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UNDER THE SEA. 293
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V December Lias Not Everywhere In Englan...
fashioncalled a " ribble" there had been opened an oblique thirt tunnel -two , , or properl degrees y shaft a carriage , on , whose much incline of the , at pattern an ang of le the of vehicle about
offered y by the merry , -go-rounds , at fairs to the little adventurers toe timid to mount the wooden horsesruns a tramway as the chair _,
which secures it is unwound from , above , and is again drawn up by the reversed process . There is therefore no danger whatever in this
would striking accelerated strange make journey in speed this a fatal rush , unless downward business against , indeed , of and the , it the the proj But chain e prob cting this ability should platforms contingency of snap the of , passengers the when has levels been the ,
. su guarde ch an d accid against ent ( by scarcel breaks to , and "be feared it is hoped since its that possibility even in has case not of y
been effectuall overlooked retarded ) , the . And downward evidentl motion there of is no the fati vehicle ue i would n such be descent . y " Was { it rough ? " we asked y ; . West " fine Cornwall and smooth g that , " said much the
revile several captain d , railw — had a ay done deal ) . Even it smo we other ladies should tlian would see the what go down an easil easy y matter " now ( , he it said was , -
, when the men came up presently . To our disappointmenthoweverthe " gig" which presently
backwards came up to to the the top sli of htl the lower , tramway level from , of the the shaft latform , , and on was which tilted we p
had stood said , contained that we onl could y g one visit y . It the was mine going then down and again there ; if the we cap chose tain ,
without even change of dress . I was eager to try ; but rny companion ( a lady ) altogether objected Thomson , and with prudence skirts , I be must
admitfor however admirable _' s crown may on I other would occasions , down , they alone are not I protested precisely ; adap and ted she to could mine- wait explorations for me .
go , which above-ground I have to ; it thank was her of no ; the use descent , she would deferred not was hear made of it under —for
far more favourable arrangements . I gave up the idea reluctantly , and Back we left again the up platform the little . path , up the wet red road the , time getting allowed from
the The cap number tain is , about as of we workers six walked hundred emp , such loyed he information on told Botallack us as of , ab these ove about and under two . ground , , ; miners do
hundred not remain and below fifty are emp hours loyed but in the I coul excavations d not make . The out that there was stated period many not over , six hours however . So great is the
appreciation any of the convenience ; of the gig , that they will rather remain an hour or more longer at work waiting for it than endure correctl
each the terrible miner is fati a gue kind of of the small ladder shareholder ascent . , If being I understand paid according to y ,
being the profits sold of by the a kin working d of auction in which , at first he is sig engaged ht the exact , mine reverse portions of
Under The Sea. 293
UNDER THE SEA . 293
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1863, page 293, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071863/page/5/
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