Report – Thomas Emerson to Martin Morrison – 5 Apr 1815

Weardale Mines.                              NewCastle 5th April 1815



      Breckonsike continues poor, have let Bargains to 30 Men, 8 to drive the Low level @£8pfm  30/pBg the remainder to raise Ore @ 42/pBg. - Greenfield Vein is likewise poor have let Bargains to 12 Men, 6 to drive the Waggon Level at £6 pfm & 42/ pBg.  The rest to raise Ore @42/pBg.

      Burtree Pasture Vein is likely to raise Ore much the same as it has done for some time back have let Bargains to 110 Men  8 to drive the Waggon Level @£6-10/ pfm  8 to drive the High Level @£6-10/ pfm & the remainder to raise Ore atfrom 32/ to 42/ pBg.

       Kilhope is rather poor have let Bargains to 26 Men 8 to drive the Low Level @£7-10pfm  & the others to raise Ore @ 42/ pBg.

      Sedlin is much the same as last quarter have let Bargains to 115 Men 8 to drive the East Low Level @£10 pfm & 30/ pBg. 8 to drive the Middle Level @£6 pfm & 40/ pBg  - the remainder to raise Ore at 42/ pBg.

      <Comlains> Grove the cross Vein is more hopeful than it was last quarter have let Bargains to 14 Men 8 to raise Ore @ 38/ pBg & 6 @42/ pBg.   Middlehope Shield has been at a very low ebb have let Bargains to 20 Men 8 to drive the High Level @ £8-10 pfm 6 to drive the Cross Vein ( that is a <peat> measure cut the <……>) at £4 pfm & 42/pBg).  The remainder to raise Ore @ 42/ pBg.   From the points taken of the Veins that is now raising Ore tolerably well with Comps. Grove we were led to believe that it was the same as the Cross Vein at this place, which induced us to make a tryal in it, & I am glad to say that we have met with something rather hopeful, within a few days past, which I hope will turn out to be of some magnitude but from the little trial we have got of it yet, I cannot speak with certainty.

      Earn Cleugh Vein is only poor have let Bargains to 32 Men 8 to drive the High Level @ £3-10 pfm & 42/ pBg. 8 to sink into the Great Limestone 28£ pfm & 42/ pBg.  Longsike only 8 Men raising Ore @ 42/pBg.  Greenlaws is poor have let Bargains to 18 Men 4 to drive the Waggon Level @ £7-7 pfm & 30/ pBg the remainder to raise Ore at 42/ pBg.

Leadgate The workings in Longsike Vein that the Old Man had left off is the Great Limestone, are poorer than they in the higher Side, had formerly been but from the number of Men that are now employed I should expect to raise a good quantity of Ore, have let Bargains to 106 Men & to drive the Waggon Level @ £7 pfm & 30/ pBg, 8 to drive the Vogue Level @ £3 pfm & 42/ pBg and the remainder to raise Ore @ 40/ & 42/ pBg.

      Blackdean is raising Ore much as usual have let Bargains to 88 Men, 6 to drive the Low Level @ £8-10 pfm & 32/ pBg, 8 to drive the High Level @ £6 pfm & 38/ pBg.  The remainder to raise Ore @ 42/ pBg.

      Langtyhead  is only poor have let Bargains to 22 Men 6 to drive the East Waggon Level @ £4 pfm, 6 to drive the West @ £2-10 pfm & 42/ pBg the rest to raise Ore @ 42/ pBg.     Barbary is only a poor turn? But likely to raise more Ore this year than it did the last at the high price.  Have let Bargains to 36 Men 8 to drive the Waggon Level @ £10 pfm & 30/ pBg 6 to drive the Low Level @ £6-10 pfm & 42/ pBg, the remainder to raise Ore @ 42/ pBg.

      Wolfcleugh is much the same as last quarter have let Bargains to 29 Men , 6 to drive the Low Level from the Engine post at £6-10 pfm & 42/ pBg the rest to raise Ore @ 42/ pBg.  - Broaddale Pasture is more hopeful at the forehead than it was last quarter, have let Bargains to 42 Men 8 to drive the Low Level @ £5 pfm & 42/ pBg, 8 to <> the Low Level @ £8 pfm & the remainder to raise Ore @ 42/pBg. - 

               Thos. Emerson