TO THE MINES OF CREMNITZ. .'''05 
holding in his hands a wooden vessel, con- ^"^^'• 
taining the mud of the mine attenuated with ' . -' 
,.,.,,, , . Manner of 
water, which is shaken by repeated concussions wabhing 
of the vessel against his body. During this ceou/S/ 
operation, and frequently changing the water, *"'^ ^'''"'' 
the gold is gradually driven towards the side 
of the machine, in the form of a yellow shining 
mud ; and the silver is seen following it, in a 
state of extreme division, not unlike steel 
filings. We were admitted into the Bahabanya Entrance 
mine by means of a level, with the greatest Mine, 
possible facility : — but having to relate our visit 
to the larger mines of Schemnitz and Cremnitz, 
we shall not particularly describe its interior. 
The mountain itself is an ahutment of argillaceous 
schistus; dipping into the great plain which 
extends towards Tyrnaw, and to the Danube*. 
The principal part of the road from Baka- Road to 
banya to bcHEMXiTz exhibits that grandeur oi 
scenery which is represented by the best pic- 
tures of Caspar Poussin: but some parts of it 
display the richer and milder dispositions of 
landscape characteristic of the works of Claude. 
The views of Schemnitz in approaching the 
town, and of Wind-schadt and Siegelsberg before 
(2) Travels thron^h the Bannaf, (Sfc. p. 193. Land. 1777. 
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