The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-11
The Revival in Cornish Tin Mining.

The Revival in Cornish Tin Mining.
From London Joint Stock Companies
Journal.
The continued upward movement in the
price Of tin, which has more than dou-
bled IN value during the past u months,
mas naturally drawn the attention of the
public to the unwrought lodes of that
metal which are known to exist in Corn
wall, causing tin mines to be sought after
IN all the different stanniferous districts in
the county.
In the st. Just district there are some
thing more than rumors that the great
Botallack and other mines are being set to
work. In this division there were formerly
more than 20 mines in full operation, CIV
ing employment to between 1000 and 5000
hands,
At Goldsithney, Tregurtha Downs mine,
which was stopped in 1894, tin being then
but ESQ a ton, has again commenced ope-
rations, with good prospects of success
The Rodney mines. also in this place. are
spoken of as likely to be opened again.
During the time these mines were at work
they produced s2500,0O0 of copper and tin
although they are down only 60 fathoms
In the ST. Agnes district New Polbreen
and Gooninnis are of recent date and bid
fair to become great prizes, while in the
neighborhood of ST. Austell many mining
sets have been taken up and are pre-
pairing to commence operations and will
no doubt, in short time give good ac-
count of themselves.
The little Treloweth mine here has been
working at a profit for many years-right
through the low price of tin. During this
period this little "bar' has sold parcels
OF tin at ESQ ton, and Is now getting
more than $50 for its produce-so much
for good management. Close along here is
the Commerce property, where costeening
operations are being carried on in search
of the lodes. Adjoining this is the Wheal
Davey mine which Is to be started by
London limited liability company.
In fact, people are hunting through the
whole of this rich district for tin sets,
SIX OF which have been secured at which
work is being pushed forward with all
speed. SO that with all this going on and
the VentonWyn Mines company beiAG
about to make Its debut, we may expect
this part of the country to shortly as
sumo its old appearance of generous ac-
tivity. All this should cause no surprise
when We remember that here were found
such mines as Old Polgooth, Great Hew-
as, Wheal Elizabeth and many others
that made fortunes in the old days for
their proprietors or adventures, as they
were tfen termed.
A popularity of this part of the country
appears to be that rich deposits of tin
are met with right up to the surface. The
mines here were supplying enormous
quantities of tin before that metal was
discovered IN The deep mines now work.
ing around Camborne The first of the
aforementioned mines has returned min
eral to the value of six millions and made
fabulous profits, and is now only 10
fathoms deep. Great Hewas, only l2O
fathoms down, has been worked from
very remote date. as the remains of an
cient workings found here tend to prove.
The lodes were very rich, and at one time
they had a smelling house on the NINE
1t Is now 40 years since work was ceased
mere, where no sinking operations had
taken place for more than 100 years. ut
must also be remembered that when this
NINE was last worked all the machinery
was OF the old-fashioned type the stuff
pelng pulled to the surface by chain and
k1nple, Wheelbarrows being employed for
me removal of stuff underground and
black powder used for blasting Notwith-
standing these uncouth appliances, the
NINE made enormous profits The other
mines mentioned might be referred to in
similar way. The lodes in these mines
are far from being exhausted, and still
rich in the bottom, while there is ever:
inolcation tnat deeper sinking would lead
10 SUI! richer results. Freed from the
obstruction of ancient prejudice. ana with
the advantages to be derived from mod
ern methods and machinery, the possi-
bilities are great. What Is really needed
to ensure success for the properties lust
taken up here are sufficient working cap
ital, modern labor-saving appliances. and
machinery of the latest pattern TO enable
the mines to be worked faster and larger
quantities of ore economically treated.
and last-but by no means Ieast-souna
practical management.
With tin fetching G145 a ton 1t Is diff
cult to understand the absence of pub
lie support to the chief industry of fine
county of Cornwall. 1t may be that In
vestorS fail to grasp what the present
price of this metal means. We there
fore subjoin a few figures in that con-
nection:
Dolcoath shares, October 1895 were 1ts.
3d., now they are 81 os. Cd. East Pool
shares, October, 1898, were GA Is. 3d., now
they are Ell 15s an improved market
value of $4,000. Levvant shares, Octo-
now realize els each. Poberro, October,
1898, 3s., are now worth 2Gs. each; show
ing an increased market value Of over
s15,000 South Crotty, IS. 3D. October.
1893, now 20s each. West Kitty, f5 5s.
share in October, 1898, are now worth
8l2 each; an increased value of e42O0o.
Wheal Grenvile G5 5s. a share twelve
months ago. are new selling for &10 each;
an increased, value of 10000 for the
mine. Wheal Kitty shares in October,
1898. were As. Go. each. are now worth
Us Cd. Space will not allow us to con-
tinue this list, but we think enough has
peen stated to encourage hope that with
all the present advantages we may look
forward at no distant date to a return
OF the prosperity of former times that IS
SO deVoutly wished for by zone and all"
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