I remember when growing up in Chicago the neighbors 2 doors from us used coal
to heat. The coal truck would pull up out front and the driver & helper would
carry what looked like canvas sacks over their shoulder and take them to the
basement. Could have been 1 bushel sacks?
While on the subject we had a three story apartment building on the other side
of us. The coal was delivered in a Mack truck (chain driven) and was conveyed
into the coal room through steel doors in the walls.
And last I almost killed myself one night working the 3rd trick at Fairfield,
IA. I went down and shook the grates and pulled the clinkers. I had so much ash
flying around and ingested it I could hardly breathe for a couple of hours.
Lenny
----- Original Message -----
From: Myron & Lois Dudenbostel
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Green Marked Coal
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.
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