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• [CORNWALL.] 698 (POST 0 FFIC:E ha-ving changed into tin, one is now being developed for WliEA.L COMFORD MINE copper. There are three main cross-courses. The company is on the limited liability system, and consists of 25,000 £1 Is in the parish of Gwennap, Duchy of Cornwall, and shares. mining district of Gwennap. It is situated 2 miles from Redruth. A branch line of the West Cornwall comes into Secretary~ Consulting Engineer, T. Currie Gregory, 62 the centre of the mine, by which all produce can be 11ent or St. Vincent street, Gla!!gow material received. The nearest shipping places for ores and Purxers ~Managers, Messrs. Skewis & Bawden, Tavistock machinery are Devoran and Portreath, 6 amJ 5 miles from Resident Agents, Samuel Mayne & Z. J ames the mine. The mine is held under a lea~m for 21 years, granted by Lord Clinton and others. The mine is worked WHEAL BASSET MINE now for tin, it having formerly been a copper mine, from Is in the parish of Illogan, and mining district oz Basset; which produce many dividends were paid. The company is it is situated g miles from the town of Redruth. The on the costbook system, and divided into 5,175 shares. nearest shipping place is at Portreath, 5 miles, and the Purser, John Sambell, Redruth nearest railway station is at Redruth, I~ mile11. The mine is held under a lease for 21 years from 1871, at a royalty of Agent, Peter Phillips, Stithians l-15th, wanted by Gustavus L. Basset Basset, ofTehidypark. WHEAL CONCORD TIN MINE, ST. AGNES, The country is granite. The mine is worked by two steam pumping engines, also two winding engines; one has a crusher has been working since 1872. attached. The mine is drained by two pumping engine~. Manager, Joel Phillips, Blackwater, Scorrier There is one stamping engine. The minerals found in this sett include copper and tin. The mine was opened in 1832 WHEAL CORYTON TIN MINE. by the present adventurers under the name of Wheal This mine has been working only a few months; it is situated Easset. This mine is now worked for copper and tin. The in the parish of St. Neot; the nearest railway station is at company is on the costbook system, and consists of 512 Doublebois. shares, with .£5 2s. 6d. paid on each, representing a capital of £2,624, which has been expended. Purser, James Gerry, Linkinhorne Captain, James Johns, Linkinhorne Purser, Geo. A. 1\Iitchell, Redruth .~.lfanager, William Charles Trevena, Redrutb WHEAL CuNNING UNITED MINE Captains, Wrn. Hen. Pascoe, John Opie,& Wm. Reynolds Is in the parish, and adjoining the town, of St. Just-in WHEAL BASSET AND GRYLLS TIN MINE, Penwith, situate 7 miles from Penzance, which is the In the parish of Wendron, 4 milesfrom Helston, and 6 from nearest railway station and shipping place. The mine is Redruth, Camborne, and Penryn. The nearest shipping held under lease of 21 years, at a royalty of 1-25tb tin and port is at Porthleven. It is worked for tin by a costbook l-20th copper. This mine includes what were formerly company, consisting of 2,052 shares, and held on a 21 years' Boswedden and Wheal Castle, Wheal Cunnin~ (which was lease from 1861, granted by Lord Robartes, Col. Grylls, and reopened in 1872) and Boscean Mines. The Wheat Castle G. L. Basset, esq., at a royalty of l-20th. The country is portion has been explored for a distance of half-a-mile under granite, and there are fourteen known lodes in the sett. The the sea. There are three pumping engines, two stamping working is on the Willcock lode, bearing 28 deg. north of engines, and two drawing engines; there is also very great east, with a south underlie. It has an adit 13 fathoms water power on this mine, which is used for stamping and from the surface, and there are three working shafts, which drawing purposes. The company is on the costbook system, have a depth of 15, 25 and 35 fathoms below the adit level. and consists of 200 shares. The machinery comprises a 22-inch cylinder steam rotary Purser~ Manager, Richd. Boyns, Boswedden ho. St. Just engine and a 32-inch cylinder double rotary steam engine Captains, James Roach, William Hattam & Chas. Clemens with 48 heads of stamps attached, two horse whims, a water wheel, working 20 heads of stamps. WHEAL DAMSEL UNITED COPPER AND TIN MI~E Purser,Joseph Walker Tyacke, Helston Is in the pari;~h of Gwennap. This mine was formerly .J.lfanager, William Oates, Helston worked under the name of West Damsel Copper Mine, and Chief Agent, Paul Priske was altered to its present name by the company formed in 1 1872. The mine is worked on the costbook system, and 1 WHEAL BULLER COPPER AND TIN MINE 1 consists of 512 shares, upon which £10 per share has been ls in the parish ofRedruth; it is situated about 1 mile Irom called up to pay fm: plant and developmen_t .. The mi!le is that town. It has been the best div1dend mine in the county. worked by two engtnes, namely, Skeweses oO-mch cyhnder The company is on tile cost book system, and con- ~nd Hosking's a3?-inch; !hese are.used for pumpin~; th~re sists of 512 shares. The mine is now making calls but it is IS also one of 18-mch cylinders w1th crusher and drawmg believed that large deposits of tin will be found ~nder the whim attached. 'fhere are. ten shafts in the mi~e. There courses of copper which gave the former prospects. A a:e sev~n well-defined lodes m tll_e_sett~ all underlyt~g.north; meeting- every fonr months is held on the mine. The mine is SIX havmg produeed large quantities of co.pper .a~e g1vmg the sunk 90 fathoms from the surface. fortunate ad~enturers . about £80,000 !n dividends; the seventh lode IS now bemg worked for tm ; some very rich Purser, Thomas Pryor, Redruth stuff has been met with. The mine is held under a lease tor Storekeeper, J ames Inch, Redruth 21 years (dues l-20th). Clerk, J. H. W. J ane, Redruth Engineers, 1\lichell & Jenkin, Redruth Purser, Samuel Abbott, Trewergie, Redruth Pay day every four weeks from January ~4th Manager, Abraham Trewartha James, Redruth Resident Agent, John Whit burn WHEAL CoATES TIN MINE, In the parish of St. Agnes, about 4 miles from Scorrierstation. WHEAL DANIEL TIN AND COPPER MINE, KENWYI'. The present company have been working ~.tince the year 1872, Purser, John Ninnis, Chacewater and have erected there on two engine houses, with pumping, Chief Agent, John Jose winding and stamping engines. The lease is for 21 years from 5th June, 1872. The depth of the mine is 90 fathoms. WHEAL ELIZA CONSOLS TIN AND COPPER l\liNE, It employs nbout 70 hands. The shipping places are Hay le, ST. AusTELL. Portreath, Trevaunance Pier, St. Agnes, and Truro. Depth, 102 fathoms below adit level; adit level, 17 fathoms SecretanJ, W. Battye, 16 Great Winchester street, London below. surface. Purser, N icholas Bryant, Beacon, St. Agnes ~Ianager, Richard Harris Williams, c.E En~ineers, Mitchell & Jenkin, Redruth Purser, Charles William IJradhurst Chu•f .Agmt, W. H. Martin, Breage-by-Helston Agent, John Truscott Clerk, R. T. Coates, on the mine Offices, 16 Great Winchester street, London WHE.-\.L EMILY HENRIETTA MINE Is in the parish of Illogan, within the bounds of the manor of WHEAL CoiT TIN MINE, Tehidy, situate 1 mile trom Camborne, and3 miles from Red In the parish of St. Agnes. Scorrier is the nearest railway ruth, and 1 from Pool railway statiGn. The nearest shipping qtation. Trevaunance Pier, St. Agnes, and Truro are the place is Portreath 3 miles distant. The mine is held under shipping places. It has been worked by the present com lease of 21 years, g-ranted by the late John Franc is Basset1 pany, which is private, for 30 years. esq., of Tehidy, at a royalty of 1-18th. The country is Purser, Henry Borrow, Truro killas, the 11earest granite is three-quarters of a mile south. Chief Agent, Capt. Evans, Nance, Illogan There are four known lodes in the sett, and one known Offices on the mine cross-course. There have been five shafts sunk. The mine • .