 The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down...  Chambers' Edinburgh Journal - Page 1981847Full view - About this book
 | will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 pages
...1676, it is said, " The manner of the carriages is by laying rails of timber from the conlliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel, and bulky...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldrons of of coal», and it is an immense benefit to the coal merchant*."-}To the forgoing... | |
 | Cesare Blasi - Architecture - 1824 - 756 pages
...1676, thus describes the waggons and rail-ways. — ' The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - Canals - 1825 - 350 pages
...means of ascertaining. In 1676, they are thus described: "the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is art immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable,... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - Berwick-upon-Tweed (England) - 1825 - 538 pages
...thus describes them: " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel : and bulky carts are made with four rowlers, fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 pages
...Guilford in 1676, thus describes the wagons and railways:—"The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an raised in the centre, and declining at both ends... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 592 pages
...the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants. Another advantage of the coasters... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 484 pages
...annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 660 pages
...II. " The manner of the carriage," says the author of the Life of Lord Keeper North, " is by laying timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight...carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." To a late period in the last... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - Railroads - 1832 - 664 pages
...means of ascertaining. In 1676 they are thus described: " the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1832 - 834 pages
...find in the year 1676: they are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks have... | |
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