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Mr. John Cranch, when investigating the neighbourhood 

 many years ago, said, " About twenty yards from Easton's 

 mine is a most admirable and abundant chalybeate spring, 

 very pure, and grateful to the taste. In combination with 

 the advantages of marine air and water, sea bathing, the 

 fisheries, &c, &c, this spring I consider as inestimable, and 

 that it will one day be the means of drawing to the vicinity 

 a great resort of wealthy invalids and others, and make the 

 neighbourhood of Hope and Salcombe rich and prosperous." 

 This expectation, however, has not yet been realised. Hope, 

 although it possesses much to attract in the surrounding 

 scenery, still continues to offer scarcely any accommodation 

 for visitors beyond what is to be found at the two small inns.; 

 which is certainly much to be regretted. In the cliffs, under- 

 neath the Greystone, which is a very lofty rock rising high 

 above this village, an iron mine was opened some years since* 

 but it did not produce sufficient ore to pay the cost of work- 

 ing; and moreover the access to it was so dangerous for 

 vessels, that one was wrecked there with its cargo of ore 

 on board. It was therefore discontinued. There are veins 

 of iron in many parts of the coast, and several attempts 

 at mining have been made, but ere long relinquished. Just 

 about here begins Bolt Down, where the Kingsbridge races 

 used to be held. The remains of two barrows are mentioned 

 as having been found on this spot. 



In the hurricane of 15th February, 1760, so dreadful both 

 by sea and on shore, the Ramilies, a fine ship of seventy- 

 four guns, and seven hundred and thirty-four men, com- 

 manded by Captain Taylor, was lost near this promontory, 

 where she was embayed in consequence of mistaking the 

 Bolt Tail for the Rame Head, and erroneously supposing 

 they were driving into Plymouth Sound. Having let go 



