I sure do agree with what you all have said about mining and Logan Co. I know that the MTR "mining" is in Logan, Boone, Kanawha, and Mercer Cos. Where else are they doing it? Is it being done in the northern WVa coal counties like Marion, Monongalia, Upshur, and others? What about Kentucky? Did you all read about the mining in Canada - safe rooms, etc. And what about the oxygen supply? Has the legislature done anything to require miners to be equipped with more oxygen? I saw my first black lung sickness and death as a young child. My uncle Dorsey Sutphin of Pond Fork suffered horribly. Mom was helping aunt Vida nurse him. I was sent back to Blair before he died. I still remember his labored breathing and aunt Vida's heartache. Yes, West Virginians need to stand up to the coal companies and the state legislature they own. Rick Stewart
It's also being done in SW VA....so WVA is not alone. -----Original Message----- From: rcs5@bellsouth.net [mailto:rcs5@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 2:06 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Mining I sure do agree with what you all have said about mining and Logan Co. I know that the MTR "mining" is in Logan, Boone, Kanawha, and Mercer Cos. Where else are they doing it? Is it being done in the northern WVa coal counties like Marion, Monongalia, Upshur, and others? What about Kentucky? Did you all read about the mining in Canada - safe rooms, etc. And what about the oxygen supply? Has the legislature done anything to require miners to be equipped with more oxygen? I saw my first black lung sickness and death as a young child. My uncle Dorsey Sutphin of Pond Fork suffered horribly. Mom was helping aunt Vida nurse him. I was sent back to Blair before he died. I still remember his labored breathing and aunt Vida's heartache. Yes, West Virginians need to stand up to the coal companies and the state legislature they own. Rick Stewart ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx