Our mountains and their valleys are clad with trees of splendid growth, virgin forests of priceless worth; hard woods of all kinds, which have no superior throughout the world.

In the rocks, though hidden as yet, is vast mineral wealth of many kinds.

I have been looking through the reports of the geological exports of the Commission of Investigation which my husband organized soon after he came to live here, and, according to them, our whole mountain ranges simply teem with vast quantities of minerals, almost more precious for industry than gold and silver are for commerce--though, indeed, gold is not altogether lacking as a mineral.
When once our work on the harbour is done, and the place has been made secure against any attempt at foreign aggression, we must try to find a way to bring this wealth of woods and ores down to the sea.
"And then, perhaps, may begin the great prosperity of our Land, of which we have all dreamt." She stopped, all vibrating, almost choked with emotion.

We were all moved.

For myself, I was thrilled to the core.