Thank you again. I'll give it try later tonight

Update: I got my first silver load in. Wolves hit like a troll when you just entered the black forest, but I could still beat them.

80 silver total in the first vein, will use up all my mead hauling it, so I'll be making more and farming for a few days (got a 2* boar farm going, so turnip stew and sausages are abundant) Got a wolf trophy, so I think I'll be farming wolves in the lower areas until I can make the wolf chest, then hunt for more silver.

Thanks again for the advice.