he coal is carried up the inclined trough until it reaches the end of the ribbon. Here it falls Rondout Creek, which is entirely devoted to the stor- through the trough, now bottomless, and the formation age of coal. It is surrounded by a bulkhead, and can of acoal heap begins. At this point, which… … raised or lowered by tackle. The means of a windlass worked by hand, which operates the chain frame is lowered endways into a running along one of the tracks, vessel’s hold, and at once makes An endless chain is ar- the great truss, which may be several hundred feet in length, is swung around in…
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