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the bottom ; but I did not perceive any remaining 
appearance of fuch opening myfelf, nor did the 
miners, who went down with me, fay any thing 
about it. 
To Do(5lor Maty, Sec. R. 8« 
S I R, 
Bedford-Row, Sept, i, 1770* 
J Have taken the liberty to fend you, in confequence 
of Mr. Lloyd’s requeft, his curious and exad: ac>^ 
count of Elden Hole in Derbyfhire: and I hope it 
will not be thought improper, if I venture to add a 
few (hort obfervations upon it. 
Mr* Lloyd, in his poftfeript, mentions the report of 
there being a fecond (haft, at the bottom of the great 
heap of Rones t and when 1 was myfelf in Derby- 
fhire, about four years ago, and went to view the 
fpot, I had an opportunity of receiving fome in- 
formation, from the wife of one of the miners, who 
had been down j and fhe deferibed the cavei*n in a 
manner agreeable to fuch an account: for flie men- 
tioned a very ffeep diclf, or defeent, in the midway j 
at the bottom of which (Qae faid) her hufband went 
down again a great way further, till he came to fome 
water. 
I do therefore conclude, that there really is fuch a 
fecond (haft? which having been covered up with 
large 
