Connie's First Cache Traditional Cache
Fourlanespete: A change in circumstances means I am no longer able to maintain this cache, so I am archiving it.
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This is my first hide, and is named for my dog, as this is her regular stamping ground. Please replace as found, as this cache site has been muggled before! Please note, this is located on a trail, not a road!
Placed on a popular walking/cycling/riding trail along the Flat Lodes, this is a small container with just a log book and room for a small trackable.
The original cache was archived by the CO as he couldn't maintain it, and the replacement cache disappeared and has since been archived. This cache is in a slightly different, and hopefully more secure, location, but is still very close to the original.
The area is steeped in Cornish mining history, so please take some time to discover the ruins, and enjoy the walks along the trails.
I would like to thank mavrickandgoose for permission to use their research from the original cache listing.
If the Redruth and Chacewater railway was the umbilical cord of the mines around Carnkie the tramways were the arteries within the complex.
They were a narrow 1ft 8in gauge and were horse drawn except for one engine that was introduced in 1909. This was a 0-4-0 well tank built by Orenstein and Koppel. At this time the system was operated by Basset Mines Ltd but part of the operation had been introduced at an earlier date.
The engine was christened "Kimberly" after Captain William "Kimberly" James and driven by a Mr. Nicholas.
When West Basset opened their new stamps in the early 1870s they also built a tramway to connect them with the main shafts. This tramway traveled south crossing under the Piece-Four Lanes road just east of Piece where it eventually split with one extension going to Grenville's shaft and the other to Marriot's.
In Higher Carnkie the tramway started at the Basset stamps and called at Theager's, Robert's, Richard's and Steven's shafts before terminating at Samson's. At some time around 1908 it was further extended to Marriot's shaft making it about 1200m in length. A third line was added connecting the West Basset and the Basset stamps. This entailed tunneling under the road in Carnkie. This tunnel has been buried under mine dumps.
Additional Hints
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