Barton's "The Mines and Mineral Railways of East Cornwall and West Devon"
has the following;-
"Two man-engines had then been installed, the first one soon after
1864 at Wheal Josiah to 144 fathoms, followed by a second, 190 fathoms deep,
at Wheal Emma some years later.....Apart from the reserve 40-inch steam
engine on Wheal Emma nine other steam engines had been installed for
winding, crushing, operating compressors, the man-engines, etc."
By 1860 it also states that:-
"The seven engines then installed were: 40-inch pumping (which had
been moved to Wheal Emma): 36-inch and 30-inch crushers at Anna Maria:
Josiah Whim 30-inch and 16-inch combined: Anna Maria Whim 24-inch
horizontal: Emma Whim 22-inch, plus the 22-inch winding engine on the
incline at Morwellham."
Barton's "The Cornish Beam Engine" also has the following;-
"....two man-engines were installed at Devon Great Consols (at Wheal
Josiah and Wheal Emma) in 1865, this great mine being slow to adopt them,
according to a contemporary comment, on account of the men being thinly
scattered throughout workings over two miles long."
Barton also states that whilst the man-engines were still in use in 1897
they had ceased to be used before 1901.
So the overall suggestion is that the man-engines were driven by steam
engines. Hope this helps.
Iain Wright
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From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
paul richards
Sent: 27 November 2008 19:33
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Subject: Man engines at Devon Great Consols
Importance: High
Dear List
Ref: The above. Can anyone tell me what the driving power was for these
engines, water or steam? Many thanks.
Paul
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