Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-13
NUMBER 46.

| quartz, often discolored with red muddy
water from iron springs but here and there
the veins were so rich, that even our din
| lights sufficed for magic illumination
| This was especially the case in the new.
vein," the great discovery of the year, suf
| ficently painful to creep through, but re-
paying all by its brilliancy. The gallery
seemed to round almost to the same point
here our descent had ceased. Going up
the fOrty-two ladders was weary, tiring
work. However, we were cheered at each
landing by the "Gluckauf" from parties
of descending miners, to whom we duly re-
piled "Macht gesund Schicht D" Well
speed thy task )" for these people have
conventional phrases, which are as indis-
pensible as the mixed jargon of French and
English peculiar to certain circles at home.
In ascending I noticed the excellent ven
tilation, managed by trap-doors at the diff
erent landings. There is always an official
moving about to see to this. In England
we leave this important duty to mere chill
dren. the floors and trap-doors were also
in my eyes admirable preservatives against
what might occur with such very perpen-
dicular ladders viz a fall right through
from top to bottom. After weary climb
we got within sound of the eternal anti
danger bell, and at length emerged into the
cold rain. When we descended, the chill
dren in the " schools were singing their
evening hymn, and mine hosts" parlor
was full of grave omnivorous guests but
now all was silent the cabaret deserted
by all except one man, who had been some
years among our Cornish Mines, and spoke
a little English--a drunken fellow, who had
wanted to accompany me below, and, foiled
in this, had waited above, in hopes of more
beer---and for one or two more, for whom
the "swipes and sausage" seemed to have
never-ending attractions.
While we were divesting ourselves of our
leathern integuments, had an opportunity
of testing the honesty ofmy guide. 1t is
strictly forbidden-I know not why-to sell
or give away any specimens Of the ore all
such must be obtained by special permis-
sion at the Bergmeister's office. We were
alone in our dressing room, several really
beautiful peices of fiuor, quartz, and silver
crystals, ect., were round, but nothing
could tempt him to let me do more than
touch them. 1t was too late to go and
visit the Amalgam Works or any other
with permits SO there remained nothing
for it but to kill time till the hour for the
eilwagen's return therefore waited till
the change of relays (they have three in
the twenty-four hours.) This brought a
crowd of swarthy miners into mine hosts
for beer, washwasser, and putzen," (beer,
washing water, and toilet). The English
speaker now went into his turn, and was
left with some eight or ten, all burning to
know whence / came, and why. | told
them the fact, that was from aus Ire
land :" and not being strong in geography,
they shook their heads, till one started as
land " Iceland) as an emendation and
forthwith / was set down as countrymen
Of the geysers, and doubtless connected
with legends Of the iron-working Morse
men, who forged the swords of Rollo and
Harold Haarfager. This was too good to
last and the murder come out through my
own folly. Each miner wears belt, to
which are attached two curious knives, and
a lead pencil of most primitive construc-
ton. This | coveted, and began bargain
with one of my friends for the fee simple of
his property. At once the shrewdest of
the party cried out, Zach Gott, der Her ist
cln EnS ldnuer, ana up went the price OF
the belt, and my g little bill for the beer
and sausages was swelled, doubtless, to
three times its true dimensions. Neverthe-
less, got some good information about
the hydraulic apparatus, and was told that
in spite of it, the mine nearest to this (the
" Prince Electors level" could only be
worked to two-thirds its real depth The
miners were fine tall fellows, not bit bent
by their work grave even beyond their
countrymen of grave Saxon land, never
surprised into anything beyond length
ened "Wie-eh ?" whereby in their broad
dialect they politely expressed an incred-
ulous "No, you don't say sop The lowest
wages are from three to five newgroschen
(some five pence to seven pence day. !;
men get about seven, and master workmen
up as high as fifteen ii. e., about one shil-
ling and ten pence). However, we must
remember that in matters of food money is
worth nearly twice, and in the ccnsidera-
tion which it gives the possessor full five
times as much as in England.
WALKING-LEAvEs OF AUsrRALIA.-Almost
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