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Show RESOURCES OF ALBANIA Now that the ltapnllo agreement between be-tween Italy anil Jugo-Slnvh, hm ilearcl up the status of the northern part of the eastern const of the Adriatic, Adri-atic, Albania Is the oney country bordering bor-dering on those historic waters about whoso boundnrlos there I Htll snie doubt. As ouu of tin. countries, whose confines will probably bo ilxed In the near future Albania takes on nn added interest. The resources of this portion or he Ilnlkun peninsula are dealt with in the following coimnunlentlon to the Rational Geographic society from Hrlg. Gen. George P. Scrlven, U. 8. A., who made n tour of the country shortly short-ly ufter tho Austrlnns had been driven out In 1018. "Tho Albanians are probably neither so good no so bad ns they have been painted, but certainly they are worth the effort necessary to manage their own affairs and to work their little forms In the fertile valleys, to herd their sheep and weave their garments of wool, If only they nro let alone. They do not submit easily to government govern-ment j have no lovo for chanco strong-ers, strong-ers, and are Blow to accept change In the manner of living or of cultivating cultivat-ing the fields. "Tho mountains of Albania aro practically prac-tically unexplored. Mineral pitch, or nsphaltmn, has been known since tho time of tho ltomnns, and near Valonu I have seen specimens, clean, black and hard, which promise well. Traces of petroleum, too, hnve been, found by tho Italians, nnd I nm told boring Is, or is about to be, undertaken. Copper and iron nre believed to exist In th-hills th-hills about tho Malik valley, and coal, silver and lead aro said to be present elsewhere In the mountains. Gold mines were worked in ancient times and Albanian silver was known to the Venetians, but tho whole mountain country has lain neglected for ages. 'The climate of Albania is considered consid-ered healthful In tlio uplands, though subject to violent changes, which aro trying to the stranger, at certain seasons, sea-sons, even If he Is confined to ono locality. lo-cality. Hut when n traveler, moving rapidly about the country '' n motor tho -only-practicable Way Of travel ' Ing In these day8-rashes several thou-sand thou-sand feet from n mountnln height, cold and windy nnd probably snow-covered. Into n warm, sunshiny valley nnd back again In the fractjon of an hour, It is well to havo a care. "May Is tho pleasantest month of the yeor nnd the valleys then look their best. Snow, of couroe, lies In tho mountains until well Into the spring, but seldom lasts throughout they summer, sum-mer, ns tho tallest peaks do not attain mi elevation of more than 8,000 feet. 'The fever of the Haitians Is persistent, per-sistent, but Is not especially fatal. Still It Is to be dreaded for Its lingering linger-ing effects and the great debility It causes. The usuul specific Is quinine, u supply of whtch Is placed on the mess table or carried altout In the pocket." |