About slays/sleds/other means of transportation down-hill: in the
Huancavelica mine, in central Peru (The only mercury mine in all of South
America), ore was transported down-hill by "trains" guided by a "driver" who
sat on his fanny, protected by an extra layer of leather, and behind him
followed a "train" of leather bags with ore. About 1600, probably all the
wway to 1900.
Best
Helmut Waszkis
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From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Wolfgang Ebert
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:22 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: AW: saltwerk, Berchtsgarden
Dear all:
I would like to confirm that, yes, wooden slides were a common
transportation tool in salt mines in the "salt belt" of mid Europe, that
means not only Austria and Germany, but as well Czechoslovakia and Poland.
Tony wrote:
"Some even provide a leather pinifore called Aschleder to protect ones
neither regions".
This (correct "Arschleder", translated word by word "ass leather") was again
a common tool not only in salt mines, but in every mines in the entire old
world of mining, at least in Germany even into the 1950ths. I saw it in use
in coal mining in Poland even in the 1990ths. Impressive drawing are to be
found in the "Re metallica" by Agricola. For the whole of Europe the German
town "Muelheim" was a centre of the leather industry for tools like this and
belts etc. There is a new interesting museum on this at this place.
Dr. Wolfgang Ebert
The German Society for Industrial Archaeology
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Von: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von
Tony Oldham
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2003 11:19
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Betreff: Re: saltwerk, Berchtsgarden
Most of the Salt Mines in Germany and Austria have the obligitory slide.
Some even provide a leather pinifore called Aschleder to protect ones
neither regions. For more on Salt Mines see:
http://www.showcaves.com
Cheers - Tony Oldham
President
Rhychydwr World Wide Bank
Let us look after your money
>From: James Findlay <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "The mining-history list." <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: saltwerk, Berchtsgarden
>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:37:06 +0100
>
>I have just returned from a trip to Germany were I had a chance to vist the
>'Saltwerk' at
>Berchtesgarden in Bavria, Germany. The mine which produces Salt is still
>working with part of
>the mine taken over for tourism. I was very impressed with it and its set
>up for tourism of
>course. But what tickled me most was the use of wooden slides to get to the
>lower levels.
>What I would like to know is this unique to the 'Saltwerks' or is it used
>elsewhere in Germany
>or Europe. A lack of time and ability to speak decent german ment I could
>not enquire any
>further.
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