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if i recall correctly, Borrow had arranged to meet someone in the Wynnstay Hotel (high st Wxm) and walked from his lodgings over the mountains stopping off at the hovels on Newtown Mountain, having various discussions and then on to town, where he had his meeting, he was warned about walking back alone because he may fall foul to the miners,
Borrow said the miners would be no match for him and his stick, as if his stick would help against a gang of hairy arsed miners, anyway Borrow did walk back to Llan and comments upon the blasts of light from the various furnaces he passed at Ruabon.
Im not quite sure this George Borrow was entirely truthful given the length of time he would have taken in discussions and walked from Llan to town and back, maybe he did but its a good walk