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6352 53 39_Re: Laura vein in a British metal mine?12_Hugh [log in to unmask], 27 Jan 1999 14:56:29 +0000624_us-ascii Why does it have to be British?
The reason WHA was so interested and knowedgeable about geology etc was that his brother JBA was a geologist (and mostly in India) to make life more interesting.
Hugh Torrens
robert and fiona forsythe wrote:
> Does anyone know of a Laura vein in a British Metal Mine? > > The reason for the enquiry is that the poet W H Auden was extremely > knowledgable about British inter-war metal mining and frequently refers > to it in his writing. > > A description of a woman called Laura using mining terminology is [...]45_27Jan199914:56:[log in to unmask]
6406 35 39_Re: Laura vein in a British metal mine?25_robert and fiona [log in to unmask], 27 Jan 1999 15:54:31 +0000471_- In message <[log in to unmask]>, Hugh Torrens <[log in to unmask]> writes >Why does it have to be British? > >The reason WHA was so interested and knowedgeable about geology etc was >that his brother JBA was a geologist (and mostly in India) to make life >more interesting. granted that John was a well known geologist in his own right, nonetheless WHA's own knowledge was entirely free standing. [...]49_27Jan199915:54:[log in to unmask]
6442 105 22_[Fwd: black park mine]13_Adrian [log in to unmask], 26 Jan 1999 23:51:40 -080066_us-ascii Hi Group
Can anyone help him please?
Adrian51_26Jan199923:51:[log in to unmask]
6548 28 36_Re: Silver Mining on Sark 1834 (fwd)14_Geoff [log in to unmask], 27 Jan 1999 19:07:32 +0000564_- In message <4221.199901271420@cronus>, [log in to unmask] writes >Can anyone help with this query sent to me today? >The sender is [log in to unmask] > >> >> Can you assist me in a book I am writing on Sark please ? >> I am trying to get details of mining operations on Sark and the recruitment of >> 250 Cornishmen to do the job. Also the price of silver per oz around 1840 and >> on average, how much silver comes up with a ton of dirt. (How long is piece of >> string !!!) [...]48_27Jan199919:07:[log in to unmask]
6577 38 16_Sark Silver Mine9_RW [log in to unmask], 27 Jan 1999 19:36:41 +0000 (BST)569_US-ASCII When I visited the island in the 1960s there was a mine plan of the workings in the Stocks Hotel - This has since gone to Le Societe Sercquaise ( a Mrs Grant who lived on Sark was the Society Secretary in the 1980s but I presume someone else is secretary now) There was also a mine Abandonment plan dated 1843 surveyed by J. Prince. This is probably also in a local archives (try Guernsey record Office?) Prince I believe was the Mine Captain (Princes Shaft) on the north-east end of the workings. Prince also wrote some notes in the [...]52_27Jan199919:36:41+0000(BST)[log in to unmask]
6616 37 36_Re: Silver Mining on Sark 1834 (fwd)11_John [log in to unmask], 27 Jan 1999 20:22:17 +0000600_- In article <4221.199901271420@cronus>, [log in to unmask] writes >Can anyone help with this query sent to me today? >> Can you assist me in a book I am writing on Sark please ? >> I am trying to get details of mining operations on Sark and the recruitment of >> 250 Cornishmen to do the job. Also the price of silver per oz around 1840 and >> on average, how much silver comes up with a ton of dirt. (How long is piece of >> string !!!) There is an article entitled " A History of Mining on Sark and Herm, CI" by [...]48_27Jan199920„SÃ1 |