MINES OF SCHEMNITZ. 381 
Westward of Schemnitz there are many other chap. 
mines, which belong only to individuals : con- ■_. , , 
ceming these, it is difficult to obtain valid 
information. 
The manner of working the mines is fourfold. Manner of 
working 
Firstj by a horizontal level, folloMdng the direc- the Mine*. 
tion of the vein. Secondly, by an inclined plane, 
ascending according to its inclination ; forming 
always stages of wood, as galleries for the work- 
men. Thirdly, by an inclined plane, descending 
in the contrary direction. Fourthly, by an 
excavation on either side of the vein, which 
is the most frequent at Schemnitz; owing to 
the g'reat width of the vei7is. 
The number of miners at Schemnitz, emploved ^"^ber 
^ •' of Miners. 
by the Crown, amounts to 8000 : at Cremnitz there 
are only 1 500. Formerly they all bore arms ; but 
this custom no longer exists'. Their payment 
is regulated by the ore which they find. 
When this is very rich, they are paid according 
to the quantity and quality of the ore raised : 
when it proves poor, they receive wages. 
The stamping-works of Schemnitz contain a 
(1) It is to the kindness of the Archduke Anton that the author owes 
this information ; together with some other facts concerning the J/ines 
»/ Schemnitz, which his Highness condescendingly communicated. 
