Report – Thomas Emerson to Martin Morrison – 17 Apr 1817

                               					Newhouse April 17/1817

      Weardale - MiddlehopeShield is raising Ore much the same as last quar. have let Bargains to 46 Men - 8 to drive the Waggon Level @ £3-15 pfa - 8 to raise Ore @ 26/. PBg 24@ 27/. &6@30/pBg.

      Companies Grove is rather poor at present, have let Bargains to 40 Men - 12 to drive the Waggon Level & raise Ore @ 20/ pBg & the remainder to raise Ore @ 30/pb.

Slitt is poor, have let Bargains to 14 Men to raise Ore @ 30/ pBg.

Levelgate is only poor but from the great No. Of Men employed is likely to raise a good quantity after this quar. have let Bargains to 169 Men - 8 to drive the Waggon Level @ 80/. Pfa. & 30/ pBg 8 to drive the Vogue Level @ 50/ pfa& 30/ pBg, 8 to drive a Drift under the Limestone  at £3 pfa & 30/pBg- 6 to raise Ore @ 26/ pBg - 8 @ 28/. P? & the remainder @ 30/ pBg.

Coalcleugh is doing very little at present have only let Bargains to 6 Men - 4 to rise into the Pattinson Sill @ 40/ pfa & 30/ pBg & 2 to raise Ore @ 30/ pBg.

      Blackdean is very poor, have let Bargains to 30Men - 6 to drive the Waggon Level @ £7.10 pfa & 30/pBg - & the remainder to raise Ore @ 30/ pBg --   Breckonsike is poor have let Bargains to 12 Men to raise Ore @ 30/ pBg.

      Burtree Pasture, the Cross Vein mentioned in our last, has taken the Old one of her <point>, so that we have not been able to discover her thro' it as yet, the back lengths are raising Ore much the same as last quarter, have let Bargains to 124 Men - 8 to sink in to the Quarry Hazel @ £6 pfa & 27/ pBg - 8 to raise Ore @ 26/ pBg - 20 @ 27/pBg 26 @ 25/ pBg & the remainder @ 30/ pBg.

      Sedlin is only poor, have let bargains to 48 Men  8 to drive the Low Level @£7pfa&30/pBg & the remainder to raise Ore @ 30/pBg.

      Kilhope is poor have let Bargains to 22 Men - 8 to drive the Low Level @ £5.15 pfa & the remainder to raise Ore @ 30/pBg.

Barbary continues poor, have Bargains to 16 Men to raise Ore @ 30/ pBg.

      Longtyhead is likely for raising more Ore this quar. than she has done of late, have let Bargains to 14 Men to raise Ore @ 39/pBg.

Wolfcleugh is very poor - have only let Bargains to 7 Men to raise Ore @ 30/pBg

      Broaddalepasture is raising Ore much the same as last quar. - have let Bargains to 23 Men - 8 to drive the Level @ £5 pfa& 28/pBg & the remainder to raise Ore @ 30/pBg.

      Boltsburn continues hopeful - but requires the best price p Bing - have let Bargains to 30 Men - 8 to drive the Level @ 10/ pfa & 3O/pBg - & the remainder to raise Ore @ 30/pBg.

                                               Thos.  Emerson