Alston Moor. Its pastoral people, its mines and miners; from the earliest periods to recent times

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Author(s) Wallace, William
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1890
Pages 220pp; illus
Publisher Mawson Swan
Place Published Newcastle upon Tyne

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City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Early account including much about mining, viz: 1] 'The mines' [pp94-113]; 2] 'The mining companies' [pp114-35]; 3] 'On the modes of mining' [pp136-46]; 4] 'On the smelting of lead' [pp147-60]; 5] 'On wages of the miners, etc' [pp161-9]. Much about individual businesses - London Lead Co, Ryton Smelting Co, Earl of Carlisle & Co, etc