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In Cornwall and ^Devon the Loads always hold 
their Courfe from Eaftward to Weflward ^ tho’ in other 
Parts of England they frequently run from North to 
South. The Miners report, that the Sides of the Load 
never bear in a Perpendicular, but conflantly underlay 
either to the North or South. 
The Mines feem to be, or to have been, the Channels 
thro* which the Waters pafs within the Earth j and, like 
Rivers, have their fmall Branches opening into them in 
all Directions ; which are by the Miners term’d, the 
Feeders of the Load. 
Moft Mines have Streams of Water running thro* 
them, and when they are found dry, it feems to be 
owing to the Waters having changed their Courfe, as 
compell’d to it, either becaufe the Load had flopp’d up 
the antient Paffages, or that fome new and more cafy 
ones are made. 
The Load is frequently intercepted by the crofting of 
a Vein of Earth, or Stone, or fome different metallick 
Subfiance. In which Cafe it generally happens, that 
one Part of the Load is moved a conftderable Diflance to 
one Side. This tranfient Load is by the Miners term’d 
a Flooking ^ and the Part of the Load which is moved, 
is, in their Terms, faid to be heaved. This heaving 
the Load would be an inexpreflible Lofs to the 
Miner, did not Experience teach him, that, as the 
Loads always run on the Sides of the Hills, fo the Part 
heaved is always moved towards the Defcent of the 
Hill. So that the Miner working towards the Afcent 
of the Hill, and meeting a F lookings confiders himfelf 
as working in the Part heaved ^ wherefore cutting thro' 
the Flooking , he works upon its Back towards the Afcent 
of the Hill, till he recovers the Load, and vice versa. 
H h hi Thus 
