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... the very tub in which James and his father had descended ; and by which they also returned . 66 ' So , James , we are now above ground again . If the landscape below is the most curious , yet 6 DEPTH OF MINES . upon the whole , the.
... the very tub in which James and his father had descended ; and by which they also returned . 66 ' So , James , we are now above ground again . If the landscape below is the most curious , yet 6 DEPTH OF MINES . upon the whole , the.
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... there are also some at Winsford , and other places ; making nearly a dozen mines , now in full working . 66 Although the mine , into which we descend- ed , is one solid rock of salt , which may be dug ROCK SALT . 9 into , and brought up in.
... there are also some at Winsford , and other places ; making nearly a dozen mines , now in full working . 66 Although the mine , into which we descend- ed , is one solid rock of salt , which may be dug ROCK SALT . 9 into , and brought up in.
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... descend a slope , which in some places was very broad ; in others , the pathway was cut in the rock , into stairs ... descended into the.
... descend a slope , which in some places was very broad ; in others , the pathway was cut in the rock , into stairs ... descended into the.
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Isaac Taylor Jane Loudon. SUBTERRANEOUS RESIDENCES . 21 " When fairly descended into the mine , the traveller finds an underground country . There is neither sun nor sky ; but there are roads , with horses and carriages travelling in ...
Isaac Taylor Jane Loudon. SUBTERRANEOUS RESIDENCES . 21 " When fairly descended into the mine , the traveller finds an underground country . There is neither sun nor sky ; but there are roads , with horses and carriages travelling in ...
Page 68
... descend and ascend by ladders . The cross cuts , or galleries , are seldom more than a Bird's - eye view looking down into yard wide and two yards the shaft . high , and as they are fre- quently several miles in length , it is necessary ...
... descend and ascend by ladders . The cross cuts , or galleries , are seldom more than a Bird's - eye view looking down into yard wide and two yards the shaft . high , and as they are fre- quently several miles in length , it is necessary ...
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