excavations were found to contain some ancient picks and
wooden shovels tipped with iron, an addition not met with elsewhere, but
rendered necessary in this instance by the harder nature of the matrix of
the mine ore.

This iron mine has yielded for several years past 1,000 tons of red
hematite ore per month, and employed nearly 100 hands.

Another remunerative iron mine, opened on the western side of the forest,
is the _Easter_ iron mine. It has three shafts sunk upon it, 100, 113,
and 118 yards deep respectively. The first of these, and the only one in
work, at which a light steam-engine of 14 horse power is used,
communicates with "the old men's workings," though none of their tools
have been found in them. About fifty men and boys are employed in this
mine, from which upwards of 1,000 tons of ore are procured each month.

The table here appended, by the kind permission of the deputy gaveller,
Mr. T. F. Brown, exhibits the proceeds of each of the Dean Forest Iron
Mines during the years 1864-5:--

AN ACCOUNT OF IRON ORE RAISED IN DEAN FOREST AND HUNDRED OF
ST. BRIAVEL'S FROM CHRISTMAS, 1863, TO CHRISTMAS, 1865.

NAME OF IRON Half-year Half-year Total. Half-year Half-year Total.
MINE. ended Mid ended ended Mid ended
Summer 1864. Christmas Summer 1865. Christmas
1864. 1865.
Perseverance 5,199 4,217 9,416 5,742 7,126 12,868
and Findall
New China 123 66 189 240 170 410
Level
New Dun Pit 1,255 985 2,190 ... ... ...
Buckshraft 21,400 18,370 39,770 22,245 23,882 46,127
Tingle's Mine 548 ... 548 ... 405 405
Level
Crow's Nest 1,893 2,975 4,868 ... ... ...
Old Ham 514 ... 514 89 456 545
Oakwood Mill 2,923 2,222 5,145 1,723 4,761 6,484
Westbury Brook 10,180 9,773 19,953 7,756 11,293 19,049
Old Sling 8,889 7,051 15,940 6,267 6,113 12,380
Easter 5,584 3,911 9,495 1,788 2,760 4,548
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