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yanU', being parallel to the range of the vein on 
the north lide. When I examined it, which was 
upwards of three months after the fhock happened, 
the length of it was not much more than 6o yards, 
though I could perceive fome vefliges of its farther 
continuance : the depth of it was about eight or nine 
inches, and its diameter four. As the foil was very 
light, and the fcafon has been remarkably wet, it is 
highly probable, that the fiflure is confiderably clofed 
fince it was fird made. Thefe were the mod re- 
markable circumdances, which happened upon the 
furface of the earth. Though my inquiry was of 
every one in particular, that was there employed 
about the mine, the concurrence of whofe tedimo- 
nies might feem .more drongly to confirm the ac- 
count ; yet I look upon it as unneceflary to trouble 
you with every man’s dory, which would be only 
a repetition of, or fomething fimilar to, what has 
been before related. 
William Hallom, and Jo. Howfon, miners, fay. 
That at the aforefaid time they were employed in 
carting, or drawing along the drifts the ore and 
other minerals to be raifed up the fliafts. The drift, 
wherein they were working, is about 6 o fathoms, or 
120 yards deep, and the fpace of it from one end 
to the other fo yards, or upwards. Hallom was at 
the end of the drift, had jud loaded his cart, and 
was drawing it along, but was fuddenly furprifed by 
a fhock, which fo terrified him, that he immediately 
quitted his employment, and ran to the wed end of 
the drift to his partner, who was not lefs terrified 
than himfelf. They durd not attempt to climb the 
fhaft, led that fliould be running in upon them, but 
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