Coal

Plants appeared upon the earth earlier than movable beings.

Hence in remotest antiquity there were only thick forests everywhere.

In the course of time after transformations of the surface of the earth, (those forests) were submerged and buried within the earth

and there, under the continuous pressure (lit. as they had been accumulated and pressed for a long time) they changed into coal,

lying between layers of sand, mud and earth.

At the present time men dig out the coal and use it reaping enormous profits from it.

The colour of coal is black with a lustre.

It is brittle, easily splits and possesses the quality durable combustion out of comparison with fire-wood.

On account of that all use of machinery (lit. all who use machinery) is dependent on coal.

In our country there are many coal fields.

But our mining is not yet developed, and therefore coal is still worked but little.

Magnificent natural resources we do not exploit ourselves, but wait till others do it for us,

and thus we allow the source of immense profit to be monopolized by foreigners.

It is deplorable indeed!