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Excerpt from A Topographical Dictionary of England, Vol. 3 of 4: Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, With Historical and Statistical Descriptions The principal minerals are lead and copper ores, of which veins are found in several of the mountains 5 the chief mines are at Laney, Foxdale, and Brads Head, near Fort Erin. Thane at Lucy are worked in two levels driven from the steep banks of the river. In the higher of which, opened towards the close of the last century, and extending to the depth of 100 yards, lead and copper ores are found together with much blende, some zinc, and a kind of mineral earth, called black jack, of which a great quantity is sent to Bristol, where, after being ground and prepared, it is converted into black paint; the lead-ore contains silver, in some in stances in the proportion of '200 ounces, and generally in that of from 60 to no ounces. Per too. The Foxdale mines, between Castletmvu and St. John's, of which the chief produce is lead, with a small portion of copper, after having been for some-time relinquished, were re opened; and, in 1830, a new vein of lead - ore was dia covered within a few feet from the surface, affording an abundant supply with comparatively little labour and expense. Those of Brada Head, which contain also sulphuret of copper, are worked only at intervals and between port-erin and kirit-arbory are shafts of lead mines now deserted. Limestone is found in various parts; that which is quarried on the coast, to the south of Pwlvaah boy. Becomes highly indurated, and is of a fine grain and black colour, being susceptible of a high polish, and much used for tombstones. Below high water mark, at Spanish Head, there is a quarry of very tough clay slate, which is raised in large blocks, that are occasionally substituted for timber, and used for gate-poets, small bridges across streams, and other pur poses. The public roads, which were formerly exceed ingly had and dangerous, have been much improved since 1776, when an act of parliament was passed, by which they were ordered to be eight yards in width, with a ditch on each side, and to be well gravelled on them face, they are now little inferior to those of England, and are kept in regair hya fund arising from a tax upon retailers of ale an spirituous liquors, on lands, houses, and dogs, and by some fines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
