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Page 5
... drawn up to the surface of the earth , in 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 ...
... drawn up to the surface of the earth , in 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 ...
Page 19
... , at the principal opening , is by means of hammocks , fastened to a great rope , by which the loads of salt are drawn up . We were let down gently , ' says Mr. Coxe , ' without any 6 20 SALT - MINE OF WIELITSKA . apprehension of danger 19.
... , at the principal opening , is by means of hammocks , fastened to a great rope , by which the loads of salt are drawn up . We were let down gently , ' says Mr. Coxe , ' without any 6 20 SALT - MINE OF WIELITSKA . apprehension of danger 19.
Page 67
... draw ores and rubbish out of the mine by horses . In Cornwall the ore is generally drawn up by a machine called a whim , which is worked by horses ; but sometimes the ore and the rubbish 68 SECTION OF A SHAFT . are drawn up by ...
... draw ores and rubbish out of the mine by horses . In Cornwall the ore is generally drawn up by a machine called a whim , which is worked by horses ; but sometimes the ore and the rubbish 68 SECTION OF A SHAFT . are drawn up by ...
Page 68
Isaac Taylor Jane Loudon. 68 SECTION OF A SHAFT . are drawn up by a wind- lass , and the men 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 ...
Isaac Taylor Jane Loudon. 68 SECTION OF A SHAFT . are drawn up by a wind- lass , and the men 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 ...
Page 77
... , and the pulverized matter drawn out , till a hole of sufficient size is formed ; the hole is then filled with gunpowder , a piece of iron or copper wire , called a needle , 78 COBBING AND BUCKING . being left in the centre.
... , and the pulverized matter drawn out , till a hole of sufficient size is formed ; the hole is then filled with gunpowder , a piece of iron or copper wire , called a needle , 78 COBBING AND BUCKING . being left in the centre.
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