Bonds of Earth, the (2012)
“It had taken Goran a long time to reach home with Albert who was almost exhausted by his exertions, but the crippled miner insisted on accompanying Goran to the Wheal Hope.Using the farm pony once more, the two men reached the mine to find an air of excitement among the gathered miners there. Water was still pouring into the workings from the old mine but it was apparent from the reduced sound emanating from the shaft that it was easing off and while preparations were being made to send a man d...own to find out what was happening, ladders were brought to the shaft, ready to replace those that had been washed away. When these were secured it should be possible to reach the level where it was hoped Captain Pyne and the four miners with him might still be alive in the tunnel.There were other tunnels leading from the shaft, both here and at lower levels too but it was not thought any of the missing miners were in these. Had they been, they would have undoubtedly perished. The hopes of everyone at the head of the shaft was that Captain Pyne had kept to his intention of checking on the rich lode that ran in an upward incline from the main shaft.If the men had managed to reach the far end of the tunnel – and if there was sufficient air to keep them alive for the time they had spent there – they might have survived.The imponderables divided opinion among those above ground at the mine surface, but at no time was there disagreement about the need to press ahead at all possible speed in the hope their efforts would meet with success.Goran and Albert were greeted at the mine as heroes for the part they had played in clearing the adit, with Annie Pyne, a wide-eyed and confused Jennifer in her arms, foremost among those showering them with praise.Embarrassed, Goran changed the subject by saying, ‘I saw Nessa here before Albert and me left, has she gone back to the cottage?’‘Yes, Morwenna was out on the moor when she heard the sound that brought us all here to the mine.MoreLess
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