Hello Listers, I have recently found a site that has late 1700 early 1800 parish descriptions written by church clergy. These include on occasion descriptions of mining activities. Although general in nature, I found them interesting and informative. You have to select the date, county and parish. The site URL is: <http://edina.ac.uk/cgi/StatAcc/StatAcc.cgi > Bob Bartleson San Jose, California