(7*8) 
The Snow and Tttft near the Grooves mAt quickly, but continue 
long at further diftance. 
To the 1 8, ipv Sometimes, when a Mine hath been very near 
the furface , the Grafs hath been yellow and difcolour'd. Some 
have made ufe of the Virgula divinatoria>\ but the fc xperienced 
Work-men have no value for it 5 yet they fay, when the Mine 
is open, they may guefs by it, how farr the Vein leades. 
To the 20,21522,23,24,25,2(5, Qu. White, Yellow and 
inixt Earth are leaders to the Country (as they call it 5) Change- 
able colours alwayes encourage their hopes. For Stones^they aie 
fometimes 12 fathom deep, before they meet any: Otherwhile, 
when a " tonyReak at top, they meet Orejuft under the Sword 
(Tuperficies)of the Grafs, which Ore hath gone down above 40 
fathom. A black Stone is of bad fignification,. and leads to a 
$am ( a black thick Stone, that hinders their work. ) A grey 
cleer dry one they account beft. They feldome encounter 
Damp. If in finking they come to wet moorifh Earth, they 
exfped a tyam^ and to be elbfed up with Rocks. The nearnefs 
they guefs by fhort hritle Clay^ for the tough is not leading. 
As to the reft of the Queries belonging to this Title^ the Mine- 
men can give no fatisfa&ion to them, , 
Tothe 31,32. The Ore fometimes is Shole, and again, it is 
14 or 20 fathom more.or l£fs> before they hit it. They follow a 
Veine inclining to fome depth, when it runs away in flat Binns 
(their terme.) When. the Stones psrc it, then they find a 
Veine again; Their Draughts %xz 14 or 16 Fathom, till they 
come to a Stone, where they caft afide a Draught call'd zCutu 
Then they fink plum again 4 ? or 5 Cutis one under another. 
They find Ore at 50 Fathom. Their beft Beaks are North and 
South y Eaft and VVeft are good, though not fo deep. But 6 
and 12 are/>r^<?/*Reakes,the reft not fo. 
Tb the 33- and 34. The Groove is 4 foot long, 2* foot broad, 
till they meet a ftone, when . they carry it as they can. The 
Groove is fupportedby Timber of a Divers bignefs, as the place 
gives leave. A piece of an Armes bignefs will fupport 10 tun 
of Earth. It lafts long : that which was put in beyond the me- 
mory of man ( nay, which by the difference in the manner of 
working- their mines^ tfitey know to havelayn above 200. years) 
will 
