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Show New l'elruleiiin lrioalta In Alia. Europe ns well nsAmerlcn Is Interested Inter-ested lu the discovery and exploitation of new petroleum deposits, and at present pres-ent .Mesopotamia Is tho country to which attention Is being directed. There have been discovered In the province of Bagdad, near tho Tigris and north of Snmnrnn, a number of rich springs, while on the Euphrates near Hit similar springs also have been found. On account of the brigands this district dis-trict does not afford good opportunity for prospecting and development, but In the Kerkuk district tho future for such activity Is much more promising, and not only petroleum, but nlso coal, Is round, tho former being used for lighting by the native, while the coal has been tried on the Tigris steamships, steam-ships, proving, however, too hltuuilti-ous. hltuuilti-ous. There Is every evidence thnt the petroleum deposits nro oxtenslvo nud will repay ninple working, but It Is believed be-lieved tl'int the completion (,f the Bag-dud Bag-dud railway nnd Increased whipping facilities fa-cilities on the Tigris must bo provided before they can bo turned to practical account. Ilnrper's Weekly. |