Phil Hudson wrote:
>
> Phil Hudson here,
> I agree that its a good idea to use the Net as you suggest, but I dont
> think that the lists available are of much use, as yet.
>
> I trawled by asking for any info at all on the coal mining area that is the
> subject of my forthcoming book Coal Mining in Lunesdale, didnt get one
> response. I admit my area of study is very obscure, nothing much has been
> published on these early mining sites by anyone except myself, but I at
> least expected the odd enquiry here and there from the curious.
> By the way I have only had 2 enquiries about my publication and only one
> firm order to date via the Net.
> Perhaps I have not sent the message (advert!?!) out on the relevant
> interest lists, or perhaps the world of mining history is not interested in
> this previously unresearched mining area in the UK.
Phil,
I'm living literally over and slightly north of the oldest coal mining
area in the USA at Midlothian, VA. Very little study has been done. What
I'd like to see is a 1 ft contour survey of the "mountains of the moon"
area to get a handle on which are the oldest from their layout and
overlaps. These started at least by 1651 and went into the 1930's by all
the various means of extraction. Our little area had 3500 people working
in them and their domiciles are unknown! We've also got some very
interesting African-American land ownership patterns down on the river
after the Huguenots left.
Lyle
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