Industrial history of the United States, from the earliest settlements to the present time- being a complete survey of American industries, embracing agriculture and horticulture; including the (14572805799)

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Title: Industrial history of the United States, from the earliest settlements to the present time: being a complete survey of American industries, embracing agriculture and horticulture; including the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, wheat; the raising of horses, neat-cattle, etc.; all the important manufactures, shipping and fisheries, railroads, mines and mining, and oil; also a history of the coal-miners and the Molly Maguires; banks, insurance, and commerce; trade-unions, strikes, and eight-hour movement; together with a description of Canadian industries
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Bolles, Albert Sidney, 1846-1939
Subjects: Industries Industries
Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : The Henry Bill pub. Company
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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excitementrose to fever-heat. An enormous assemblage of people surrounded the mouthof the mine ; physicians were in readiness ; a temporary hospital was prepared;and a house near by was put in order for the sufferers, if haply they should begot out alive. The state of the work was discussed in Parliament, and bulle-tins were flashed at short intervals to the farthest ends of the kingdom. But,just when it seemed that a few strokes of the pick might complete the labor,an eruption of gas took place, and the working-party had to run for their lives.In time, however, the air was renewed, and the work went on. The afternoonof the tenth day a hole was knocked in, and one of the cutting-party enteredthe cavern. All was still. In their weak condition, the agitation of the momentmade the imprisoned men speechless. The rescuer felt about, and, not findingany one, shouted, Dont be afraid ! The answer came, All right, we arenot afraid; and then a pair of rough arms were thrown about his neck. The
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COLLISION OF TURS IN A SHAFT. 716 INDUSTRIAL HISTORY first to be taken out was a boy named Hughes : and it is related that when thecar came to the surface, and the long suspense was over, the vast crowd ofspectators did not cheer, nor use any of the ordinary means of showingenthusiasm ; all seemed too serious for that. Miners usually receive a certain sum per ton for mining coal; but forseveral years disagreements between them and their employers in respect toDifficulty wages have been numerous, leading, in some instances, to veryin adjusting serious consequences. It is not an easy matter to ascertain thewages* exact truth concerning these controversies; but, if the accountwhich we shall now proceed to give does not perfectly square with the facts,it is not because we have failed to make many inquiries, nor through indifference to present correctly so important a page of our history. When prices rose during the war, including the price of coal, it is affirmedupon good authority that m