This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DNB.2ACI/438.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks! I remember my dad taking my brother, sister, and I to see Big David years ago too. I remember being so fascinated by such a big piece of equipment, but scared of the noise it made. Have a Happy Holiday!

When Big David arrived at the Sinclair (Peabody) Coal Co. property northwest of Moberly he was in pieces. My father was one of the machinists who assembled him. Over time, he rumbled thru the countyside of Randolph and Macon counties. It was sad to see the last of him when he was sold. Shirly

Was the mine called Binkley Mine?.....Somewhere I have a picture of me standing in that big scoop or bucket (whatever it was called).....I used to spend my summers in Macon with my aunt and uncle Carl Powell....my cousins husband Jack DeVine was an engineer at the mine In days long gone by I think I had a grandfather that was a minor in Bevier.....one of the many Welsh that lived on Welsh hill and were minors....also a grandfather that was a boot/shoemaker/business man in Bevier....Sarah Rierson iowamom@prairieinet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <MJHecate@aol.com> To: <MOMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 9:37 AM Subject: [MOMACON] Re: Macon, Missouri Coal Mine > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DNB.2ACI/438.1.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Thanks! I remember my dad taking my brother, sister, and I to see Big David years ago too. I remember being so fascinated by such a big piece of equipment, but scared of the noise it made. > > Have a Happy Holiday! >