116 ^r. John Taylor's Piospecius 



I would therefore put at the head of the list the adventurers, 

 or those persons who risk their capital in working mines. 

 These may be divided into 



The adventurers in the mines of Cornwall. 



Persons working lead and other mines in other parts of 

 the United Kingdom. 



Companies engaged in foreign mines. 



Iron masters and owners of collieries. 

 To all of these I conceive the advantages of such an insti- 

 tution must be more or less interesting ; and if it be urged that, 

 for the latter division especially, the peculiarities of their art 

 will not be so much attended to, or that the position of the 

 school is not the best, it may be answered that much of ge- 

 nex'al interest to all classes of miners and smelters may be 

 taught, and if adequate support be afforded, some extension 

 of the plan might be made to suit particular views. Of course, 

 also, I should expect a much smaller contribution than from 

 those who are more nearly and decidedly interested in it. 



With regard to miners in parts of the United Kingdom di- 

 stant from Cornwall, I-would suggest that many of them have 

 taken their agents fx'om the district where the school is pro- 

 posed to be; and that, looking forward, they may either from 

 its success derive a facility in procuring others, or may send 

 their young men to be instructed at a place where the great 

 advantage offers of seeing practices varied from what they 

 have been used to. 



The various associations that are sending miners to distant 

 countries are, I think, specially called upon to support such 

 an institution. Many of them feel the difficulty of procuring 

 well recommended persons : it is but fair then that they should 

 aid in training them up ; and they will recollect that from such 

 a school satisfactory accounts of character may always be ob- 

 tained. 



The adventurers of Cornwall and Devon are undoubtedly 

 the most interested in the welfare of this undertaking, and it 

 is from them that I expect the most effectual support. As 

 one of this body, and representing a large number of them, I 

 shall most cheerfully contribute, and urge it upon those with 

 whom I have any influence. 



The next class of contributors which I should be disposed to 

 solicit for aid, would be the land-owners, or the lords of mines, 

 who cannot be supposed to be indifi^erent to the skill and in- 

 telligence with which the works on their property are con- 

 ducted. The rank of many is so high, and their means of 

 judging so extensive, that it would be impertinent in me to do 

 more than humbly to suggest this as a ca$e for their liberal 



consideration ; 



