• DIRECTORY.] 687 [.] den shaft is sunk 300 fathoms. Boscregan shaft is sunk 73 KINGSTON LEAD AND COPPER MINE fathoms. The mine is worked and drained by five steam Is in the parish and minin~ district of Stoke Clim~land, 4 en~ines. The company is on the costbook system, and con­ miles from Calling-ton. The East Cornwall mineral rail­ sists of2,500 shares. way has a station ~at Kelly Bray, 3 miles distant from the mine. The mine is held under a lease for 21 years, com· Purser, Riclmrd White mencin~ from I8i0, granted by the , at Manager, Henry Bonns a royalty of 1-15th. The lodes are five, running east and Captains, James Thomas & Nathan White west and producing- silver, lead, copper and blende. The cross-courses are three, running north and south, and pro­ LOVELL TIN MIXE, \VEXDRON, ducing fulcan. There has been a shaft snnk 19 fathoms. Is 4 miles from , and 8 from Penryn, ltedruth, The mine is now simply in a progressive state. It is worked and Cam borne. It is worked for tin by a costbook <'mn­ on the costbook system, and is about to be formed into a pany, consisting of2,784 shares, and held on a 21 years' least> company on the limite1lliability system. from 1860, granted by the trustees of' the late Mr. Hawker, Purser, Charles George Gibson, of 20 George street, Ply­ of St. Stythians, at a royalty of 1-18th. The country i<~ mouth granite; the known lodes are seven, bearing 8 deg. or 9 deg. Jlfanagm·, William Metherell, of Stoke Climsland north of east, with a north underlie. The adit is 18 fathoms from the surface, and there are two shafts. 'l'he pumping power is by waterwheel, and 16 heads of stamps worked by TIN AND COPPER ~liNE waterwheel, which has sufficient power for working 3G. h in the pari~h and mining district of Stoke Climsland. There is one horse-whim, and all dressing appliancf'S. The There are two large elvan courses; and several cross-courses company are working one lode. run through the sett. Six principal, varying from 2 to 10 Pursers, Bartlett & Chapman, 36 Cornhill e.c feet wide, and several minor lodes. Head office of the Manager, John Nancarrow, company is at Plymouth. Resident Agent, Edward Kempthorne Pursers ~ Managers, Messrs. Skewis & Bawden, of Tavistock MARKE VALLEY COPPER 1-hNE Is in the parish of and mining distl'ict of KNIGHTOR , AND RESUHGA HEMATITE 1 Caradon, 6 miles from and 7 from . IRON ORE COMPANY (LIMITED). The nearest shippin~ place is at , 16 miles distant. The The mines in the parish of St. AusteU have been taken up Caradon and Looe mineral railway runs near the mine. by a compan~', of' 10,500 shares at £10 each. The workings The country is killas and granite. The mine is leased for have commenced 10 fathoms under the old shallow level, 21 years at a royalty of 1-18th. The lodes on the sett and the lodes have been proved to vary in width from 2 to 9 are three, and are now being worked principally on two, feet. At the Knightor workin~s the lode has gone down 9 producing tin and copper, and runs east and west. The feet wide fi'Om the present 24-fathom level. The iron is of cross-course runs north and south, and produces quartz. excellent quality, and the mines are expected to prove very There have been three shafts sunk. There have been several productive. levels driven. The company is on the co'ltbook sv.,tem, • • Secretary, George B. Sandeman, esq and conf:Ist;; of 9,000 shares. Jlfanager on the Mines, Mr. A. I-I. Wykes Secretary, John I-Iarding, of Salisbury Offices, 3 Westminster chambers, Victoria street .'1.1V Manager, James Seccombe, Liskeard Chief Agent, James Stenlake, on the mine LAMBSHOUSE SLATE QUARRY Is in the parish of , within the bounds of the Duchy MEDLYN MooR TIN MINE of Cornwall, three quarters of a mile from the village of Is in the parish of Wendron, 4 miles' from Helston, 6 from Trevena. The nearest railway stations are and Penryn (the nearest railway station) and , and 7 Launceston. The nearest gTanite is at Roughtor, 6 miles from Cam borne, and the nearest shipping port at . distant. The quarry is worked by a horse-whim. The It is worked for tin by a costbook company, con~isting of shipping place is at King Arthur's Castle, Tintagel, near 6,000 shares, and held on a 21 years' lease from 1872, . The Rev. R. B. Kinsman is owner. granted by the Duchy of Cornwall at a royalty of 1-20th. Manager, Thomas Brown The country is granite, and there are seven known lodes in the sett, bearing east and west, with a north underlie. The LEEDS AND ST. AUBYN TIN MINE, BREAGE, working is on two lodes of the sett. There are two shafts, Union of Helston and hundred of Kerrier, 3 miles from one of which is 10 fathoms deep, and the other is being; Helston and Porthleven, the shipping port, and 6 from sunk. There is a steam pumping horizontal rotary engine, and Camborne, the nearest railway station. It is with a 16-inch cylinder, and 5 heads of stamps attacherl. worked for tin by a costbook company, in 962 shares, and Purser, Oliver Matthews, St. Day, Gwennap is held under a 21 years' lease, granted by the Duke of Manager, James Rowe, Camborne Leeds and others, at a royalty of 1-18th. The country is Re.~ident Agent, Charles Rowe granite. There are several lodes and spafts. There is a steam stamping engine with 24 heads of stamps attached. The MELLANEAR COPPER MINE company is on the costbook system, and consists of 1,024 Is in the parish of St. Erth, near Hayle, which is tps post shares of .£5. town and railway station. The mine is held under a lease Purser, Francis R.Wilson, 20 St.Helen's pl. Bishopsgate e.c for 21 years, at a royalty of l-30th, granted by Franais jlfanager ~ Chief Agent, John Curtis, Kerneggie Rodd, esq., and others. The country is killas, and the dip is 2 feet 6 inches in the fathom. Nearest granite is at Trt>ncrom LEEDS TIN :\IINE, BREAGE, Hill, Lelant. The engine shaft is sunk 100 fathoms. The 3 miles from Helston, 15 from Falmouth, IOfrom , known lodes on the sett are two, running north-west. The 8 from Cam borne, 3 from Porthleven, the nearest shipping known cross-courses are three, and run parallel with the port, and 6 from I-Iayle and Camborne, the nearest rail­ lodes. The mine is worked and drained by steam engines of way station. It is worked for tin by a costbook company, 76-inch and 80-inch cylinders. The company is on the consisl!in!r of 1,000 shares, and held under a 21 years' lease limited liability system, and consists of 8,000 shares. There from 1872, granted by the Duke of Leeds, at a royalty of are 150 persons employed. 1-18th. The country is killas, and there are several lodes, Purser, Thomas Pryor, of Redruth the principal one being Little Bounds, bearing east and west, Agent, Richarcl Stevens, Hayle with a north underlie from 18 inch to 2 feet in tl1e fathom. Manager, Edward Rogers, St. Erth There are 2 shafts, 30 fathoms deep. There is one 30-inch cylinder steam pumping engine, drawing flat rods from l\hNEAR Dow~s TIN MINE Little Bounds shaft; this engine is also applicable for • Is situated on an elevated tract of land about 2 miles stampmg. north-ea3t of St. A us tell. The workings are open, and have PU'J'Ser, John R. Daniell, Camborne been carried on about seven years; the returns about 100 Manager, William Pascoe, Camborne tons of tin per annum. 1lfanagers, John Lovering & Robert Martin LEVANT COPPER AND 'l'IN 1\IINE Offices, St. Austell Is in the parish of St. Just-in-Penwith, union of Penzance, Cornwall, situated 7 miles north'l'west ofPenzance, which is MORVA.H CONSOLS TIN AND COPPER MINE the nearest railway station and shipping place. The mine Is held under lease for 21 years, granted by Richard Henry and .iJ l;J.eld \lnder )ease of 21 ye:l"S, at a royalty of l-2!th. Bad- Thomas White, at a royalty ofl-20th. There are six knowu