Report – Thomas Emerson to Martin Morrison – 2 Oct 1816

      Newhouse 2nd. October 1816



Breckonsike Vein is doing very little at present, have only let Bargains to 11 Men to raise Ore @ 30/pBing.



Greenfield is poor, have let Bargains to 6 Men to raise Ore@ 30/pBing.



Burtree Pasture is likely to do as well as usual, have let Bargains to 153 Men 6 to cut cross to the Vein out of the foremost sump at £2 p f[atho]m. 8 to sink into the quarry <hazel> at £5 p fm; 8 to raise Ore at 22/ pBing; 8 at 26/. 14 at 27/. 26 at 28/. And the remainder at 30/pBing.



Kilhope is poor, have let Bargains to 30 Men; 8 to drive the low level at £6 pfm; 8 to sink to the said Level at £6 pfm, and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/ pBing.



Sedlin continues poor, have let Bargains to 66 Men; 8 to drive the low Level at £7-10-. pfm and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/pBing.



Middlehope Shield is more hopeful than she has been, have let Bargains to 30 Men; 8 to drive the low Level at £4pfm; 8 to raise Ore at 26/. 8 at 27/. and the remainder at 30/ pBing.



Company's Groove is looking better than last quarter, have let Bargains to 36 Men; 20 to raise Ore at 28/ and the remainder at 30/ pBg.

Green Laws is poor, have only let Bargains to 12 Men to raise Ore at 30/ pBing. -



Slitt is poor, have let Bargains to 16 Men to raise Ore at 30/ pBing. - 

Levelgate is still rather poor in the great Limestone, but will raise a good quantity of Ore, from the great number of Men employed, have let Bargains to 140 Men ; 8 to drive the low Level at £4 pfa and 30/ pBing for Ore, 6 to raise Ore at 24/. 8 at 28/. and the remainder at 30/ pBing.



Blackdean, - is poor, have let Bargains to 60 Men; 8 to drive the low Level at £7-10-. pfm and 30/ pBing for Ore, and the remainder to raise at 30/ pBing.



Guinea Grove is poorer than it has been, have let Bargains to 16 Men; 8 to raise Lead at £7 pTon and the remainder at £7-5-.



Barbary is poor, have let Bargains to 20 Men; 8 to drive the Waggon Level at £3 pfm the remainder to raise Ore at 30/ pBing.



Broaddale Pasture is poor, have let Bargains to 24 Men; 8 to drain the Waggon Level at £5 pfathom and 28/ pBing; and the remainder to raise Ore at 30/ pBing.



Crawlah.  We have 8 Men driving the new Level from the Engine foot at £4p fa.m; they have cut a Vein lately, but have not made any trial in the Great Limestone, to prove it as yet.



The old workings are only poor, have let Bargains to 10 Men in them, to raise Lead at £7-10-. PTon

      Thos. Emerson