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Troupe. A fault. 
Tounnet. A horizontal excavation starting at the 
surface and driven across’ the country for the discov- 
ery or working of a lode or lodes. 
Tur Worx. Work paid for by the foot, as dis- 
tinguished from tribute work. 
Urcast. A ventilating shaft where the air ascends. 
Veins. Aggregations of mineral matter in fissures 
of rocks. Von Cotta, Saw; Bainbridge. The word 
vein has a broader scope than lode, including non- 
metallic beds. It is also applied, in working, to smaller 
seams threading the greater deposit. See Vena and 
Veta. 
Vena. A small vein or the branches of the veta, 
or main vein. Span. 
Veta. A main vein. Span. 
Vue. A cavity in the ore or rock. 
Watt. The plane of the country where it touches 
the side of the vein, when used in reference to lodes. 
The side of a level or drift, when used with reference 
to the workings. 
Wueat. A pit or hole in the ground. A mine. 
The names of most mines in Cornwall are preceded by 
the word Wheal. Old form Huel. Corn. . 
Wuim. A machine for raising the bucket by 
means of a revolving drum. 
Wuip. An apparatus for raising the bucket with 
rope and pulleys, by horse power on a straight drive. 
Winze. A shaft sunk from a level; not necessarily 
connecting two levels. 
Zinc. A. metallic element; bluish-white; fusing 
point, 773 deg. Fahr.; generally found as a sulphide 
(blende), or as a carbonate (calamine). Atomic weight, 
65.2; specific gravity, 8.9. Symbol, Zu. 
Morrison’s ‘‘Mining Rights.” 
