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Lead Mining Bargains at Boltsburn
| Book | Date | Bargain |
| 148 | 23 Dec 1852 | Joseph Dixon 4 partners agree to raise ore in their ground @ 40/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Brown, John Gardiner, John Gardiner Jnr |
| 148 | 28 Mar 1853 | Joseph Dixon and 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground at 40/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Brown, John Gardiner, John Gardiner jnr. |
| 148 | 29 Jun 1853 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 40/- per Bing till 30th September. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Brown, John Gardiner, John Gardiner junior |
| 148 | 23 Mar 1854 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 35/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Brown, John Gardiner, John Gardiner Jnr. |
| 148 | 30 Jun 1854 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 35/- per Bing till 30th September. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Brown, John Gardiner, John Gardiner jnr. |
| 148 | 23 Dec 1854 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 35/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Brown, John Gardiner, John Gardiner Jnr. |
| 148 | 2 Apr 1855 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 35/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners. Josh. Dixon, John Gardiner, Jno. Brown, Jno. Gardiner jnr. |
| 148 | 28 Sep 1855 | Jos. Dixon 4 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st December. Partners: Jos. Dixon, John Gardiner, John Brown, John Gardiner jnr. |
| 148 | 26 Mar 1856 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Josh. Dixon, John Gardiner, John Brown, John Gardiner |
| 148 | 28 Jun 1856 | Joseph Dixon 4 prs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th September. To have £10 for taking up the stoup. Partners: Josh. Dixon, Jno. Gardiner, John Brown, Jno. Gardiner |
| 148 | 25 Sep 1856 | Joseph Dixon 4 ptrs Agree to drive eastward in the vein as directed @ 100/- per fathom and raise Ore @ 44/- per Bing till 31st December. Partners: Joseph Dixon, Jno. Brown, Jno. Gardiner, Jno. Gardiner |
| 148 | 31 Dec 1856 | Joseph Dixon 4 prtns Agree to drive eastward from the end of the last bargain @ 160/- per fathom and 44/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Josh. Dixon, John Brown, Jno. Gardiner, Jno. Gardiner |
| 148 | 30 Mar 1857 | Joseph Dixon 4 prtnrs Agree to drive their drift eastwards from the end of last bargain @ 200/- per fathom and 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Josh. Dixon, Jno. Gardiner, John Brown, Jno. Gardiner |
| 152 | 26 Jun 1868 | John Adamson 8 prtnrs Agree to continue their forehead at 300/- per fathom and 20/- per Bing till 30th September, to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Adamson, Joseph Bell, John Baty, Edward Adamson, Geo. Middleton, John Forster, John Ward, Walter Oliver |
| 152 | 26 Jun 1868 | Joseph Fairless 8 prs Agree to raise Ore at 30/- per Bing till 30th September, to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Joseph Fairless, George Dixon, Robt. Dixon, Thomas Lowes, Jonathan Emerson, John Nattrass, John Robinson, Will. Coulthard |
| 152 | 2 Oct 1868 | John Adamson 8 prs agree to continue their forehead at 300/- per fathom and 20/- per Bing till 31st December; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Adamson, Joseph Bell, John Baty, Ed. Adamson, Geo. Middleton, John Forster, John Ward, Walter Oliver |
| 152 | 2 Oct 1868 | Joseph Fairless 12 prs agree to cut out sump head and sink below Watts level as directed at 200/- per fathom; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Joseph Fairless, Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon, Thomas Lowes, Jonathan Emerson, John Nattrass, John Robinson, Wm. Coulthard, John Forster, Thos. Walton, Wm. Emerson, Robt. Bowan |
| 152 | 1 Jan 1869 | John Adamson, 8 prs agree to raise Ore in 10 fathoms of ground in Great Limestone at 26/- per Bing till 31st March: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Adamson, Joseph Bell, Jno. Batys, Ed. Adamson, Geo. Middleton, Jno. Forster, Jno. Ward, Walter Oliver |
| 152 | 1 Jan 1869 | George Dixon 2 pts agree to raise Ore in their old ground where they had a Bye Bargain @ 50/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon |
| 152 | 5 Apr 1869 | Jno. Adamson, 8 prs agree to raise Ore in their ground and rise 3 fathoms at 80/- per fathom and 26/- per Bing till 30th June: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Jno. Adamson, Joseph Bell, John Baty, Ed. Adamson, Geo. Middleton, Jno. Forster, Jno. Ward, Walter Oliver |
| 152 | 5 Apr 1869 | George Dixon 2 pts agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 50/- per Bing till 30th June; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon |
| 152 | 5 Jul 1869 | George Dixon 2 pts agree to raise Ore in their old ground at 50/- per Bing till 30th Sept; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon |
| 152 | 4 Oct 1869 | George Dixon 2 pts agree to raise Ore 50/- per Bing till 31st Dec; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon |
| 152 | 31 Dec 1869 | John Adamson, 8 prs agree to raise Ore in their old ground at 25/- per Bing till 31st March: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Adamson, Joseph Bell, John Baty, Ed. Adamson, Geo. Middleton, John Forster, John Ward, Walter Oliver |
| 152 | 31 Dec 1869 | George Dixon 2 pts agree to raise Ore 50/- per Bing till 31st March; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon |
| 152 | 31 Mar 1870 | George Dixon 2 pts agree to raise Ore 50/- per Bing till 30th June; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Geo. Dixon, Robt. Dixon |
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These extracts of Lead Mining Bargains have been kindly supplied by John Stark. He has
transcribed those bargains that relate to his family history research. This is not a
full extract from the bargain book, but it does provide an indication of the information
available. To see Johns family history research click here,
for the original extracts from the bargain books
click here.
When indexing the names mentioned in the Bargains we have 'standardised' the spelling
of the names - this was to aid in eliminating obvious duplicates. The spelling as
shown in the detail of the actual bargain remains as transcribed.
Description of the method of mining and some of the terms used
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