More traffic and more mines Liskeard and Caradon Railway

view of phoenix mine , track of l&cr

the success of south caradon mine encouraged frenzy of speculative prospecting in area; , availability of transport market further encouraged this. while of exploration turned out fruitless, there many finds well. west caradon mine productive, on hill opposite south caradon. mine owners constructed tramway on inclined plane reach down l&cr cheesewring branch opposite crow s nest, 1849. standard gauge on gradient of 1 in 6, , 480 feet (146 m) long.

from 1852 ore discovered @ phoenix mine , became productive 1854; mine little east of cheesewring quarry. l&cr plans in 1854 build branch of l&cr did not mature, , mine owners built narrow gauge tramway westward mine l&cr cheesewring branch north of minions. messenger says (on page 118) 1850 .

in 1858 traffic carried reached 28,650 tons (copper ore: 16,000 tons; coal: 5,600 tons; granite: 6,572 tons) of carried on canal also. net profit £2,317.

quarrying on kilmar tor received boost 1856 when lease taken duchy of cornwall purpose. cheesewring granite company limited started exploit abundant loose, tumbled granite, quarried moorstone . road access impossible, , granite company arranged build railway it, , agreed l&cr railway company operate it; may have included maintenance. line opened on 26 august 1858. diverged cheesewring line in minions village, running broadly north little lower down hill, , @ first level; passed east of cheesewring quarry. messenger says must presumed crossed phoenix mine tramway on level . 10,000 tons of granite brought down in 1859.

in closing years of 1850s, production of south caradon continued increase, west caradon declined somewhat, , became clear emphasis moving eastwards, east caradon, glasgow caradon consols, , mines in area of tokenbury corner , marke valley starting become productive. minerals these mines being brought surface distance railway. @ same time, process of transshipping canal @ moorswater, , carrying capacity of canal itself, proving serious limitations.

in 1859 there 2 platelayers , 27 brakesmen.

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