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  1 I    |         had raised the last ton of coal from this colliery. The
  2 I    |          pit, formerly heaped with coal from the mine.~Many of these
  3 I    |        vein, and the last block of coal has just been extracted
  4 I    |         Starr pointed to a lump of coal which had been kept at the
  5 I    |           a basket.~“This piece of coal, my friends,” resumed James
  6 I    |           as the first fragment of coal is kept, which was extracted
  7 I    |         had even attempted to find coal under strata which are usually
  8 I    |         not contain another bit of coal.~“No,” he repeated, “no!
  9 II   |         few words on the origin of coal. During the geological epoch,
 10 II   |           store it, in the form of coal, in the very bowels of the
 11 II   |        which were to superpose the coal strata. In course of time,
 12 II   | agglomerated, and little by little coal was forming under the double
 13 II   |        water, left on the yet soft coal their exact likeness, “admirably
 14 II   |         due the different sorts of coal, of which industry makes
 15 II   |           the lowest layers of the coal ground appears the anthracite,
 16 II   |          graphite and rich or poor coal. It may be asserted that
 17 II   |            completely changed into coal. So then, the origin of
 18 II   |             So then, the origin of coal mines, in whatever part
 19 II   |    important mines of the Scottish coal beds had been exhausted
 20 II   |         discovery of a new seam of coal would be an important event.
 21 III  |          the last ton of Aberfoyle coal had been emptied into railway
 22 III  |         animation. Great wagons of coal used to be passing night
 23 III  |        ground, formerly black with coal dust, had a bright look,
 24 III  |            course the treasures of coal would have been exhausted
 25 III  |          the globe was not made of coal; then there would have been
 26 III  |           utilized. But no matter! Coal is of a very practical use,
 27 III  |        necessary to make them into coal.”~James Starr and his guide,
 28 III  |      cinders nor even fragments of coal were to be seen. All had
 29 III  |          In the mine, now empty of coal, escapes of light carburetted
 30 IV   |      Greeks and Romans made use of coal, whether the Chinese worked
 31 IV   |         whether the Chinese worked coal mines before the Christian
 32 IV   |        whether the French word for coal (HOUILLE) is really derived
 33 IV   |     license for the mining of “sea coal” was granted by Henry III.
 34 IV   |          is even believed that the coal miners, like the salt-makers
 35 IV   |         seams in the depths of the coal mine as a hydroscope reveals
 36 IV   |             searching for signs of coal, only to return each day,
 37 IV   |           pass a few months in the coal mine of Aberfoyle! They
 38 IV   |            in a pit quite empty of coal.~“Yes, Mr. Starr, it will
 39 V    |         place than a dark and deep coal mine for the freaks of fairies,
 40 V    |    penetrated to this depth in the coal stratum. Had the object
 41 VI   |           tore out the last bit of coal in the seam. I remember
 42 VI   |         the bowels of the earth if coal was not there to produce
 43 VI   |          replied the engineer. “No coal, no fire-damp. No effects
 44 VI   |          fire-damp means a vein of coal.”~“Did not these fires cause
 45 VI   | consequently that of a new seam of coal in the Dochart pit.”~All
 46 VI   |        extracted the last piece of coal from the Dochart pit.~“We
 47 VI   |         mark, badly concealed with coal dust.~“It’s he!” exclaimed
 48 VII  |        known, is only generated in coal seams; therefore the existence
 49 VII  |           the first corves full of coal will have been taken from
 50 VII  |         often met with between the coal veins. James Starr picked
 51 VII  |          to discover some trace of coal.~Starr having chosen the
 52 VII  |       strata ran valuable veins of coal, as if the black blood of
 53 VIII |   satisfied. There was nothing but coal around them. A sort of emotion
 54 VIII |        pass before the last bit of coal is taken out of our new
 55 VIII |           As to the quality of the coal which crops out of these
 56 VIII |           surface of this piece of coal is shining! We have here
 57 VIII |          shining! We have here fat coal, rich in bituminous matter;
 58 VIII |          had taken the fragment of coal and was examining it with
 59 VIII |             that’s good quality of coal. Carry it home, Simon, carry
 60 VIII |           want this first piece of coal to burn under our kettle.”~“
 61 VIII |         not be the first time that coal has been looked for under
 62 VIII |         tear out the last scrap of coal.”~“Are you joking, Mr. Starr?”
 63 VIII |      interest in defending the new coal field against any attempt
 64 X    |                          CHAPTER X COAL TOWN~THREE years after the
 65 X    |          rather ambitious title of Coal Town.~Arrived in Coal Town,
 66 X    |           of Coal Town.~Arrived in Coal Town, the visitor found
 67 X    |           a bridge. So was founded Coal Town, situated under the
 68 X    |            that the inhabitants of Coal Town were proud of their
 69 XI   |            shores of Loch Malcolm. Coal Town rested from labor.
 70 XI   |           most oppressive.~Down in Coal Town there was perfect calm;
 71 XI   |       These walls consisted of pit coal, and so smooth that it would
 72 XII  |         sensation, not only in the coal mines, but in Stirlingshire,
 73 XII  |          made the discovery of the coal mine; and although that
 74 XII  |           natural opening into the coal mine. “Well,” said he, “
 75 XII  |          born in the depths of the coal mine, you never once have
 76 XII  |        discovering the new vein of coal? And did not that discovery
 77 XIII |            never been outside this coal mine in the very depths
 78 XIII |         remain all her life in the coal mine. Do you understand
 79 XIII |          passed in the depths of a coal mine?”~Well! now it seemed
 80 XIII |      should have a merry-making at Coal Town, which they would never
 81 XIII |         and all the inhabitants of Coal Town at rest within their
 82 XIV  |          continue your life in the coal mine, like old ~Simon, and
 83 XIV  |      gloomy dark houses, just like Coal Town, only that the roof
 84 XIV  |           vaulted rocky roof above Coal Town,” said ~James Starr, “
 85 XIV  |          forget all about our dark coal pit.”~“No, Harry, never!”
 86 XV   |      ghosts on Loch Malcolm in the coal pit.”~It was by this time
 87 XV   |           the gloomy region of the coal mine. Shall you not pine
 88 XVI  |            blasted. Here masses of coal were loosened by pick-ax
 89 XVI  |           the surface of the soil. Coal Town was throughout brilliantly
 90 XVI  |        with the greatest activity; coal was being piled incessantly
 91 XVI  |            arose from all parts of Coal Town, which was threatened
 92 XVI  |           Loch Malcolm a few feet. Coal Town was uninjured, and
 93 XVI  |            the whole population of Coal Town.~During the month preceding
 94 XVII |          to Silfax the new vein of coal. With the egotism of madness,
 95 XVII |          of the robbers of his own coal mine would just drive him
 96 XVIII|           among the inhabitants of Coal Town, the threatened danger
 97 XVIII|           the entire population of Coal Town was astir. Work was
 98 XVIII|            the principal people of Coal Town, the friends and comrades
 99 XVIII|       penetrated the depths of the coal mine, and elevated the temperature.
100 XVIII|            light which illuminated Coal Town blazed like so many
101 XVIII|           beneath the ruins of the coal mine.~As he stood ready
102 XIX  |       world.”~Will the dwellers in Coal Town ever be called to witness