My grandfather, Robert "Bob" Ray, who worked in those Harlan County mines and others mines in Alabama. He had Miner's Asthma or Black Lung as it now called and suffered from it until he died. Dr. Bob! ----- Original Message ---- From: Barbara Turner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 4, 2008 9:53:15 AM Subject: Re: [KYHARLAN] Elva--coal mining movie statement My Miracles and related families moved to Colorado to get out of the coal mines and let their lungs heal. Unfortunately many of them had no other skills so they ended up working in the molybdenum mines which are possibly more dangerous than coal. Many of them died of the same lung diseases. My dad was a uranium miner. Before they found out what radiation did to people many worked without blowing air into the mines etc. and got lung cancer. They later paid those who had lung cancer each $150,000. My dad didn't get lung cancer so he didn't get any money. We did notice that most of the people who did get lung cancer smoked. A slab fell on my cousins Jay Kimball when he was working in one of my dad's mines. He was on leave from the Army during the Viet Nam War. It possibly saved his life since he was injured and was not sent back to the War. Barbara On Feb 4, 2008 8:59 AM, Robert Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > Patrica > When the Song by Tennessee Ernie Ford "Load 16 Ton and what do you get", > about coal mining was popular, I asked my father who mined coal in Harlan > County if he ever loaded 16 ton in a day. He looked at me an said many day > he loaded as much as thirty tons. The miners then had to drill the holes for > the dynamite,and load the dynamite to blow the coal to load. Providential > day was badly hurt with a broken back, this and other bones when hit by a > derailed coal car. I say providentially, he left the mine, completely health > and inlisted in the Navy and retired from there. My grandfather lost a thumb > and had other injuries. My brother died in the mining hospital at birth > because of incompetent care. There were certainly many "Sins of the mines. > Dr. Bob Barnes > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Patrice Theken <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 4, 2008 5:30:06 AM > Subject: Re: [KYHARLAN] Elva--coal mining movie statement > > I did not receive the first emails discussing this topic - coal mining > movie statement. Can someone give me the name of the movie? > Thanks. > Pat > > [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 2/3/08 3:01:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Life was harsh, rugged and the coal miner was a breed that stood tall, > > proud and held on to his dignity, beliefs and instilled in his children, > > strength, courage and love of God. Proud to be a coal miners daughter. > > > > Elva > > > > Elva... i just wanted to tell you that reading this brought tears to my > eyes... my Father talked of the coal mine sin Harlan and my grand daddy > too.. I > like you think how fortunate i am that my Dad got his family out and moved > on...he did not have an education, could not read or write, but he loved > his family, > worked hard until his body no longer would and never took charity..his > pride > would not let him..I have not watched the movie yet but I will...I have to > be > ready to watch it mentally...thanks for sharing! > Debbie > > > > > > ************** > Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > ( > http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

My mother had a friend Elsie Green and her dad had black lung disease and he died from it there in Colorado and her mother took all the kids and moved back to Kentucky. I got a lot of old pictures from her last year. Her dad is buried on Glade Park where my grandparents and great-grandparents are buried. The dust in the uranium mines is not quite as bad as the coal dust and they do spray it down with water. The radiation is monitored now and if it is above what it should be they shut the mine down. Coal mining is a lot more dangerous than any other kind of mining except maybe potash. There is a potash mine near Moab, Utah and it is so hot down there that the men can only work for a few hours at a time. On Feb 4, 2008 5:12 PM, Robert Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > My grandfather, Robert "Bob" Ray, who worked in those Harlan County mines > and others mines in Alabama. He had Miner's Asthma or Black Lung as it now > called and suffered from it until he died. Dr. Bob! > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Barbara Turner <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 4, 2008 9:53:15 AM > Subject: Re: [KYHARLAN] Elva--coal mining movie statement > > My Miracles and related families moved to Colorado to get out of the coal > mines and let their lungs heal. Unfortunately many of them had no other > skills so they ended up working in the molybdenum mines which are possibly > more dangerous than coal. Many of them died of the same lung diseases. > My > dad was a uranium miner. Before they found out what radiation did to > people > many worked without blowing air into the mines etc. and got lung cancer. > They later paid those who had lung cancer each $150,000. My dad didn't > get > lung cancer so he didn't get any money. We did notice that most of the > people who did get lung cancer smoked. A slab fell on my cousins Jay > Kimball when he was working in one of my dad's mines. He was on leave > from > the Army during the Viet Nam War. It possibly saved his life since he was > injured and was not sent back to the War. > Barbara > > On Feb 4, 2008 8:59 AM, Robert Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Patrica > > When the Song by Tennessee Ernie Ford "Load 16 Ton and what do you get", > > about coal mining was popular, I asked my father who mined coal in > Harlan > > County if he ever loaded 16 ton in a day. He looked at me an said many > day > > he loaded as much as thirty tons. The miners then had to drill the holes > for > > the dynamite,and load the dynamite to blow the coal to load. > Providential > > day was badly hurt with a broken back, this and other bones when hit by > a > > derailed coal car. I say providentially, he left the mine, completely > health > > and inlisted in the Navy and retired from there. My grandfather lost a > thumb > > and had other injuries. My brother died in the mining hospital at birth > > because of incompetent care. There were certainly many "Sins of the > mines. > > Dr. Bob Barnes > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Patrice Theken <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, February 4, 2008 5:30:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [KYHARLAN] Elva--coal mining movie statement > > > > I did not receive the first emails discussing this topic - coal mining > > movie statement. Can someone give me the name of the movie? > > Thanks. > > Pat > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > In a message dated 2/3/08 3:01:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > Life was harsh, rugged and the coal miner was a breed that stood tall, > > > proud and held on to his dignity, beliefs and instilled in his > children, > > > strength, courage and love of God. Proud to be a coal miners daughter. > > > > > > Elva > > > > > > > Elva... i just wanted to tell you that reading this brought tears to my > > eyes... my Father talked of the coal mine sin Harlan and my grand daddy > > too.. I > > like you think how fortunate i am that my Dad got his family out and > moved > > on...he did not have an education, could not read or write, but he loved > > his family, > > worked hard until his body no longer would and never took charity..his > > pride > > would not let him..I have not watched the movie yet but I will...I have > to > > be > > ready to watch it mentally...thanks for sharing! > > Debbie > > > > > > > > > > > > ************** > > Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > > > ( > > > http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > > 48) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Never miss a thing. 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