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V December Lias Not Everywhere In Englan...
ill one loftier little rock chambermore than four times ,- —but then "worththe value of that outlay , multiplied over and over again .
- Thus with , , a at main one angle formed the "by lode the at junction one side of a where small vault the hard opening iron
stone encased the passage mineral , treasurehad been , clearedwe were told , at about twenty pounds , while th touch , at on with the other the side , hand the wall at the of
the same little time vault , had , , which being amid we could the more easily managed same greenstone , b"worked for not more than five pounds a fatliom .
een While we were thus gathering such information as we , being _unscientificcould receivewe were making our way through an uneven
corridor , like the shaft , set horizontally , but once or twice expanding with into a debris broader , owing and its loftier size square to the -ish large excavation quantity , of more ore _enciimbered which had
been the ( I am obtaine not collected , sur d e of from in my the it spelling . level We in ) had or which small passed it horizontal is on sunk our shaft is way preci , by a p winzey which itated
ore The to the truck final empty depths then , whence by which it can it be is drawn overturne up the d into great the tramway winzey . ,
was had partiall there capsized y covered , heen that any with we in mi p it , lanks g . ht This see ; you how narrow could it would but not fall have deep _tliToug got shaft rid h , of certainl was the onl ore y y ,
broken but we legs were . wary It was of the our very steps p , lace warning for Bog each ie to other have concerning tumbled
into She , as , having his mistress had a remarked great anxiety . removed anxious in him friend , was s at laudabl home y triumphing few first fearsHer
over a . had felt themselves called on to threaten her with every danger possible and impossible ; her sister in a last melanchol of the y farewell
had declaring quences solemnl of that the y and since expedition metap foun horicall ; we d that , throug y washe those h d all who her the encouraged hands opposition us , steadil to conse the y -
we mine descent were those who knew something about it , and those who dissuaded us were those who did notwe were quite on the
ri again I g who ht st side the had risk of been the s and burdened matter discomforts . with In particular of a the long hi cold , gh we temperature in had the been chest . warned , Indeed ought
to , have broken a bloodvessel underground at tlie very least to minds verify but to face some far few greater of the heat predictions than we . found We had on inquiry made up before our
descending we should encounter ( the highest degree being 90 ° ) , the and onl we were unbelieving of the about efforts dangers of our and kindl difficulties dissuaders ; but , Miss as y
B , y consequence on finding herself passing into gloom far down , and feeling ness and the disturbed increasing us warmth with the , gave announcement way to a momentary that she could nervous bear - could
no more , and we must go up again as soon as the carriage
2©B Unpee The Sea.
2 © B _UNPEE THE _SEA .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1863, page 298, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071863/page/10/
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