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Wheal Reeth Mine is in the parish of Uny Lelant, union of Penzance, Cornwall. | Wheal Reeth Tin Mine is in the parish of Uny Lelant, near St. Ives, union of Penzance, Cornwall. | ||
Secretary, Mr. John Barrat, Wheal Reeth. Manager, Captain Joel Higgins, Scorrier. Rock, granite. | Secretary, Mr. John Barrat, Wheal Reeth. Manager, Captain Joel Higgins, Scorrier. Rock, granite. |
Latest revision as of 12:58, 15 May 2014
Wheal Reeth Tin Mine is in the parish of Uny Lelant, near St. Ives, union of Penzance, Cornwall.
Secretary, Mr. John Barrat, Wheal Reeth. Manager, Captain Joel Higgins, Scorrier. Rock, granite.
Depth of adit, 30 fathoms. Depth under it, 220 fathoms. Pumping-engine, 40-inch. Stamping-engine, 30-inch. Winding-engine, 24-inch. " Man-engine," 30-inch. Landowner, W. B. Tyringham, Esq. Dues, l-18th. 180 men, 30 females, and 30 boys employed. [1]