Excerpt from Modern Practice in Mining, Vol. 2: The Sinking of Shafts It seemed, therefore, that a distinct want might be fulfilled by the contribution to mining literature of a work on the sinking and lining of shafts, which, while describing the methods ordinarily adopted, should also offer some account of such modern systems as are used under what may be regarded as exceptionable circum stances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.