Report – Thomas Emerson to Martin Morrison – 11 Jul 1817

      New House.  11th July 1817

      A Statement of the Weardale Lead Mines



Breckonsike is very poor, have only let Bargains to 8 Men to raise Ore at 30/pBing.

Burtree Pasture is poorer than hitherto, the back lengths being much wrought out and We have not found the Vein at the fore end as yet, have let Bargains to 137 Men, 12 to cross cut each way before the cross Vein in order to discover the old one at £10 pfam: 8 to raise Ore at 26/pBing, 22 Men at 27/, 26 Men at 28/ and the remainder at 30/pBing.

Killhope is more hopeful than last quarter, have let Bargains to 32 Men, 8 to drive the Level at £5-5pfathom and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/pBing.

Sedlin continues poor, have let Bargains to 59 Men 8 to drive the Low Level at £7 pfam and 30/pBing, 8 to raise Ore at 27/ and the remainder at 30/pBing.

Middlehope Shield is likely for raising a good quantity of Ore this quarter, have let Bargains to 42 Men, 8 to raise Ore at 26/pBing, 16 at 27/; 16 at 28/ and the other 2 at 30/pBing.

Middlehope is likely for raising Ore much the same as last quarter, have let Bargains to 48 Men, 8 to drive the Level north at £3 pfa and 36/ pBing; 12 to drive the Level south and raise Ore at 28/pBing; 6 to rise up into the Coal Sills at £3-10 pfm and 36/ pBing and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/pBing.

Slitt is poor, have let Bargains to 8 Men to raise Ore at 30/pBing.

Levelgate continues to raise Ore tolerably well, have let Bargains to 154 Men, 8 to drive the Waggon Level at £5-10 pfa and 30/pBing, 8 driving a drift under the Limestone at £2-10pfa and 30/pBing, 6 to raise Ore at 20/pBing, 8 at 26/ and the remainder at 30/pBing.

Black Dean is only poor, have let Bargains to 28 Men, 6 to drive the Waggon Level at £7 pfm and 30/ pBing & the remainder at 30/pBing.- 

Barbary is poor, have let Bargains to 20 Men, 6 to drive the Level at £5 pfa and 30/ pBing and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/pBing.

Longty head continues much the same as last quarter, have let Bargains to 20 Men to raise Ore at 30/ pBing.

Wolfcleugh is doing very little at present have only let Bargains to 8 Men; 4 to drive a drift in the Limestone at £2 pfm and 30/ pBing and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/pBing.

Bolts Burn is rather poorer than last quarter, have let Bargains to 32 Men: 8 to drive the Waggon Level at £2 pfm and 30/pBing, 8 to drive the Vogue Level at £1 pfm & 30/pBing and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/ pBing.   –

      Thos. Emerson