Cornwall

the most southwesterly district of England. The county is a narrow point of land with a total area of 1,357 miles. The southwest extremity is known as "Land's End." Cornwall shares with other parts of England a reputation for cattle and sheep raising, and for market gardening. It is noted for ancient mines of copper and tin, some of which have been worked to a depth of 2,000 feet, extending far out beneath the sea. The miners at work in their galleries can hear the surf beating above their heads. Pumps are required to keep the mines from becoming flooded. These mines have been worked from time immemorial. They are diminishing in importance. The inhabitants, called Cornishmen, are descendants of the ancient Celts. They are akin to the Welsh, and to the inhabitants of Britany. Until of late the Cornish dialect was the language of the people; but, through the influence of public schools, it has been replaced by English. Many have migrated to the mining districts of the United States. See Celt