 The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down...  The Story of Rapid Transit - Page 30by Beckles Willson - 1903 - 204 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Day - Railroad engineering - 1848 - 240 pages
...Collieries and Coal Trade," p. 349. manner of carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | History - Children's literature - 1849 - 270 pages
...the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery down...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchant." The construction of these permanent... | |
 | Children's literature - 1849 - 274 pages
...the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery down...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchant." The construction of these permanent... | |
 | British history - 1849 - 328 pages
...thus mentioned in 1676, " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel: and bulky carts are made with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | John Weale - Architecture - 1850 - 600 pages
...described to be thus formed : " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | John Weale - 1850 - 590 pages
...described to be thus formed : " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | 1850 - 178 pages
...the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, ex»ctly streight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby... | |
 | Telegraph - 1851 - 112 pages
...the owner of a rood of ground will expect 20L per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchant." Who would have thought that this... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pages
...the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down...so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants.' This account, as is obvious, refers... | |
 | John Francis - Railroads - 1851 - 642 pages
...the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." For a long period no improvement... | |
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