In the early years of the nineteenth century, mineral extraction and smelting was a dynamic industry in West Cornwall, but the transport of heavy materials over imperfect unmade roads was a severe limitation.
Mineral extraction was a dynamic industry in West Cornwall. This was in the early years of the nineteenth century. Smelting was a dynamic industry in West Cornwall. This was in the early years of the nineteenth century. The transport of heavy materials over imperfect unmade roads was a severe limitation.