Many Thanks for this Regards Janice >From: AAgg435@netscape.net >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MLN] What is a Shale Miner >Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:02:25 -0500 > >Hi Jim and all, > >Enclosing interesting sites about Scotland and Shale. > >http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/bathgate/bathgate/ > >http://www.sorbie.net/lanarkshire_mining_industry.htm > >http://www.xs4all.nl/~jorbons/souterrains/art/scotunst.html > >http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/e912.htm > > >http://www.ukfossils.co.uk/sec119b.htm > >http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/broxburn/broxburn/ > >http://members.optushome.com.au/scottsoftb/ShaleOil.htm > >Happy Valentines Day everyone ))) > >aggie > > > > >Hi Janice, > >Shale contains oil and was dug from the ground and used to make oil > >products. There were mines in the area and even today the huge red slag > >heaps are still to be seen. > >Cheers, > >Jim Mercer. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Janice Aitkens" <aitkens64@msn.com> > >To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 4:30 PM > >Subject: [MLN] What is a Shale Miner > > > > > >> Hello Everyone > >> Could someone tell me what a Shale Miner is as i have a Alexander >Aitken > >in > >> Wallace Row West Calder on the 1881 census giving this as his >occupation > >so > >> what is it & where would he do this was there mines in this area i >don't > >> know the area just know a little of Edinburgh from when i had visited >the > >> wonderful city on a few occasions > >> Regards Janice > >> > >> > >> Researching in & Around Kettle Fife & West Calder Edingburgh Scotland: > >> Aiken/Aitken > >> Forrester > >> Geddie > >> Haxton > >> Hugh > >> > >> > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________________________ >Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at >http://isp.netscape.com/register > >Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > >New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer >Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. >Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > Researching in & Around Kettle Fife & West Calder Edingburgh Scotland: Aiken/Aitken Forrester Geddie Haxton Hugh