abound with superior ia.lna
The manufactures Of japan nave hitherto been coIihed
aacsi exclusively their domestic wants bHt many
a.. hon are nevertheless valuable articles OF export
OF, odoron here and throughout Euf"pe 81 the Term
cf0f rs aped t0 cert in kind ~ varnlshci ware. IN
cate how ven known has bee their peculiar excellence
H. II L., h.r Invention Of the UsauI ar. Iney make
various articles from the pepper tree resembling our piper
roctL which ;lev paint and vorni.h very high'y-hld
fl,~e iat form objects Of cOnsldereble trade Iher
-iks mullins AID cotton goods most Of them very su
roioctf and their carvings in wood ivory pearl and
f-Ihoue are most Ingenious and elegant These are but
a 81 The products 81 their hantcrhi 0ut they are
su cent 20 -fow taken in connection with their natua
rrocu,i!ons how varied and how valuable ere the re-
-gu.Ces q the JaiGIesc