Christianus treasure trove
The naming of a treasure trove with the name Christianus was not an isolated case in Johanngeorgenstadt. This article describes the Christianus treasure trove at Schwefelbach in the Johanngeorgenstadt mountain area in the Saxon Ore Mountains .
location
By Christoph Carl Pusch man on August 30, 1708 muted Christianus mine was on the sulfur stream in Lehmer ground between today Erzgebirgsschanze and the former guest house of the sport , below the unexpectedly lucky Stolln or Roman Empire Stolln in the field of later church Jugel .
In addition to driving a tunnel, a shaft was sunk to a depth of 21 pools (around 42 meters). An artificial wheel at the Schwefelbach was used to raise the water , which propelled art through a field linkage . The effort and the enormous costs invested were not worth it. One applied 0.6 kg of silver once. Even the pre-exaggerated in the depth of the plastic shaft crosscut to the Anfahrung in the area unexpectedly lucky -engaging Lazarus Ganges did not bring the hoped-for silver, so that in 1734 the company was set. Nevertheless, the Christianusschacht retained its importance for the water flow of other neighboring pits for a long time. This did not change until 1808. Between 1834 and 1845, the treasure trove was once again operated briefly by a union. But there were no more ore discoveries, so that mining there finally came to a standstill. Structural remains are no longer available today.
The Christianus shaft dealt with here is not identical to the Christianus shaft (or shaft 51 ).
literature
- Frank Teller : ABC of the Johanngeorgenstädter Gruben , in: Nachrichtenblatt and Anzeiger für Johanngeorgenstadt and surroundings v. April 21, 1994, p. 8.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Christian Engelschall : Description of the exiles and mountain town Johann Georgen city . Friedrich Lanckischen's heirs and Christoph Kircheisen, Leipzig 1723, p. 231 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ′ 37 ″ N , 12 ° 42 ′ 10 ″ E