17<|< A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



fcent is countera6led by the man's ftrik- 

 ing againfl the prominences with his 

 feet, which* fince he goes backwards, 

 find has at the fame time to keep the 

 fledge in it's track, mud he a very diffi- 

 cult tafk, and only to be acquired by 

 practice. The danger attending this 

 mode of conveyance I fhould think muft 

 be very great; but, upon enquiry at the 

 village, I was informed, that ferious ac- 

 cidents have been very feldom known to 

 occur. 



At Craig y Mwyn, about two miles 

 and a half from Llangynog, in the year 

 1692, a vein of lead ore was difcovered, 

 which was found fo valuable, as to afford 

 to the Powys family a clear revenue of 

 twenty thoufand pounds a year for near 

 forty years; but, when they had \vorked 

 to the depth of a hundred yards, the 

 water broke in upon them, and became 

 fo powerful that they were obliged to 



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