 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...  Littell's Living Age - Pagina 3371845Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Holland - 1835 - 514 pagine
...describes the waggons and the waggon-ways : — " 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 rowlets, fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | John Holland - 1835 - 516 pagine
...describes the waggons and the waggon-ways : — " 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 rowlets, fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1838 - 854 pagine
...and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carnage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is immense benefit to the coal merchants." * At that time it is probable the... | |
 | James Day - 1839 - 238 pagine
...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 five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." The following description of the... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1841 - 586 pagine
...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... | |
 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1843 - 436 pagine
...of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly streight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four...so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants. Another advantage of the coasters... | |
 | 1844 - 698 pagine
...to the river exactly straight and parallel, aud bulky carts ure made VOL. LXX1V. NO. tXLVll. Q V° with four rowlets fitting these rails, whereby the...chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants.' — Life of Lord Keeper Guilford, vol. ip 265. This seems to have been about 1676,... | |
 | 1844 - 568 pagine
...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 exactly straight and parallel, and bulky carts are made with four rowleta fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is BO easy* that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | 1845 - 862 pagine
...will expect L.20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river exactly straight...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or fire chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants." This practice was somewhat... | |
 | 1845 - 854 pagine
...will expect L.20 per miium for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river exactly straight...with four rowlets fitting these rails, whereby the ramage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or ore chaldrons of coals, and is an immense... | |
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