New-York tribune., 1841-11-08

half aloud that well-known line.
'Hinc via Tartareiquue fert Acher on;s I'D undas.'
We should have perisned, it seems to me. in the
cold. damp. subterraneous passage had j, not been
for our thick pilot dress. After proceeding seme
ten minutes We came 10 place where We cou.d
stand erect, and glad enough were we forest. We
proceeded on our journey and next reached
a spot where the water came roaring down in tor
rents from the surface, making is way the aines.
This water is mpregnated with ochTe, which i
very destructive to leather and ii, for that
wooden soles are used to mining boots. Water IS
a great source of trouble to miners and u pump is
worked constantly by steam to keep down the
noxously lmpresna'ed fluid and enable the GOLFERS
to proceed with their labors The road now be-
came dangerous, for loose and ragged piece. OF
rock were strcwcd in our path, which required our
utmost care TO pas. in safety and without disturbing
them, for. as may be easily conceived, they would
prove not very agreeable companions if di-lodsed
from their places and sent tumbling after Us
Pretty the guide stopped at the mouth OF
cave on one side. which he informed US was another
mine thi, We determined to explore before de-
.cendi1s farther SO We followed him for about
light yards. where found deserted and spa
cous mine, yet well stocked with good coal in the
bed. Returning 10 Our path We d. scended for one
hundred ynrds, when reached the bottom OF the
tunnel and found sn exhausted mine there. The
one we were to visit ley some distance ahead. So
we walked on, It'll bending for while, till we
reached the railway Of which have spoken An
oven is kept burning here, Situated at the bot;
tom Of the shaft or aperture through which lie cal
ascends to create draft and gvc air the miners
Three o. the cars were drawn up TO receive Us
upon which clean boards We're laid and down
sar, back to back having first exchanged arred
ropes for substantial candles set in clay; matters
were certainly improving with U.s. and began TO
take courage An uncouth, mischievous fbbcrt
glbbet-looking lad drove the pony singing, as we
rumbled along, collier song in the mining dialec
which certainly differed from any tongue OF Ian
guage | ever heard or read. Ailer riding mile
through very dark region, we reached iout
news end and alighted. Here We found a number
Of the miners busily occupied. and were enabled
fully to inspect the mode Of operations. These
mines are worked by men. boys. and girls The
Two latter are generally children Of golfers, and
ac brought up to this business or rather dOrn to
ii, at "a very early age. The girls dressed in
boys clothes, and do precisely the same work. viz
ill the baskets, load the cars, and drive the pc
MES. The heal agent requested me TO look at
H. 1icb Id
they appeared TO be very cohtened with their stu
alton Sill, could not but feel the strongest ab-
horrcnce at system which completely unsexes
these poor creatures and necessarily destroys all
the finer qualities of heart which nature has be-
slowed on them. L, is useless TO tell me they are
contented How dreadful indeed must be the sys-
TEN which so darkens the mind to make it salts
fed with its own degradation! But they belong to
the poorer cass-True. too true. Still, are they
not COPS creatures-crcatcd BY the same power
that created Us! Are they not iMMoRrALl and Is
not their existence ard their happiness in the eyes
of The ALL-JUsr Of EQUAL Importance with that
Of anv other of his creatures Could regard
these things as Gen regards them. and look upon
the 'pomp parade, and circumstance which fills
our world as H Z osks upon il, what bitter agony
and disappoin iment might be saved a; the last
feel bound to remark that what | have said.
applies to The system which have so freely repro
bated not 10 the manner of conducting it in the
mines describe
The mine we were in is $50 feet deep The
of coal found in il is about seven feet wide, and the
extent is no, yet known. 1t is called Tie c.
rard's Bridge Coiery.' There are belonging TO
Mr. c., the proprietor of this mine, fifteen pits
now worked. in which over one thousand hands
are employed All the persons ! saw appeared
cheerful and happy, though the labor is severe
many OF them having to lie on their backs while
they break ou, the coal, ard all Of them working
in water one or Two feet deep, half soaked and ne
eessarily very dirty. Sull they were constantly
cracking their jokes and singing their songs as II
they had no other occupation. Having looked
about TO our satisfaction we resumed the cars and
returned to the oven. Here we found the colliers
about goin: up the tunnel-and twas droll enough
to witness the manner of their ascent. pony IS
started-a boy gra.ps his taiI-his comrade bitches
on to him, and another to him; then comes another
pony, then more boys, and up they all go, tugging
and slipping and scrabbling till they reach the top
making several miniature caravans of beasts and
boys. Should the lad at the helm lose his hold,
the result nigh, prove somewhat disa>trous-opt
| could no, learn that such catastrophe had ever
happened.
We determined take .hor; cut in returning