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... shaft was over five hundred feet deep it struck ore . Miners lowered down the shaft after a charge had been fired were surprised to see massive ore that was identical with the ore being mined in the open cut , less than 150 yards away ...
... shaft was over five hundred feet deep it struck ore . Miners lowered down the shaft after a charge had been fired were surprised to see massive ore that was identical with the ore being mined in the open cut , less than 150 yards away ...
Page 206
... shaft and began to work on six underground levels of the mine . Two and a half hours later , in scattered parts of the mine , men detected the smell of smoke . Perhaps a candle had singed the hessian padding on the air pipes ; perhaps ...
... shaft and began to work on six underground levels of the mine . Two and a half hours later , in scattered parts of the mine , men detected the smell of smoke . Perhaps a candle had singed the hessian padding on the air pipes ; perhaps ...
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... shaft , where it was hoped that miners would gather in safety . The empty cage was whisked up and down the shaft in an effort to drive out the smoke ; the two hillside tunnels were bratticed to confine the up - cast smoke within the ...
... shaft , where it was hoped that miners would gather in safety . The empty cage was whisked up and down the shaft in an effort to drive out the smoke ; the two hillside tunnels were bratticed to confine the up - cast smoke within the ...
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