Abuta iron deposit

...In 1791 (Kansei 3), a customs office was established as the center of the fishing grounds in the surrounding area, and in 1805 (Bunka 2), the Hakodate magistrate opened a ranch in Abuta-Usu, which became the forerunner of horse breeding in Hokkaido and was operated until the Meiji era. The Abuta iron deposits, discovered in 1892, supplied ore to the Muroran steelworks, but closed in 1971. Although fishing is in decline, the climate is mild and the production of forced vegetables is thriving. ...

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…1791年(寛政3)には付近一帯の漁場の中心地として運上屋が置かれ，1805年(文化2)には箱館奉行が虻田有珠に牧場を開き，これは北海道の馬産地の先駆となり，明治に至るまで経営された。92年発見の虻田鉄鉱床は室蘭の製鉄所に鉱石を供給したが，1971年閉山した。漁業は不振だが，気候は温和で，促成野菜の生産などが発展している。…

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