Wanderings and excursions in North Wales . rfilling up the workings, which, for want of proper machinery, couldnot be removed. Since Mr. Bird purchased the estate, he hasemployed a mineral surveyor to examine the mountains, and toascertain what they contain.* At the foot of Craig Gwyn, andextending upwards, is one of the largest slate deposits in the * At the old mine of Craig Gywn the vein or load appeared so broad, and the qualityof the lead so rich, that a party of gentlemen last year formed themselves into a company,with a capital of £20,000, to work this mine effectually. They have driven
Wanderings and excursions in North Wales . rfilling up the workings, which, for want of proper machinery, couldnot be removed. Since Mr. Bird purchased the estate, he hasemployed a mineral surveyor to examine the mountains, and toascertain what they contain.* At the foot of Craig Gwyn, andextending upwards, is one of the largest slate deposits in the * At the old mine of Craig Gywn the vein or load appeared so broad, and the qualityof the lead so rich, that a party of gentlemen last year formed themselves into a company,with a capital of £20,000, to work this mine effectually. They have driven two new aditslower down the mountain to drain the water from the old workings, and cut the greatvein which crops out on the top. The works are successfully progressing, and the lead onanalysis is proved to contain twenty-five ounces of fine silver, and twelve cwt. of purelead in every ton of ore. There is a company formed in London to work the slatequarries, who have also projected a railway of seventeen miles to the coast
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