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[.] 688 [ PO::~T OFFICE lode&, runnin~ north-east and south-west. Cross-courses are numerous. 'fhe dip is 2 feet in the fathom ; depth of engine NEW HENDRA TIN MINE shaft is 17 fathoms. The country is granite. The mine is Is in the parish of Breage, 4 miles f '11 I lston, 2 worked and drained by a steam engine of 30-incb cylinder. from Port1Jleven, the shipping port : tl.e nel!re~t railway The eompany is on the limited liability &ystem. This station is at 1\Iarazion. It is worked for tm, by a cost hook mine was opened by the present adventurers in 1872. company, consistingof2,000 shares, and he d under license. The country is granite and killas, the junction being in Purser~ Manager, Thomas Bennett, the sett. There are several lodes and counter lodes, bearing Chief Agent, Robert Noye east and west in the sett, and a deep adit driven into the bill to unwater the lodes at a depth of 40 rathoms.1 There N.A.NGILES TIN AND COPPER 1\IINEJ KE.A., is a small portable engine on the Croft Indies lode. Is in the district ; Cbacewater is also the near­ Purser, William Ward,95 Bishopsgate st. within, London e.c est post town and railway station. The sett extends a con­ Manager, William Rowe, Cambome siderable distance. The mine is 160 fathoms deep, and is Resident Agent, Richard King worked-on the costbook system; 1,024 11hares. Purser, Benjamin Matthews NEW HINGSTON TIN MINE Manager, James Rowe Chief Agent, James Rowe, jun Is in the parish of and mining district of Engineer,.,, Michael Loam & Son , from which town it is situate 2~ miles. The nearest shipping place is at quay, 4 miles from the mine. The nearest railway station is at Monk's Corner, on NEW CHIVERTON, THE OLD WEST WHE.A.L ANN.A. the East Cornwall Mineral railway. The mine is held SILVER-LEAD .AND BLENDE MINE, PERR.A.N- under lea!'ie for 21 years from 1871, at a royalty of !-18th, ZABULOE, granted by the . The country is clay About 2 miles from Pf:rran Porfh, and 8 from , slate. The known lodes on the sett are six, running east and which is the nearest railway station. St. Agnes and west. Tl1e cross-courses are four, running north and south. are the shipping places. Has been working about ten There have been seven shafts sunk. An adi t has been driven years by present company. 300 fathoms. There is a 2.,1-inch rotary engine with two Purser, George Cardoza boilers, a 12 head of stamps, haulin~ machine, and extensive 111 anager, J ames Trewartha dressing floors. The company is on the limited liability Chiif Agent, W. Tregay system, and consists of 12,800 shares. Secretar!/, David Wilson Rea, 32 Great St. Helen's NEw CooK's KITCHEN MINE PU1wer, William Henry Brenton, Callington Is in tl1e parish of , and mining district of Illogan; Manager, Georg-e Rowe, Calstock it is situated 3 miles from the town of . The Agent, George Rickard, Excelsior mine nearest place for shipping ores and machinery is at Port­ reath, 3~ mileil from the mine, and the nearest railway NEw HuEL CHARLOTTE TIN AND CoPPER l\IINE, station at Pool, half a mile from the mine. The mine is In tl1e parish of St. Agnes (the railway station is at held under a lease for 21 years, granted by G. L. Bas~et, Scorrier 4 miles distant), and has been worked 3 years bv esq., of Tehidy, Illogan. The country is granite and slate, present company. l\lanaged by a committee. • and the dip north. The known lodes on the sett are two. The North Tincroft, or main lode, runs east and west, and Secretary, John Hitchins, London dips 3 feet in the fathom north; it consists of copper and Purser, E. Tregelles, St. Agnes tin. There has been one shaft sunk, 150 fathoms from the llfannger, John Tonking (ofDolcoath) surface. The mine is worked and drained by steam engines. A gent, Capt. Waters The minerals found in this sett are copper and tin. The Resident Agent, John Waters company consi&ts of 2,450 shares. Engineer, Thomas James, St. Agnes Offices-St. Michael's house, St. Michael's alley t Corn hill, Pursers, R. H. Pike & Son, of Camborne London e.c Manager, Josiah Thomas & Captains, Charles Thomas Francis Gilbert NEw PEMBROKE CoPPER AND TIN MINE, ST. BLAZEY. NEW DEVON CONSOLS LEAD MINE The machinery compriseli one steam 80-inch pumping On Trewollack estate, in the parish of St. Columb Minor. engine ; one ditto 20-inch stamping engine, and one 24-hlch Agent, John Handcock for drawing ; besides which, in reserve, one double acting ilteam stamping engine and another for draining pur­ NEW DOLCOATH COPPER AND TIN MINE poses. The mine is sunk to the lOO fathom level. The Is in the parish and mining district of Camborm•, a quarter company is on the costbook system and consists of 6,400 of a mile from Cambome railway station. The nearest shares. shipping places are and , 4 and 5 miles Purser, John Polkinghorne distant. The mine is held under lease of 21 years, at a Manager, :Francis Puckey royalty of !-20th, granted by Charles William Reynolds, Chief Agent, John Puckey esq., of . The known lod~s on the sett are four, running east and west. The south shaft is sunk 320 NEW ROSEW.A.RNE MINE futhoms from the surface. The north shaft is sunk 150 fathoms from the surface. The minerals found on the sett Is in the parish of Gwinear, within the bounds of the manor are copper and tin. of Roseworthy, Clowance, and , and mining dis­ trict of Gwinear, 3 miles from Camhorne. The neare~t Pursers~- Manager.'l, Joseph Vivian & Son shipping place is at Hay le, 3 miles, and the nearest railway Captain, N icholas Clymo station at Gwinear road, three quarters of a mile distant. The mine is held under a lt>ase fot· 21 ~·ears, from 1872, at a NEW GREAT CONSOLS TIN AND COPPER MINE royalty of l-18th copper, !-20th tin, grant~d by W. Huth Is in the parish and mining district of Stoke Climsland, 4 nance, esq. The ('Ountry is killas, and the dip south-west. miles from Callington. The nearest shipping place for ores The nearest granite is at , 1 mile distant. Dip of and machinery is at Calstock quay, 4 miles distant. The lode I foot in the fathom. The known lodes on the sett are East Cor.nwall mineral railway has a station at Monks numerous. The Wheel Bush lode runs south-east and north­ ComPr, 1 mile from the mine. The mine is held under west; it consists of copper and tin. The known cross­ lt·ase for 21 years, g1 anted by the Duchy of Corn wall, at a courses are two elvan, and run north and south, and two royalty of l-18th. The country is killas, and the granite spar cross-courses. There J1as been one shaft sunk. The is at Kit Hill, half a mile distant. The known lodes on the engine shaft is sunk 94 fathoms from the surface. The mine sett are five, running east and west, and producing tin, is worked and drained by steam eng-ines of 40 and 68 inch copper, and arsenic. There are several cros!l-cou~es l'Un­ cylinders. The minerals found in this sett inclufle copper ning north and south. which produce lead. There have and tin. This mine was first opened in 1696, and was been five shafts sunk-Thomas's shaft, 40 fathoms; Phillips' worked again in 18.'36, 1849, and in 1872. It is now worked shaft, 86 fathoms; Record shaft, 10 fathoms; Broarlgate, by the present adventurers under the name of New Rose­ 90 fathoms, and a footway shaft extended to 20 fathoms. wame. There are 150 persons employed. The company i~ The company is on the limited liability system. on the co~tbook system, and consists of 256 shares. The SPcretary, Henry Lewis Phillips, of 32 New Broad street dividends in 1855 were £7,936, or .£31 per share. Manager, Richard Pryor, of Redruth Purser.<~, Messrs. Pike & Son Chief Agents, John Floyd & James Williams, on the mine Captains, John James & Joseph Rule