Buch, Englisch, 94 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 131 g
With Statistical Notices of the Principal Mines in Cornwall
Buch, Englisch, 94 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 131 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
ISBN: 978-1-108-06369-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Joseph Yelloly Watson (1817–88) produced this short work for private circulation in 1843. For many years a mining agent with the London firm of Watson and Cuell, he became a fellow of the Geological Society and wrote on mining and historical subjects. Drawing chiefly on data from Cornwall, the present work gives details of mining processes, the layout of mines, the working conditions of miners (including figures for wages and working hours), and the typical management structure of a mine, with information on shareholders, profits and accounting. The work includes coverage of individual mining districts, including Gwennap, Camborne, Illogan, St Just, St Ives and Marazion in Cornwall, along with discussion of mines in Devon, Cumberland and elsewhere. Concluding with notes on the history of metal mining, followed by a useful glossary of mining terms, this remains a concise and instructive resource on a significant economic sector in the nineteenth century.
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Introduction; General features of a mine; The system of Cornish mining; The mining district of Gwennap; The district of Camborne and Illogan; Tin and other mines of St Just and St Ives; The mines of Marazion; The eastern district of Cornwall and Devon; The mines of Cumberland and other counties; The history of metals and their uses; Glossary of the terms used in British mining; List of subscribers.
