Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s9.t2.55

v1.c20.s9.t2.55

**Mines and Minerals.**—There are sources of wealth in Mewar yet untouched, and to which her princes owe much of their power. The tin mines of Jawara and Dariba alone, little more than half a century ago, yielded above three lakhs annually ;³ besides rich copper mines in various parts. From such, beyond a doubt, much of the wealth of Mewar was extracted, but the miners are now dead, and the mines filled with water. An attempt was made to work them, but it was so unprofitable that the design was soon abandoned.