OF ORES AND COALS. 125 



Thefe feven, the party-coloured, and white figured ores, are 

 from the mine at Fallawfield. The tubuious arborefcent kinds, 

 have the appearance of ftilla<Stitious crystallizations. They are 

 the eafieft in fufion of all the lead-ores. 



The only iron-work of any eminence with us at prefent, is at 

 Bebfidc, on the fouth fide of the river Blyth, about four miles 

 from the fea-port of that name. The ore is digged out of the 

 hanging banks by the river with great labour and pains, of vari- 

 ous colours, and of various degrees of texture and hardncfs, 

 fome as foft as common clay till hardened by the air. The 

 heavieft and richeft in metal is moftly. of a liver-colour, or a 

 deep brown. 



There was fome years ago an iron-work at Lee- Hall, on the 

 edge of the river of North Tyne, near Bellingham. The ore is plen- 

 tiful in the ftrata of a romantic precipice on the eaft fide of the 

 river; both the liver-coloured cruftaceous, and clay-kinds ; the 

 firft ponderous and i'ch m metal, fome of it of equal weight 

 with malleable iron that has pafTed the fire. It was under the 

 direction and conduct of Mr. JVooJ, fon of Mr. Wood, famous for 

 being the projector of the halfpence and farthings for Ireland by 

 patent. He made a good deal of bar-iron, but charcoal becom- 

 ing fcarcc, he removed to Lanccjlnre, where he attempted to make 

 it with pit-coal. This has been attempted by others, but not 

 with that happy fucccfs one could wifh. for. The ingenious 

 mineralifts of Cokbrook-Dale, in Shropfoire, have the art, from 

 iron-ore and coal, both got in the fame dale, to make iron 

 brittle or tough at pleafure. They call cannon io foft, as to bear 

 turning, like wrought iron. 



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