Camerton Slope; A Story of Mining Life - Softcover

9781230259031: Camerton Slope; A Story of Mining Life
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... represented. Scarcely a member of any of their households would consent to remain at home. Though divided into several small parties, they really constituted a group by themselves. The fearful strain of anxiety was plainly visible in their countenances, and even strangers from a distance mingling ampng the Camerton people had no difficulty in picking them out of the throng. Some of them moaned aloud under the burden of their affliction. It seemed as if the suspense must kill them if it continued much longer. The work at the face was' going forward with the same persistent energy as before. Shift followed shift during the early part of the night, just as for a week past; but each successive set of men retired with a feeling of disappointment, because, after the turn of the day, each shift had indulged the hope that it might be their privilege to finish the work and be the first to set eyes on the lost men. A few minutes before eleven o'clock that night, what proved to be the last shift went on, with a "clean breast" before them. While engaged in undermining (cutting a narrow channel horizontally under the main body of the coal), one of.the men suddenly cried out: "Hush!" Every tool was dropped in a moment. Mike McClenahan had struck his pick through into vacancy! A few more lightning-like strokes, and he had opened up a hole several inches in diameter. " Hulloa there!" cried Mike. "Hulloa!" was the feeble response. "Who's in there?" " There 's six of us." "Who are you that's talkin'? I can't make ye out." " James Shryock." "Good! Who else is with ye?" " My butty; Thomas Tangey, Archie Atkins, Sam Smallwood, and the two Poles." These latter were foreigners, with long, un-"HUSH!" pronounceable names, and were always designated as "the two...

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  • PublisherTheClassics.us
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 1230259031
  • ISBN 13 9781230259031
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages64

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