Are you able to put this plea on UKCaving.com? If not, would you like me to  
do it on your behalf? There are quite a few cavers very interested in 
Derbyshire  mines on there.
 
Peter
 
 
In a message dated 4/5/2008 11:45:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
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Can  anyone help?

We have recently become aware through the good offices of  Martin 
Critchley and Richard Shaw that four glass slides were sold on  E-Bay.

These slides were described as being "Out Rake Mine". Two of  them showed 
an Engine House. One of the shots showed two engine houses and  two 
chimneys whilst the other showed just one engine house. The other two  
slides showed two miners. In one of these slides the larger, stout miner  
appeared to be about to lower another smaller miner down a shaft using a  
stows. On the other slide the same two gentlemen were shown operating a  
hand powered crusher.

Having seen the E-Bay page of these slides,  it has become apparent that 
the engine houses shown are those at High  Rake, whilst the two miners 
are recognised as Derbyshire men by Jim  Rieuwerts.

We have been working at High Rake excavating and preserving  the site for 
the last eight years, and in fact, we finished the project  today.

Unfortunately, details of the sale reached us too late to enable  us to 
do anything about the sale.

This is a desperate plea - Has  anyone on the List purchased these 
slides? Or do you know anyone who has?  If so, please get in touch with 
us, we would love to get at least a good  copy of these pictures.

Having finished at High Rake Mine, we will be  turning our attention to 
Silence Mine at Grindlow, where there is a  Community Project to 
transform a derelict piece of ground into a nature  reserve and a 
community asset. Part of the site contains the demolished  remains of an 
engine and boiler house dating from the 1860's. Our part of  the project 
is to excavate and conserve the mine site.

Cheers, Dave  Williams
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David Williams