River ran red is aauthor published , Im unlikely to be at Neals have had a
minor stroke and can't drive for 4 weeks
can post it to you
Mike
On 11 April 2011 15:08, M J Shaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I hope to be at the NAMHO meeting on 18th, if you are going to be there
> will you have a copy of the Benbulbin book with you?
> Do you know if The River Ran Red is published by the author or if not who
> the publisher is.
> All the best
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Moore" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:45 AM
> Subject: [mining-history] New Books
>
>
> These have just arrived and are excellent books
>
> *British Mining No 91 - Mines of The West Pennines
> *
> Richard Smith and Sam Murphy, Sb, A5, 216pp, includes many tables and 76
> illustrations.
>
> This monograph is the result of over 15 years research by the authors and
> covers the mines of the West Pennine escarpment from its northernmost
> extremity at Tindale Fell to Mallerstang and Garsdale in the south. The
> main
> subjects are the lead mines, although some iron and coal mines are
> mentioned
> briefly. The monograph contains mine plans and histories of the major mines
> at Cross Fell, Silverband, Dun Fell, Knock, Dufton, Netherhearth,
> Hardshins,
> Birkdale, Murton, Hilton, Long Fell, Stainmore, Brough, Hartley,
> Ravenstonedale and Mallerstang together with information on smaller mines
> and trials. A separate section deals with the smelting mills. £15.00 (this
> book is free to NMRS members)
>
>
>
> *Barytes Mining in Benbulbin (Sligo) 1859 - 1979 An Industrial
> Heritage*Gerry Foley, A5, sb, 48pp
>
> Sir Henry Gore Booth of Lissadell, Co. Sligo, became involved in the mining
> of Barytes in the 1880's. In 1888 he entered a partnership agreement with
> George Tottenham of Glenade, Co. Leitrim to mine Barytes on Sir Henry’s
> lands in Gleniff. The enterprise was called The Gleniff Barytes Company.
> The
> miners work was hard and dangerous. Every day the workers made their way to
> the valley on foot, some travelling long distances. From the washing shed
> they had to trek over the steep scree and ascend the vertical ladder, 30m,
> to reach the mine entrance. According to local folklore they laboured by
> candle light and a day's work was measured by the "length of a penny
> candle". Conditions would have been damp and dirty. The Book looks in
> detail
> on the mining operation on Ben Bulbin £9.00 +postage
>
> *The Mechanical Methods of Dressing Tin Ore Etc: Excursion in Cornwall,
> 1857
> * Leon Moissenet **(mining engineer**), Translated into English by Tony
> Clarke , HB,175pp
>
> In 1857, Leon Moissenet, a distinguished French engineer, visited Cornwall
> and examined the workings of several famous mines, including the great
> Dolcoath. Moissenet was particularly interested in the way that tin ore was
> raised, crushed and dressed. His extremely careful and intelligent
> observations of these processes led to the book he published in French the
> following year. Tony Clark was a senior mineral processing technician at
> Camborne School of Mines for 25 years. His translation of this book is a
> tremendous achievement, and the value of it to researchers cannot be
> exaggerated. This is a book that will be most appreciated by the
> connoisseur: those men who love to discover the way science and mechanics
> have developed over the centuries. No industry displayed more ingenuity at
> the „grass roots? level, historically, than the Cornish mining industry.
> Every part of the tin ore dressing process witnessed constant improvements
> over the centuries, and most of these innovations resulted from the efforts
> of the ordinary men who operated the systems. Moissenet observed and
> described the state of play in the middle of the century, which saw most of
> these improvements. Contrary to a widely-held, but inaccurate belief,
> Cornish mine managers were constantly trying new methods and improving on
> old ones. The idea that they were universally „old fashioned?, reactionary
> and reluctant to change is a myth which is quickly dispelled once the
> evidence is examined. Moissenet described an industry which was
> fundamentally forward looking and constantly seeking improvements in both
> economy and efficiency. The sheer variety of systems and processes he found
> in the many mines he visited proves the desire for improvement evident
> throughout the industry. This book is highly recommended and for all those
> interested in how things worked**(review from cornish miners assiciation
> newsletter**) £18.99 post free until 30th April
>
> *Those Dirty Miners" - A History of the Kent Coalfield* J P Hollingworth,
> A4, Sb , 96PP
>
> A painstakingly researched history of this small but fascinating coalfield.
> The material covers the period from the late 19th century to its final
> closure and encompasses the colliery of Shakespeare at Dover, several lost
> collieries such as Wingham and the four productive collieries of
> Tilmanstone, Snowdown, Chislet and Betteshanger. Also contains a fully
> illustrated chapter by Tom Heavyside on Kent’s Last Days of Colliery Steam.
> Full of informative detail and with many previously unpublished
> photographs.
> £16.00
>
>
> *Shale Oil - A History of the Industry in the Lothians
> *Guthrie Hutton, SB,57pp
>
> The fascinating story, written by the well respected Mining Historian
> Guthrie Hutton, begins with visionary chemist from Glasgow, James Young,
> and
> his innovation and tenacity in developing and refining the process of
> extracting useable oil from the Lothian shale fields. Much has been written
> about mining and Scottish coal but relatively little about the shale oil
> industry which brought whole villages into existence and transformed an
> entire area west of the capital and south of the Firth of Forth. Includes a
> series of black and white photos of the industry £7.99
>
> All available via my website www.moorebooks.co.uk and of course other book
> sellers
>
>
> mike
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