Re: [BRHSlist] Green Marked Coal

["Myron & Lois Dudenbostel" <myroloi@e...>]

Thanks John now I know what a bushel of coal is!
Which Old Ben Mine did you work in? And did they mine #6 or #5 coal vain or
both?
Myron
----- Original Message -----
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Green Marked Coal


> 55 Lb.= 1 bushel of coal. The oldtime retail yards in
> the big cities sold coal by the bushel.