CORNUBIANA. 71 



At Wheal G-ilbert, in Godolphin, there are remains of an old 

 stone stamping- mill, of a period prior to the use of steam, — 

 especially of the deeply-scored portions of the wheel which acted 

 as the crushing power. Just above the dwelling-house, near 

 the leat, are two upright stones of precisely similar character 

 which were used for casting blocks of tin. The measurements 

 of the stone above the dwelling-house, forming part of an old out- 

 house, are as follow : — width 2-ft. 4|-in., length 2-ft., height 

 above ground 2-ft. 9-in. The mould is 4 inches long, 2 inches 

 wide, 3^ inches deep. An illustration is given of this stone from 

 a photograph by Mr. Stewart (fig. 4.) The lower stone has a 

 mould about an inch longer than the first described. Each mould 

 slopes towards the bottom, so that the ingot of tin might be easily 

 removed by means of a stick. It is interesting to notice the 

 distinction in the three tin moulds that have been described in 

 this paper. The one at Mill-pool Hill is round, and possesses 

 two cavities for the tin close together. At Lower-town the moulds 

 are also contiguous, but are of foot-like form. The remaining 

 one at "Wheal Gilbert, described above, was designed for easting 

 blocks or ingots of another form. All the three moulds thus 

 possess a distinct character. 



In the western wall of the house at Wheal Gilbert there is a 

 stone, the carving on which presents something of the appearance 

 of a crab. The stone is 21 inches by 22 inches. The carving 

 measures 9 inches by 8 inches. The holes are 1^ inches wide 

 (see fig. 5). 



In the cobble-paved court are remains of millwheel-stones 

 with holes for the insertion of the axle-tree. Close to the second 

 casting-mould is one of the grinding wheels, much mutilated. 

 Its surfaces display signs of scoring, so that probably the 

 tin-stone was ground between a lower and upper wheel. 



II. — Similarities between Cornwall and other Countries. 



It is striking how many coincidences between Cornwall and 

 other countries exist. I shall call attention to some of them in 

 the following pages : — 



