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Lead Mining Bargains at Slitt
| Book | Date | Bargain |
| 148 | 6 Apr 1853 | Emerson Coulthard 6prs agree to rise from Kirks Level to the Seventy Fathom Level at the place fixed upon at the east end @ 160/- per fathom and 35/- per Bing for the ore they get. Partners: Em. Coultherd, Ra. Coultherd, Thos. Coultherd, John Gibson, John Dixon, Wm. Byers |
| 148 | 24 May 1853 | Emerson Coultherd 6 prs agree to cut cross from Spring Bank Level in a point as directed @ 100/- per fathom till 30th June. Partners: Emn. Coultherd, Ra. Coultherd, Thos. Coultherd, John Gibson, John Dixon, Wm. Byers |
| 148 | 6 Jul 1853 | Emerson Coultherd 6 prs agree to cut cross from the end of last bargain till they cut the vein @ 120/- per fathom. Partners: Emn. Coultherd, Ra. Coultherd, Tho. Coultherd, John Gibson, John Dixon, Wm. Byers |
| 148 | 23 Jan 1854 | Emerson Coultherd 6 prs agree to raise 5 fathoms in the vein they have cut or to the old workings @ 140/- per fathom & 40/- per Bing for the ore they get. Partners: E. Coultherd, John Gibson, John Dixon, Wm. Byers, Ralph Coultherd, Thos. Coultherd |
| 148 | 3 Mar 1854 | Emerson Coultherd 6 prs agree to drive in the vein in the Three Yards Limestone @ 140/- per fathom till 31st March. Partners: Emn. Coultherd, Ra. Coultherd, John Gibson, John Dixon, Wm. Byers, Thos. Coultherd |
| 148 | 3 Apr 1854 | Ralph Moses 6 prs agree to raise ore in Thos. Walton's ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June and to have 120/- per fathom for driving to their ground end. Partners: Ra. Moses, Jos. Vickers, John Raws, Wm. Forster, John Dixon, Wm. Brown |
| 148 | 6 Jul 1854 | Ralph Moses 6 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th September. Partners: Ra. Moses, Jno. Dixon, Josh. Vickers, John Raws, Wm. Forster, Wm. Brown |
| 148 | 5 Oct 1854 | Ralph Moses 6 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st December. Partners: Ra. Moses, Josh. Vickers, John Dixon, John Raws, Wm. Brown, Wm. Forster |
| 148 | 8 Jan 1855 | Ralph Moses, 6 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Ra. Moses, Jos. Vickers, John Dixon, John Raws, Wm. Brown, Wm. Forster |
| 148 | 10 Apr 1855 | Ralph Moses 6 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Ralph Moses, Josh. Vickers, Jno. Dixon, Wm. Brown, Wm. Forster, John Raws |
| 148 | 10 Apr 1855 | Stephen Freak 8 prs agree to drive the Seventy fathom level westwards from where Thos. Dent & prs left off @ 420/- per fathom and 30/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: St. Freak, Wm. Freak, Wm. Emerson, Geo. Emerson, Thos. Dixon, Thos. Dixon, jnr, Jno. Gowland, Jno. Phillipson |
| 148 | 7 Jul 1855 | Ralph Moses 6 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 40/- per Bing till 30th September. Partners: Ralph Moses, Jno. Dixon, Wm. Brown, Wm. Forster, Josh. Vickers, John Raws |
| 148 | 7 Jul 1855 | Stephen Freak 6 prs agree to raise ore in 10 fathoms of ground west of Thos. Dent & prs @ 44/- per Bing till 30th September. To rise 4 fathoms from the level roof @ 140/- per fathom. Partners: St. Freak, Wm. Freak, Wm. Emerson, Geo. Emerson, Thos. Dixon, William Lee |
| 148 | 7 Jul 1855 | John Gowland 8 prs agree to drive the Seventy Fathom level from where St. Freak & prs left off @ 320/- per fathom and 30/- per Bing till 30th September. Partners: Jno. Gowland, Jno. Phillipson, Thos. Dixon, Stepn. Bee, Ralph Bee, Josh. Maddison, Thos. Hetherington, Richd. Wearmouth |
| 148 | 31 Dec 1855 | Ralph Moses 6 prs agree to raise ore in their ground @ 25/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Ra. Moses, Jos. Vickers, John Dixon, John Raws, Wm. Forster, Wm. Brown |
| 148 | 31 Dec 1855 | John Gowland 6 ptrs agree to raise ore in 10 fathoms of ground west from Stn. Freak & prtns at 44/- per bing till 31st March, and have 200/- per fathom for rising 4 fathoms at the east end of their ground. Partners: John Gowland, John Phillipson, Thos. Dixon, Ralph Bee, Stephen Bee, Richd. Wearmouth |
| 148 | 5 Apr 1856 | Ralph Moses 6 prs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 25/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Ralph Moses, John Dixon, Josh. Vickers, John Raws, Wm. Brown, Wm. Forster |
| 148 | 5 Jul 1856 | Ralph Moses, 6 ptrs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 35/- per Bing till 30th September. Partners: Ra. Moses, Wm. Forster, Jno. Dixon, Josh. Vickers, John Raws, Wm. Brown |
| 148 | 5 Jul 1856 | Stephen Freak 6 prs Agree to rise 2 fathoms in the vein @ 200/- per fathom and raise Ore @ 44/- per Bing till 30th Sept. Partners: St. Freak, Wm. Emerson, Wm. Lee, Geo. Emerson, Thos. Dixon, Wm. Freak |
| 148 | 5 Jul 1856 | John Gowland 6 prts Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per bing till 30th Sept. Partners: John Gowland, Stephen Bee, Ralph Bee, Jno. Phillipson, Richd. Wearmouth, Thos. Dixon |
| 148 | 1 Oct 1856 | Ralph Moses, 6 prtns Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st Dec. Partners: Ra. Moses, Josh. Vickers, John Dixon, John Raw, Wm. Forster, Wm. Brown |
| 148 | 1 Oct 1856 | Stephen Freak 6 prtns Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st Dec. Partners: Stn. Freak, Wm. Lee, Thos. Dixon, Wm. Freak, Geo. Emerson, Wm. Emerson |
| 148 | 1 Oct 1856 | John Gowland 6 prts Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st Dec. Partners: John Gowland, Richd. Wearmouth, Jno. Phillipson, Ralph Bee, Stepn. Bee, Thos. Dixon |
| 148 | 8 Jan 1857 | Ralph Moses 6 prtrs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Ra. Moses, Josh. Vickers, Wm. Brown, John Raw, John Dixon, Wm. Forster |
| 148 | 8 Jan 1857 | Stephen Freak 6 prtns Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: Stn. Freak, Wm. Emerson, Wm. Lee, Geo. Emerson, Wm. Freak, Thos. Dixon |
| 148 | 8 Jan 1857 | John Gowland 6 prtns Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st March. Partners: John Gowland, Stepn. Bee, Ra. Bee, Jno. Phillipson, Richd. Wearmouth, Thos. Dixon |
| 148 | 4 Apr 1857 | Stephen Freak 6 prtnrs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Stn. Freak, Wm. Emerson, Wm. Freak, Geo. Emerson, Wm. Lee, Thos. Dixon |
| 148 | 4 Apr 1857 | Ralph Moses 6 prtnrs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Ra. Moses, Josh. Vickers, Jno. Raw, Wm. Forster, Jno. Dixon, Wm. Brown |
| 148 | 4 Apr 1857 | John Gowland 6 prtnrs Agree to raise Ore in their ground @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: Jno. Gowland, Ra. Bee, Stn. Bee, Jno. Phillipson, Richd. Wearmouth, Thos. Dixon |
| 152 | 26 Jun 1868 | John Lee, 8 prtnrs agree to drive and raise Ore at 60/- per fathom and 40/- per Bing till 30th September; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Lee, Will. Hewitson, Ralph Watson, Joseph Fairless, John Dent, John Wearmouth, Matt. Potts, Joshua Maddison |
| 152 | 1 Jan 1869 | John Lee 8 ptrs agree to raise Ore in their old ground @ 44/- per Bing till 31st March: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Jno. Lee, Wm. Hewitson, Ralph Watson, Joseph Fairless, John Dent, Jno. Wearmouth, Matt. Potts, Joshua Maddison. [This partnership, less Fairless and Maddison, later worked at Grove Rake] |
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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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