Note 128 — Chapter XVII · IN ENGLAND AFTER THE EXPULSION
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It was by some of these German miners whom the merchant venturers of Cornwall engaged in exploiting the Cornish mines, under a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth, that the “dowsing rod” (Schlagruthe, or striking-rod) was introduced into England for the purpose of discovering mineral veins. Professor W. F. Barrett, “Water-Finding,” in the Times, January 21, 1905.