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Page 21
... pass in those caverns great part of their lives . This is voluntary on their parts ; for those who choose to ascend , in the intervals of labour , are permitted occasionally to breathe the fresh air in the fields , and to enjoy the ...
... pass in those caverns great part of their lives . This is voluntary on their parts ; for those who choose to ascend , in the intervals of labour , are permitted occasionally to breathe the fresh air in the fields , and to enjoy the ...
Page 52
... with great violence , but passes the next . more gently through This has been attributed to the in- MINERAL VEINS . 53 tersecting vein entering a crack or. Mineral Vein , intersected by other Mineral Veins . Metallic Veins , with rider .
... with great violence , but passes the next . more gently through This has been attributed to the in- MINERAL VEINS . 53 tersecting vein entering a crack or. Mineral Vein , intersected by other Mineral Veins . Metallic Veins , with rider .
Page 74
... pass by , or throw away ; and giving such general knowledge as enables a man to take advantage of all that Providence brings under his notice . " Most of the Cornish mines are called Wheals ; this , however , is not the true spelling ...
... pass by , or throw away ; and giving such general knowledge as enables a man to take advantage of all that Providence brings under his notice . " Most of the Cornish mines are called Wheals ; this , however , is not the true spelling ...
Page 82
... pass to and fro almost in the dark . But the Parys Mountain mine is quite different ; it is open to daylight , and permits the sun and the fresh breezes to purify the atmosphere , and carry off the noxious vapours . Not but that the air ...
... pass to and fro almost in the dark . But the Parys Mountain mine is quite different ; it is open to daylight , and permits the sun and the fresh breezes to purify the atmosphere , and carry off the noxious vapours . Not but that the air ...
Page 93
... so easy , that , though it consists of steps cut in the rock , the horses , who are used to it , can pass up and down them as they go and come in bring- ing up the ore . 94 PERILOUS DESCENT TO THE MINE . " The miners.
... so easy , that , though it consists of steps cut in the rock , the horses , who are used to it , can pass up and down them as they go and come in bring- ing up the ore . 94 PERILOUS DESCENT TO THE MINE . " The miners.
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