I'd argue that mining was far more hazardous than lumber work. children mined as well, and many men and children were crushed by coal carts, as well as all the cave-ins from improperly bolstered cave mines. if you have Nova Scotia miner's, this website is a tribute to them. oh, dear. the site is missing right now, but they are thepitsofcapebreton.com when they're back up. they have had a couple vicious attacks, and had acquired some serious firewall protection, but it appears that someone must have got around it again. meanwhile, I see fragments of it online; Cave Breton's Miner's museum was linked to thepits; http://www.minersmuseum.com/hof_haulage_1.htm [1] there's more regarding NS mining if you google for it. Cornelia Links: ------ [1] http://www.minersmuseum.com/hof_haulage_1.htm

Hi Cornelia, I just Googled. Is this the site you wanted to mention? http://www43.statcan.ca/03/03b/03b_supp/03b_supp_003_e.htm Is there a book with that name? "The Pits of Cape Breton" ? It appears to be an e-book: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=11-404-XIE2003001&lang=eng&issnote=1 And they are mentioned here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canghl/pqmar.html (Oops a link is broken. Perhaps hackers were busy.) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: <fenenga@connpoint.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:23 PM Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] lumber vs mining I'd argue that mining was far more hazardous than lumber work. children mined as well, and many men and children were crushed by coal carts, as well as all the cave-ins from improperly bolstered cave mines. if you have Nova Scotia miner's, this website is a tribute to them. oh, dear. the site is missing right now, but they are thepitsofcapebreton.com when they're back up. they have had a couple vicious attacks, and had acquired some serious firewall protection, but it appears that someone must have got around it again. meanwhile, I see fragments of it online; Cave Breton's Miner's museum was linked to thepits; http://www.minersmuseum.com/hof_haulage_1.htm [1] there's more regarding NS mining if you google for it. Cornelia Links: ------ [1] http://www.minersmuseum.com/hof_haulage_1.htm

It is amazing to think of all the work that is hazardous now and was moreso years ago before the added safety of technological advances. I would add fishing to the list with mining and lumbering.. I was impressed watching the seas and the boats on Discovery Channel's series "Swords" about swordfishing - with their steel hulls they were blown by heavy winds and beaten by rough seas.. and I kept thinking of all those men who went before in their not so big sailing ships - "They that go down to the sea in ships". Plenty of men from both Nova Scotia and New England were lost to Davy Jones' locker. Faye > > I'd argue that mining was far more hazardous than lumber work. > children mined as well, and many men and children were crushed by > coal carts, as well as all the cave-ins from improperly bolstered > cave mines. > > if you have Nova Scotia miner's, this website is a tribute to them.