Description

This book concerns the construction plans and predicted economic effects of the Mid-Amur Railway. The book was compiled in 1909 by N. A. Sakhanskii, the head of the engineering survey party that mapped out the rail route. It contains information on topographical relief, local plant and animal life, population size, mineral resources, trade and agriculture and regional industries, including prominent gold-mining and other extractive enterprises. The author estimates the extensive economic effects of the proposed railroad, and draws the predictable conclusion that the project is a necessity for such a ...