2o6 BALA TO SHREWSBURYi 



Lead Mines. 



At Craig y Mwyn, about two miTes and a half 

 from Llargynog, fomewhat more than a century 

 ago, a vein of lead ore was difcovered, fo valuable 

 as to yield to the Powis family, for forty years, a 

 clear revenue of at leafl twenty thoufand pounds St 

 year. It had been worked to the depth of about 

 a hundred yards, when on a fudden the water broke 

 in, and became fo powerful, that the proprietor was 

 cempelled to abandon the undertaking *. Ever fince 

 that time the mines have continued nearly filled 

 with water, but fome gentlemen a few years ago 

 determined to attempt their recovers^ and for this 

 purpofe levels were to be driven in various parts of 

 the mountain, if poffible, to drain off the water. 

 Whether they have proceeded in the attempt, or 

 given it up, I have not the means of being informed. 

 — Befides thefe there are fome mines, but of lefs 

 importance, near the village, which were worked 

 when I was at Llangynog. The produce of thefe I 

 was informed was very trifling. 



On my leaving Llangynog, the clouds gathered 

 round the fummits and fides of the mountains, and 

 the rain foon afterwards began to defcend in tor- 

 rents. This village appeared, however, fo wretched 

 a place for a wearied traveller, that I had no in- 



* Pennant, ii. 347. 



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