Ore Buddles at Snake Mine, Hopton and at Bonsall Leys

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In h1..rc.116t p.!.. o! Derbr.lti. l6Ed iirnlg, !. !. stoke8
latro&d ir !o..t!g, tb. pftc... hoh., iE{ddtlgi.
Thi. i! a r.ihoit, ecb u.od Dy th. rold lb!!r ol ..laBttng ih€
lin.r o. rlelt&dr imD tne rc.t or tho rtn ri.rt.l or b.nins!.
Dring th. .arly csliid€r oI Derby.hir. !i!bg a cod.ld€Fbr.
@ut ol l.ad or EE lolt ln th. ar..rtuu @it !t ths tte ol Atok€!
(r8a{) D.y ord h r..k! y.r. b.r!s mr}.d ro! th. r.ad ib.y cont r!.d,
! pr.ctlc. tbt ba. coltts.d t[-ush ih. y.ar. dd th. on]y c]algo ot
-cat tira. ir ttat toilat th. htllo.k.& lFw*od tor truo..par
and b6ryt€.. lt.ch&Iotlo! o{ cdEe l. rlrlDs chds.! to th.
ap!.am.. ot ih€ tud.c. .l old dnl,s .!.a! &d @t vtll itt.qp.rr
'Bnddrinci vdrd tat. prace e ih€ .tte ot o.&ptu'tuclns rlne! to
e:tEci u Dch on !! Jr.!ime. ldelty, @tl cudtille. oI tI!€
@tailal rcre pl.c€d at ila !p!er dd ot i!. hddl. dd by osd! ot .
pt.c. ol sod ylth. b.!dl.r v.t. r6k.d bac&.!it tortb acE!..Iov
o! ht.r pdFd l&! a hck.t. Th. $t.r €rli€d ih
doh th. hrdda to collect.t the htre, rnltrt the on rbtn.it
chi€lry tn ihe u!p.r.s.ti@, lt youlit b. m}€it tosaih.! eit reDnit
to tLo .iockpil.. 1l th. o!.Etor re- not ..il.tl.it th.i rtt th.
rl.rled! h.d b..! .nEct.d tn ons op.6tlo! b. vorrd t!k. the &!Ldr€
!.ck to thc to! ot !t. budi[. od r.!o!i th. prcce...
t. h6E be.! lo!tu.t. 1l dircoErlq tYo buili[.r ln r@&.bly
good .o!itttlo!, at lololl !.yr dd 6t th. 306&. Utr.' Eolton raooil.
be or itirr.nnr p.!iod.,
(Bona6rr }ioo!) b€tng.outhtla ol . '!cBlt.le.r l.b, rh st tblt ai
Srak€ !tt!. E. lutlt ylth aE lt!.!ton. .l.b! tor . lroo. ed ttdbe.
?h. Bou.rr L.y! .ii. ta! &tic6d r,y. loci.iy @!b.i, N. Cr.aoty,
dndns 196{-5 rhil. .teEttrs old !tue tlp. (blroc}.) .nd lh.rrd
op.!yo*. t! tb€ !.!!ch to! ed pFdlctton ot fltrorpsr tu.Ii€ril
rBta o&nrr. ?h€ r&rddr.t in d adjotntls lteld at
sr2fto'?oa rrss !y th. .id. ol a .tsli sd bntli on 6 Llllo.k.
It h* a io't3l t.u ot t li, Th€ .td6. .F lor.d lro! drt
rt!..td. .lab., yhtl.t tb. tloo! tswoil yith .trit.. slab e.ch .boui
r0 ie. dtuoi.r in cnrt poelns paii.m. At t!. tatl ot th. liFt
s.ction s rerl yom rr.t 23 ros. br Ia rns. toe r v.dicar
'tep
U ro!. d..p ro rhe..n, I.ls.!.ectsn (rk. r).
q*aliy (6bdt r to!)
at tho iau ot th. brddr; rr.. r
or qnr.[etsinch t.ryLer snw€I, qoit. "*ir
cl€d, tb@gb gE.. coYor€d' jut
a. li h3 reii hy th. tord rbn' yhe th. bddl€ B. lsi u.sd, Dit
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ol the .iz€ to vblcb th. or. s. brok€n lor tr6.treni
{q"-i"--.h d.*). !.ins @e lrt.br. th. g.l.n! voutd on aEEs.
the h.ryte!. It .e.r. p.obatle th.t ihe
t.tl led trto . leE
hr i to dich ninmter ed tbi.
tNId b€ u€d oY.r 6sai.,
cl6r Eier lor ths nelt dat.€ ft.k. ll srk b6d c6tim.d th. len
ymld h3ye bee. creded olt @d it..ont.!t. thFh 6io th. hlllock,
ht 63 ihe {ortina oi the lis dev to o cro.a tbi. n...gl.ct.d dd
lotbtla of ib. st.r hol. r6otnr. lrs tn.ft 1! no hM v.te. ppry
yithin 200 yd.. 1t ..@ loEl€I in t ele ut.r rdld b. oht.lDed
beina d6h up tbe .h.tt by bnck€t whd th. !.* st
drr. ItnlorLu.tety th.
to th€ glrgils havlDa
cotl.p..d 6nd @y wetl be ddcenu.
The inuddr€i t. .ti!rt.d tn . tt.Id ol 40 6c*. lsed lor tuwn
!a.t ol th. non.rrl L.y€ ?.e, e ar.a .:td.tEly
vo .sd by tt. 'Old lrqr, tbe u3t i€cent or hi8 vork heirg rtdtrt
pioduc.d by ! Bon..tr r.! y turi.s th6 r92o'.. aor6 .hdt. tn tht.
ar.a.r. e.iiEt.il to b€ h €r...s ol 20 t.tboe d..p, althoo{n th€
Bjority.n dch r...,
bei4 ciror.! ald rrrr!3
. dl@ster o! antu. .bout 2 it. 6 in!rr rb. sb.k. rn. r€fi25rtty' rh. 'arddl.' (Fts. 2) r! 3r!trsred otr
. ell pr.t.!ur ... tht.d ol tb. by dm tb. .id. ol o artilicl.t
p..F.h.p.d hIIIoc&! atptu:i@iery rr0 rd., roDs ty ,0 yd'. iide. Th.
dr. r. rm.diat.ry .dlotnina b tn. loFton l{ood Qurrr eit 1t ag
.tt.r h.ll ol th. r9th celtnry. I bo!.ts
atn s. usd lor vtndtDA !p tb€ rDi !h.p.it .h.lt, enich n E . d.e
diuae. ot t ri. Dd. dalth ot .ppFtl4t.ry lo0 lt. Tn.r. t.
.ftdenc. 01 rhe !rn. b.yi.g he.a yo.k d tor .hort pelrod. drlins thi.
cdtliy ht ltitl. ...u to be hon ot
Tne iPhddr.r t. .bont a lt. ttu! th. .b.li borlzontllly but .0!6
6 !1, lower d.r th. h rod.. It ..@ rd.tlr€ lor. chri€ to
comeci tho tvo, t!il..d th.rc t3 d rncltn.d .1op. tlt no otb.r
€rtdence. Unitke B.n.rrr, th. lloor ot th. '&ddr€i is ud. np
fo! olry tb. ttr.t
and ..m.. th. @tl€t tb..e ls 6 la.x. s tltole block rltn . chdner
tut Il tbe uilerlrd. to lrroy Ete! sd Dt.ltal to !a.!. Tnor. 6r.
! lulb.r or stuo?e.
dd .bape !uag..t thai lt y.. r.Il trred lor ltarperlrs Eln.$' tool!.
B.lov ihe 31ab ! itEtalse trdrgh l2 inch.r rlde vith.id.! ol
rib..ton. and th. ltoo! p..tly ol rrDelion€ p6.Lly vood. Ihe tftush
t€ b!1ds6d h.tlv.y rrih . Iilestone .Ia! 24 in3. by I5 1$, dd b.rov
.to!. linlrg p.t.!. ont, thowh ta... ot vood.!
tNusluredi.. Th. r.n riD.tone !r.b. Dy L.r. .oD lt! tb.
Eopion .ton. .aHul Dd thr! daa..t th.t ih. br
iban lld-Igth c6trry.
Th. ia.hin3. rea ti. bqdd
tor sore 20 lt.
Nqhr4 !.rtlotred aboy.,
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ilii .i th. tooi ot ih. btlloct n6r io eld r.y.r. l@ tt!. to ttu
tb€ .€ttllrg iL! r@ld b. cl.e€it olt Dd .riet th.@ to @. .td. or
ih. oihE! to gtr. tb. pE..!t .pp6ro.€ or lrvt'l basn te d&. &d
tnde.d ti tr pFb.bl. that a. tb. du grcy ! r..@d t@td !. ior.d
ift.Ditondlr rLtch yo it rrld ihe oy€rlld thd d. to p... to th.
otL.r uit rp€.d rp ti. Ei. ol t.d1!dt.rr d.portt.
In corclu.lm, tn.E.r. ra.nl h.!ic .t!tl.dtt.. b.ty..! th.
ayo rra.., both hddl...!. vlthtn. td t..t ot r .lrtt r.d th. ltr€
htlloclo.r. !..d t! both 6... io DFv{d. r hll lor ib! 6r.r.
IL
ronld 3..! .to'i cert.In tbt st.r s. dbu !p th. .t tt .t
Llell, vhtl..i th.3or&.!ltn. ths hoE&ltr tould 6*. ti pncitc.L'
t!d..it d old photolFpb thqr r r.r!. vooit.n tuck t .i6dlna by ih.
.b.rt, !b@t 1911, fh.r. r. 1n loth 6... lNirto! tor a p.ltttto!
ltmi b.llr.y.loDs tn hddle, Drob.bly to .o!..r€ th. pr.cl6.
mt.r .. Ysll .! .llovtlg !.ttltrg.
Drrhs th... @rry d+y. ol ltnlns lt Yonld no itdbt b..n
royor gEd.. ol oE dttl ttnoc.. o! th.
.ilrotaa. to !too&U. th.ibuddter
rerthar san rncdttye to
eit th.r.lo!. tt Ellil lot b. o
€cor.lic p.olo.lilon to nln. ed luddl. !t or. tt!., €v@ th. b.rt or.
rdld {quls loe dF..ihg and tb€ B.to t!! thlr r@rd p.r. into
ro d Diil in. poo! gr.d. hoh ..
nBeltedrr wmld be hrdat.d.
v t be dllcorer.a' on. or tvo
It i. bop.d th.t oth.! !.Din!rBdrlt..'
corc€altns
h'rt !o d.ltntt. .Y!d€!c.
t. klM to ih. anthor. at th. e!.ni, &d th.y dn t. pts...d to
on ibt! !!bl€ct.
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