Hello Anita - Shelby's daughter Gail wrote a pst about our people being colonized by the coal barons. I don't remember the month in which she wrote it. It is so true though. There's plenty of coal left that could be deep-mined as far as jobs go. We have seen the pictures of Blair Mtn., up Pond around Bim, Cabin Creek, Whitesville, Princeton. This isn't industry. It is blatant destruction of our mountains. As to the cemetaries - check the area of these MTR sites - one little cemetary is going to stop them? Rick > > From: Atnvolsgirl@wmconnect.com > Date: 2006/08/09 Wed PM 02:54:52 EDT > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Sorry, but MTR again. > > Rick, > > That is what I don't understand. WV has state codes that I thought > prohibited this sort of action. But I guess I am wrong. > > I have an uncle from Mingo County and a couple of years ago, our great great > grandparents farm here in Fayette County was bought and I was concerned about > the small family cemetery located there. My uncle, who for the last thirty > years has worked on strip mines told me that there was no need for concern that > WV has laws that protect those old cemeteries and the company that he works > for obeys those laws. So, apparently some of them (such as Massey and Arch) for > whatever reason get away with the destruction. Massey Energy is a pain in > many of our backsides that live here in WV. > > Anita > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >