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Water power would certainly be a very good topic for a future NAMHO conference. It has played a very major part in mining for hundreds of years if not thousands. One outstanding example of a waterwheel at a mine is the Laxey Wheel in the Isle of Man. The leat system leading to this is shown in the video Manx Mines and Minerals, obtainable from Duke Video. Of course as well as the obvious uses of water for operating pumps and for winding, huge workshops such as that at Llanberis used water power for all their machine tools. There are lots of books with chapters about the use of water in mining, including in Collieries of Wales (see my other message of today for details). Yes definitely a conference not to miss; if there are field trips underground, may I suggest that all those going should get soaked on each trip! Roger Gosling ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Claughton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 20 March 2000 12:29 Subject: Water power - its application in mining. > This query is prompted by discussion at yesterday's NAMHO council meeting on > conferences and the thought that 'water power' might provide a useful theme > for a future conference. > > Are members aware of any ongoing research into the application of water > power to mining, or considering work on the subject? The areas I have in > mind might include water-wheels, hydraulic engines, and leat systems; > water-wheel / engine manufacturer; conservation of water-powered > installations and sites, perhaps with particular reference to underground > installations; the economics and practicalities of water power in relation > to steam. In fact every conceivable aspect of water power and water supply > to mines. > > Water power is a subject area that a number of authors have touched on but I > am not aware that it has been covered in detail. A conference and > subsequent publication could prove useful to mining historians in general. > Your thoughts please. > > Peter > > ______________________________________________ > > Peter Claughton, Blaenpant Morfil, Rosebush, Clynderwen, > Pembrokeshire, Wales SA66 7RE. > Tel. 01437 532578; Fax. 01437 532921; Mobile 07831 427599 > > University of Exeter - Department of History > School of Historical, Political and Sociological Studies > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Co-owner - mining-history e-mail discussion list. > See http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/mining-history/ for details. > > Mining History Pages - http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~pfclaugh/mhinf/ > > _____________________________________________ > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%