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of which is not quite beyond suspicion, are resorted 

 to ; and, on the whole, it must be confessed that 

 China clay in its uses has not won a reputation that 

 harmonises with its pure and spotless appearance. 



It would not be easy for the holiday-maker to 

 find a more delightful way of spending a bright 

 summer day than to take this walk from St. Austell 

 to Nanpean and back, or, if he prefers to drive, as 

 we did, to include in the excursion the open works 

 of Carclaze and Minear Downs. In these latter 

 places he will see strings of tin ore and schorl or 

 tourmaline in the decomposed granite ; and, indeed, 

 there is scarcely a spot he will pass but will furnish 

 food for admiration and enjoyment. And if he be 

 devout as well as thoughtful, he will not fail to 

 recognise the wisdom and goodness of Him who 

 " setteth fast the mountains," and yet maketh them 

 to yield up their treasures for man's use and 

 happiness. 



On our return to Truro, we were entertained at 

 the rooms of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, 

 where the President and several members of the 

 Council were assembled to give us welcome, and 

 where we had a good opportunity of examining a 

 capital selection of Cornish rocks and minerals. 



The tin industries were the next objects of 

 attention. The first excursion for this purpose was 

 to Carn Brea, where the granite is seen in all its 

 glory, and to the mining district of Redruth and 

 Camborne. Cook's Kitchen, the oldest mine in the 

 county now at work, Dolcoath, the deepest mine in 

 the West of England, and others, were visited, 



