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years before this period been found here, 

 and Meflrs. Roe and Co. of Macclesfield, 

 had, with a mine in Caernarvonshire, a 

 leafe of part of the JParys mountain from 

 Sir Nicholas Bayley, the father of the pre- 

 fent Lord Uxbridge, which expired about 

 nine years ago. They for a long time 

 fpent much money in making levels to 

 drain off the water, and were about to 

 give up any further attempts, but their 

 agent was determined to make one final 

 experiment in another part of the moun- 

 tain. This fucceeded, for in lefs than two 

 days, ore of almoft pure copper was met 

 with not two yards from the furface, which 

 proved to be that vaft bed which has fince 

 been worked to fuch advantage. The day 

 that this difcovery was made was the 2d of 

 March, 1768 ; it has been ever fince ob- 

 ferved as a feftival by the miners. The 

 Rev. Edward Hughes, who was the owner 

 of another part, in confequence of this fuc- 



cefs, 



