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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 ************************************************************** -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Tony Oldham Gesendet: Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2003 11:19 An: [log in to unmask] 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. _________________________________________________________________ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger