NO. 2 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TIN — HESS G7 



ENGLAND (Continued) 

 Carcanagues, — . See No. 1G51. 



351. Carew, Richard. Survey of Cornwall. 



1811, London, pp. 25-60. 



The first edition of this work was issued in 1002. Description of stream worlis 

 and lode-mines; names of mines; mode of working; ore dressing; sharing black 

 tin; tin coinage (pa3ing tribute in metal); commercial practices; and courts. 



352. Carxe, Joseph. An account of the Relistian tin mine. 



Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, 1^7, London, pp. 293-205. 

 Journ. Nat. Philos., Chem. Arts, ser. 2, Vol. 20, 1808, London, p. 24. 

 Short description of pebbles of chlorite schist cemented by crystallized tin, which 

 occurred in this mine. 



353. . On the relative age of the veins of CornwalL 



Trans. Roj-. Geol. Soc. Cornwall, Vol. 2, 1822, Penzance, pp. 49-128, pis. 1, 2. 

 The tin veins, among other metalliferous veins, are treated with regard to their 

 age in relation to the country rocks. 



354. . On the mineral productions, and the geology of the parish of 



St. Just. 



Ti-ans. Roy. Geol. Soc. Cornwall, Vol. 2, 1S22, Penzance, pp. 290-358. Map of 

 Parish of St. Just. 



Treated under heads: 



The tin of the parish described, pp. 292-294; description of veins, pp. 321-323; 

 tin floors, pp. 326-331; the stream works of Parish, pp. 331-333; tin mines, pp. 

 339-344; ancient modes of mining, pp. 345-350; ancient history of the " Cassiterides," 

 pp. S54-35S. 



355. . A description of the stream-work at Drift Moor, near Penzance. 



Trans. Roy. Geol. Soc. Cornwall, Vol. 4, 1838, Penzance, pp. 47-56. 

 .\ntiquity of diggings and proof of the deluge. 



356. . An account of the discovery of some varieties of tin-ore in a 



vein, which have been considered peculiar to streams, with remarks 

 on diluvial tin in general. 



Trans. Roy. Geol. Soc. Cornwall, Vol. 4, 1838, Penzance, pp. 95-112. 

 Describes wood tin, toadseje tin, and sparable-tin found in Garth mine, or 

 East Wheal Cock. 



356a. . Statistics of the tin mines in Cornwall, and of the consumption 



of tin in Great Britain. 



Joum. Statis. Soc., London, Vol. 2, 1839, London, pp. 260-268. 



Gives a brief history of tin smelting, the exports, imports and prices of tin 

 from 1750 to 1837. 



357. . Pseudomorphous minerals of Cornwall. 



Trans. Roy. Geol. Soc. Cornwall, Vol. 6, 1846, Penzance, pp. 29-30. 

 Crystals of feldspar and quartz wholly or partially replaced bj' Sn02. 



358. Chaplin, G. P. Cornish methods of mine timbering. 



Trans. Fed. Inst. Mg. Eng., Vol. 13, 1897, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and London, pp. 

 200-210, pi. 11. 



Some data about timbering. New Dolcoath shaft vertical and 18i/^ feet in 

 diameter. It is bricked and expects to cut the lode at 2500 feet depth. The rocks 

 of the mine are generally solid and need little timbering, but timbers 2 feet 

 square and 30 feet long are sometimes used. 



