| Description: | Liberty: Preston under Scar
Situated: At Tullis Cote; near Preston under Scar.
Grid Ref: SE 0798 9078
OS10k sheet: SE09SE
Mineral: Lead
Survey No.: H/M521
Vein 1: Chaytors Rake
Vein 2: Keld Heads Vein (or)
On 10/10/1845; the Keld Heads Mine was leased to:-
Samuel Weston; Leeds; Currier 3� 1/18th shares
Samuel Weston & James Holroyd exors of
Charles Harley; Confectioner 2
John Tattersall; Leeds; Mining Agent 3
James Holroyd; Leeds; Banker 2
Thomas Kirkby; Leeds; Merchant 3�
Frederick Kirkby; Leeds; Merchant 2�
Edward Benjamin Glover; Leeds; Merchant 1�
John Charlesworth; Leeds; Banker
Next worked by Thomas Dymond.
Remarkable Instance of Self-preservation. - The Newcastle Chronicle records a startling incident which occurred at the Keld Head Lead-mines last week, and which exhibits a remarkable degree of presence of mind and promptitude of action on the part of an inspector of the works. The gentleman had occasion to enter one of the mines, and descended two or three shafts, (i.e. from a higher to a lower level). Having completed his survey, he started on his return to the mouth of the mine, but was somewhat surprised to find that none of the workmen were in that part of the mine. This surprise deepened into alarm when he arrived at the foot of one of the shafts, where he had usually been drawn up, and found that it too, was deserted. He contrived, however, to scramble up to the next higher level. Here he discovered a train of gunpowder, laid for the purpose of blasting the very spot of earth on which he was standing. The match was lit, and the insidious spark rapidly scintillating towards the train of gunpowder, which would, in an instant, have scattered the ore into a thousand atoms, and hurried the unfortunate man into eternity. But he seized the fatal match, and escaped the catastrophe. The workmen, who were not aware of any one being in the mine, after firing the train, had retired from the mine to avoid the effects of the explosion.
The Illustrated London News � Saturday May 28th, 1859. |
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