The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-03
DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRON
 RESOURCES OF THE WORLD

Tn the first part of this review the Iron resources of the United states were considered, and it was shown that they are among the most exten- sive known. There is enough ore de- reloped in the American mines at present to supply the worlds pfg-iron furnaces for many decadess and there ss a large amount of territory III the United States which has never been prospected for iron ores, but wnicn riyee indicatic of the occurrence or Fuch ores. The industrial supremacy of America is not endangered by any lack of iron ore.
 It is shown in the preceding article that the iron deposits of the Unlteo stat<D occur along three distinct DelIs of territory, running roughly north and south through the country. The Iron deposits of Canada and Mexlco present similar peculiarities.
 CANADIAN DEPOSITS
 Canada has been splendidiy endowed bv Nature with extensive and valuable lr0n-ore deposits. The country IS ol- vided into nine provinces and iron deposits of commercial importance have been discovered in all Of them iron, ores have also been found in : workable quantities in the Islands of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in ' Hudson's Bay. and in the frozen northlands around the Boring and Baffin Seas.
 CENTRAL AMERICA
 Some immense beds of high-grade maknetite have been. discovered Tn Honduras Similar, deposits have been developed in the Morazeny Ara depart inerts in Salvador. Both magnetic and pyrite occur in many parts Of Nfcararua, and many of the igneous rocks are rich in granular magnetic.
 SOUTH AMERICA
 We have observed that North Amer lea hom the Arctic Circle to the 1sth- mus of Panama Is very rich m iron nres We will now notice that South America, while not nearly so we'll en- f3owed by nature with mineral riches. contains many valuable deposits of Iron. that, in ages to come, will De developed and applied to the uses of mankind.
 JAPAN
 Japan is not well supplied with commercial iron ores. Iron is found In many parts or the Islands, but the deposits are very small and the ores are poor. There is good local de- mand for iron ores for smelting, and about 200. 600 tons of local and! 150,O0O tons. of foreign ores are smelted in Japan each year. .o The he ooa aeveopee @ e mines contain about 6O,OOOOO0 tons or bO per cent. ore.
 CHINA AND EASTERN ASIA
 The iron deposits of the Ahansi Province, China, have long been cele- brated The ores are mostly hema- tites and limonites occurring in car boniferous sandstones and shales.
 If the Japanese Empire is destined to last for any length Of time, tne Japanese will have to become great tarders and depend upon the Chinese for their manufactured goods and trading supplies. This is already foreseen by the leading Japanese poll ticians, and that is the reason for se- curing Korea and for converting Man churia. Japan would like to secure the government Of China before that country advances in civilization and dominates the Orient by the skilful- ness of its people and the exploita- lion of its great natural wealth.
 INDIA AND PERSIA
 Iron smelling has been carried on Tn India, Persia, Afghanistan, Tibet and other Himalayan countries since the earliest times. Native bloomer- les are to be seen throughout these countries today smelting local ores. The deposits, however, are not so ex- tensive as they are widespread. Most of the iron deposits are low-grade.
 AFRICA
 The African iron mines have been celebrated since the earliest historical
 
 and Egyptians mined and smelted iron on the shores of the Red and Medit- erranean seas at a very early date. Iron. occurs in beds in the Island of ~Sokotra near the entrance of the Red Sea, in Abyssinia and in Egypt. Iron and manganese, deposits occur in all the limestone areas in the Sinai pen- insula. Iron outcrops in many parts of the Eastern desert, particularly near wadi Deb and Abu Marwat. Enormous iron deposits occur in the southern parts of the SOudan Prov dnces, especially in the senneer. Upper ile. Mongolia, and Uganda provinces.
 EUROPE
 Iron ores occur throughout Europe and the reserves of commercial iron ore in the European mines are larger than the reserves of ore in sthe iron mines of the United States. Germany possesses the largest iron resources are contained in the Ldas rocks in
 SCANDIvANIA
 I Sweden has long been noted for it's steel In the Middle Ages the arm our. battle axes, and swords of the knights were largely made of Swedish steel, and of course, the reputation of Swedish razors is universally Known The high standing of Swedish steels ~AA~ splendid ore deposits formed in many parts of the Scandfvanian Peninsula, At the present time the iron-mining industries of Sweden are very prosper ous. Iron is found in a large part of the central and northern areas. At Kirunavaara and Gellivara in Lapland Grangesberg, and other places In cen- tral Sweden some of the largest and richest iron-ore deposits hitherto found are being successfully developed.
 RUSSIA
 Iron deposits=of@ @eommsreials import sance are known to occur in the FJrals, central Russia, Poland, southern Rus- 8zz and the Caucasus. These depos- its are believed to contain a little over 1000, 900, 900 tons of iron ore aver aging 50 per cent. iron. But as these ' have not been well prospected it is highly probable that the known de- posits contain a much larger Quan- tity of iron than the above estimate indicates.
 GREAT BRITAIN
 Great Britain's success as a manu- Recurring country has been due largely to the possession of splendid deposits of coal and iron These two neces- eary raw materials occur throughout the British Isles. In the early days, British. manufacturers drew their iron