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or S-pledbe! 29th, 192J, rd rcprlnt il or rhe
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T€le8raphr' i6 lot colfi!€a to 3ys sA fiassoF dtst'tct. 3ut tt 1s
not do ruoh 1o4d itseu th.t id Eought 6 sF.r er barytes, liaerals
that x o fo.n€rly trcatea as nbbish sil of no va1ue, eit rterooited
tn btA hedps th.t nay stil1 re seer on th€ sleat rlo33 r.Ier' &aa veinr
ext@'rirs forr !i14 qeot f!d! 3!adr.11. Before touchtns or tho66,
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not dry in the Pe5]r lut in Shdffielit, Fith great intelest.
lire lrincilal lri}lietor of Ila&! erore atdut 1770 mB lir, Jo!€!h
Clqy .f ihefrielil,
€ at lr4t€r Croae.
Itr faot u!. clry sd the saashdre3 of Io.iI dil Ih€ o
t€ty€.. €20,000 @d €r0,0m at tlis &lne, i&1ch bec@e flooded dth
vate! to such e dtmi that ruchirerv nae trn4tl€ to copo with at.
n€rJein Berter of lradrell j ffi of Wesleyrs ploneers trho rent d.m 1n
htstory s rrfhe lbthodist &6rtyr' rod €nsas€d by I!. Clay as ldaer ol
the !ine, ea so hIshly did he tiii& or ]Lir that ria he ( !. clay)
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died, he bequetlted his mich ed arso kft bir I sna11 aduity.
renJdib Bdber hs s Mcestor of Dttu, md his books or nste! elove
trmoectlons, nor Dy p!o!e!tJ, de of ledse lnterestj They ileat
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6t vsioud !jne6 in the BradreU {tiotttct, in
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Bdsshares aer€ !red@iut , sd they throa lthi'hicn
on tbe doinBs of the
lin€rs thdt ceot be sle.rea f.on ay other soune,
Ere dol!$ ol Vcter Crove f.on 1780 onsMas *e Dost interestins.
tl.. Cley laia the rjnd6, both nen od vlrer, pdtly i! oa6h ea
partlJ in kina. Ior in3isoe, ltr tlrll1780, ldlrer recetred f.d
ur, c1ay, Fith FLich to loy the {orkpeolr€,452 lor, 1n cash dd
,47 3!. 4d. iorth ol h.ef sd !o!tr. It inis tiae ihere rele close on
200 €Ellotees dt liater erovc.
uI. clay aes .1oo pledonin.nt ir bdt' other nlnes,
Rat€, Neverf€slr Crossldr, {oss fd}e Ma norv othe.s robd nmiiye11,
ad !e pejd th8 ninc.s lot orly in tood, but tn ct.th dd th€ie de
tlequent entrles
so ruch ir beef o! !o!k, ed 30 lsy
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fo! ihey rcre partly pail b m1t, frd intch thet raae thoir orD
hd+blded. lor indteoe d 22nd Jue, 1735, & si:lles of balt
de a1t4, sd
nele deelt out to 28 tu.hs
th.l8 ms th€ quetlty reelluly deal l, o,t ee"tly,
Vate! elore Xi.e rEe flequertly rlooiledJ and e e.t't shois that
6fter ole of tbe6e c!.1@itou6 ridclil ts, the llje nad oled€il 6f
rate. of ard Jtly, 1805.
Pelhaps the Do3t llofttatle !i!e i. rhioh Ur. Clrv @it th€ laaBnareB
aere ilts€et€il rae tho l6k€ lteaii tne at 3!adne11, trhlch B the 16t
h that dldtliot to be olosed 3@e tbl.ty ,€da dao. Ito ltulespim€!
rtin€ at nleitne1l bdrmseil to Slr Y. C. BaA3hare of the oe!s, Nolton in
1807, rtrs the Direrd bloke tlio tbat ilagrijtcdt outte d? oat* nor
hom as rrThe ncabnaE Cavd!! ihtch stlll be16g! to U!. BaBsberc of
ro.d Eatl.
{atid ras Ddde of l1ilmd John !air}un, 6 fom€r ayor of
Sbeffield,
&ite dd roai a fdtune h these Eires. Art 1liteEs
rdtrlum rs 'lro
asaeeil ln the soeltirg of the 1€ad @d hait fu{ed8 at
Stadpe11 xhioh oaracd 6 dsy ed night for rdry yods. But hete he
bad hio loso6s , for th6 9o1!ono$ fues fM &e solks loisoneit the
lsil lb the vio&lty,
Sherfi€lil capttdliste lraE akaJ. been falojst€d by tn8 le.ttshtle
lead nlnes. ehe e*teft1ve UilI Dd Xi!e6 at Creat Huckl@ ftre ofrett
dd rorlred by a cdpoy froE Sheflield, as e16o ae.€ th€'Coelpit ilole
xtnes at Peah lorcst, of ildch !!, ViUie {ellre! rBs the iea€tns
dlreoto!, lrd+ne l!6dre1l xlniq Con!6ny Rhlch dbdt 50 ye6rs aso s@k
6 sh6tt ude! the sbadd of i.silpou lase *tthdt ey prcfit.hle res!]t8
ha8 6t ito hed {.. fiordtto lradsell a natlve ol llaArcU 6d 6
3uoo€ssful Shetflelit gooer, lho had ".oineai luch at tbe 111 !d lltne.
ole rne tPary y6d! a8o tne y€11-lom firo of ]lodkin ed J@€6
bf sbeffielit, bousht up tJle oladd Bedd Utre! at Bredtr81l tosethe!
sith the teil6 ed the loutoind of 3ps thet beil hea depo3tteil the!€
for c6tu!i€6, dd est€lliohea b1nes tbere to! the 3!tti4 of 6!e dd
rolks fo! 1ts Duufsture lrto builitii8 lBterCd3. Anil tb*e tolk6 ce