Swan Mine - 28 Aug 2006

Monday August 28th 2006

Members present: Adrian Turner,  Gary Douthwaite,  Laz Abbott,  Matt Ewles

Very impressive to see the amount of stuff that they've found down there: old buckets, bits of cogs, tins, etc. Was particularly impressed by the 100-year-old (a complete guess) horse hoofprints in the mud! The sheer number of cave pearls was absolutely incredible! :o

The roof is a tad scary in places, especially where the wooden props have fallen out and splintered, or dubious-looking railway lines are all bent under the weight!

Some of the old writing on the walls is covered by a thin layer of calcite, which was a tad bizarre. Looked a bit like snot!

Stomping round a corner and finding a monster crane was pretty impressive, too!

Definitely worth another look with photographic gear: the crane is slowly rotting away.

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