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462 FORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN.
experienced damage, the falling in of parts of it in 1789, lafted for two days. The greats
eft depth of the mine (in 1791,) was one hundred and eighty-nine fathoms. ‘The main
flhaft, the depth of which is forty, included in the one hundred and eighty-nine, and which
the laft fall has fomewhat diminifhed, is two hundred fathoms long by one hundred and
twenty broad; you defcend to this by a wooden ftaircafe formed on the rock, and at
the extremity of this large opening you find the entrance into the mine : perhaps there
is none in the world the defcent of which is lefs fatiguing ; it has ftaircafes the whole
way to the bottom, the laft twelve fathoms excepted, down which you go by an iron
ladder; this is the moft unpleafant part of the defcent, or rather the only one that is at
all fo, it conducts you to the deepeft part called Arm/feldt’s hole. The ftaircafes are
fo convenient that even the horfes employed in the mine, twenty-two in number, go up
and come down them; but when by any extraordinary accident the flaircafes become
impaffable, they are let down the great pits by means of cords, in a {pecies of harnefs
made on purpofe (for the Chriftmas review.) Some years ago the new ftaircafes not
being yet compleat and the old one being unfit for longer fervice, they were drawn up
and let down conftantly in this manner. ‘The following are the different galleries you
find in going over the mine, and their depths from the fummit of the ftaircafe of the
great opening: the gallery of Bonde forty-two fathoms. Of Ti/as forty-three. A {mall
gallery at prefent abandoned, owing to the fall of the roof in 1789 ; the vault now en-
creafes in fize as you arrive at the flaircafe of Guftavus III. ; a dirty road with a little
ftreamlet: the vaults are fix feet high and from four to five broad. The gallery of
Sophia Albertine, fixty-five fathoms. The gallery of Prince Charles, feventy-two: vaults
of mafonry. The gallery of the Fictte, eighty-eight: here you diftinguifh a vitriolic fmell
proceeding from a communication with the fhaft of Guftavus Adolphus; here is a
forge, a furnace, and an anvil. ‘The gallery of Mars, one hundred; here you feel a
fmart breeze, and are offended by a very difagreeable {mell. The North gallery one
hundred and nine. ‘The gallery of Prince Guftavus one hundred and nine; they are
at work in this at prefent. The Brother one hundred and ten. Rolamb one hundred
and ten; a large vault where they are now at work, they have fupported the roof by
means of fcantling, and at prefent are compleating the boarding, having removed the
cords. The Hall of Council one hundred and eighteen; here you find tables and a
chandelier, here it was the King {topped and wrote his name in 1788, on the zoth of
September, on fome pyrites found in the mine, which is framed and glazed. He de-
f{cended into the mine alfo in 1755 and 1768. Here as you afcend it is cuftomary to
take refrefhment, which we were enabled to do through the civil provifion of Mr. Gahn.
The gallery of the Crown one hundred and eighteen ; this has a communication with
King Frederic’s fhaft. ‘The Cro/s, one hundred and twenty-three, has a very handfome
vault, in which there were men at work; this is the bottom of Frederic Adolphus’s
fhaft ; here we faw the ore tranfported on poles faftened together, and laid on a carriage
with fix wheels, two of which are under the load. ‘The gallery of the Polar Star one
hundred and forty-nine. The gallery of Count Frederic one hundred and forty-nine.
Of Count Charles one hundred and forty-nine. Of Stierncrona one hundred and eighty-
two: the appearance of this pit is very curious ; its machinery is worked by horfes. A
diftance beneath is a communication with the previoufly mentioned pit. The gallery
Frii one hundred and fifty feven fathoms deep, communicates with the pit Stierncrona :
a machine worked by a horfe, with a furnace and anvil. The gallery of the Cavalier
one hundred and fifty-eight fathoms. Leyonmarck one hundred and fixty-eight. Baron
Armfeldt one hundred and feventy-three. Grefve galerie one hundred and fixty-eight.
At the extremity you come to the iron ladder which leads to Armfeldt’s hole. ‘The earth
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