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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1882. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII. MODERN MINING.--MEASURES OF SAFETY AGAINST EXPLOSION. The deep sinkings approaching to 300 fathoms made in the Great Northern coal-field, at Monkwearmouth, Seaham, Ryhope, &c, about the middle of the present century, have been followed by a still deeper range of sinkings, in which the pits of the Lancashire and Cheshire coal-field have taken the lead. Here the Astley deep pit at Dukinfield reached a depth of 350 fathoms in 1858; at Rosebridge, Wigan, a depth of 408 fathoms was attained in 1869; and more recently the new winning at the Ashton Moss Colliery, Audenshaw, near Manchester, has been carried down considerably further, the "Great Mine" coal having been sunk to on the 5th of March, 1881, at the depth of 448 fathoms. Coincidently with the deepening of the mines, a continual enlargement of the shafts has been going on; and while at the commencement of the century a diameter of 12 feet was considered a suitable size for pits of 100 fathoms depth, at the present day the Lancashire pits are being made 16 or 18 feet in diameter, to work the coal lying at depths of from 200 to 400 fathoms, and in a few instances even larger sizes have been adopted. The improvements in the mechanical engineering of collieries have more than kept pace with the increasing depth of the mines, and by means of powerful winding engines (reaching at times as much as 1,500 horse-power), acting directly on drums from 15 to 30 feet in diameter, coals are drawn at many important collieries at the rate of 100 tons or more per hour: the cage, with its load of four, six, or eight carriages, containing two or three tons of coal, travelling in the quickest part of its run at the speed of a mile per minute, or equal to that of an express train. Thus outputs of from 1,200 to 1,800 t...
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Written in the 1880s, this book covers the annals of coal mining history as far back as the medieval period. Of course, developments in the industry up until the 1710s were few, and thence the majority of the book focuses on the Industrial Revolution. The narrative style of the book is fantastic, and reads much more pleasantly than most of the text books and reference material we have at our disposal today.
It covers the principal developments in the industry, such as the coming of the steam engine, improved winding techniques, and the advent of the steel mill and Sir Humphrey Davy's Safety Lamp. No history of coal mining would be complete without reference to the human cost of the enterprise, and Galloway talks in detail about some of the great explosions of the day, and the strive made by colliery proprietors to seek solutions for the terrible dangers. Several of the anecdotes and instances described by Galloway, as far as I am aware, are solely unique to this work, and accounts for many subsequent writers on the subject referring to his work frequently.
Usefully for anyone with a keener interest on the actual running of the pits, there is good description of the layout of the shafts, which I often find can be dreadfully confusing for someone who is not familiar with coal works. The development of machinery and methods employed to pump out the ever-present water, and lifting the coal (and workers) from the shafts is given much attention, too.
This work is essential reading for all concerned with the subject, though it should be noted that with the book being published in 1882, there is no reference to the important later developments in coal mining, such as the widespread introduction of electricity.
It covers the principal developments in the industry, such as the coming of the steam engine, improved winding techniques, and the advent of the steel mill and Sir Humphrey Davy's Safety Lamp. No history of coal mining would be complete without reference to the human cost of the enterprise, and Galloway talks in detail about some of the great explosions of the day, and the strive made by colliery proprietors to seek solutions for the terrible dangers. Several of the anecdotes and instances described by Galloway, as far as I am aware, are solely unique to this work, and accounts for many subsequent writers on the subject referring to his work frequently.
Usefully for anyone with a keener interest on the actual running of the pits, there is good description of the layout of the shafts, which I often find can be dreadfully confusing for someone who is not familiar with coal works. The development of machinery and methods employed to pump out the ever-present water, and lifting the coal (and workers) from the shafts is given much attention, too.
This work is essential reading for all concerned with the subject, though it should be noted that with the book being published in 1882, there is no reference to the important later developments in coal mining, such as the widespread introduction of electricity.
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