This is the edge of a small burn and here you can again look towards
the Red Blaze Bing. It is a road that the workers would have walked
down coming to and from the Mine or other forms af transport.
Nature has bestowed on this upland district a somewhat rough
exterior, but this has been liberally offset by the abundance
of mineral wealth deposited so lavishly underneath its moorland
surface, so that although the working of coal has been going on
now for more than a century and a half and notwithstanding the
intensive methods of extraction, made possible through the
introduction of coal cutting machines, coal conveyors and other
types of modern mining equipment, it is a comforting reflection
for all those connected with the neighbourhood, and especially
to those whose lot it is to earn their living in and about the
coal mines that the Wilsontown coalfield which from its resources
has provided work in the past for generations of men will
continue to do so on a larger scale than ever before for
generations yet unborn. The mechanical devices and appliances
which engineering science has made available in recent years makes
it both practicable and economic to work and win seams which
previously were looked upon as unworkable, and this should
materially prolong the life of the coalfield.
Hope you enjoyed these 4 Caches set in this wonderfull area
that would have been a frenzie of work away back in its time,
and finding out a wee bit about the Family that started it all.
this can be a busy path with dog walkers and just walkers alone
so stealth maybe required at times