Derrick Sterling a Story of the Mines
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What a terribly hard life they must lead !" " Yes, mamma, it's awful, " said Miss Nellie. " And don't they look just like little negro minstrels ? I don't see, though, how they ever tell the slate from the coal. It all looks exactly alike to me. " " The slate isn't so black as the coal, " explained Derrick, " and doesn't have the same shine. " They walked out over the great dump, and the ladies were amazed at its extent.
" Why, it seems as if every bit of slate, and coal too, ever dug in the mi...ne must be piled up here!" exclaimed Miss Nellie.
" Oh no, " said Derrick, " only about half the product of the mine is waste, and only part of that comes up here. A great quantity is dumped into the old breasts down in the workings to fill them up, and at the same time to get rid of it easily. " " But isn't there a great deal of coal that would burn in this mountain of refuse?" asked the girl.
" Yes, indeed, there is ; and sometimes the piles get on fire, and then they seem to burn forever. " " I have an acquaintance in Philadelphia, " said Mrs.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
What a terribly hard life they must lead !" " Yes, mamma, it's awful, " said Miss Nellie. " And don't they look just like little negro minstrels ? I don't see, though, how they ever tell the slate from the coal. It all looks exactly alike to me. " " The slate isn't so black as the coal, " explained Derrick, " and doesn't have the same shine. " They walked out over the great dump, and the ladies were amazed at its extent.
" Why, it seems as if every bit of slate, and coal too, ever dug in the mi...ne must be piled up here!" exclaimed Miss Nellie.
" Oh no, " said Derrick, " only about half the product of the mine is waste, and only part of that comes up here. A great quantity is dumped into the old breasts down in the workings to fill them up, and at the same time to get rid of it easily. " " But isn't there a great deal of coal that would burn in this mountain of refuse?" asked the girl.
" Yes, indeed, there is ; and sometimes the piles get on fire, and then they seem to burn forever. " " I have an acquaintance in Philadelphia, " said Mrs.
What to read after Derrick Sterling a Story of the Mines?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Munroe Kirk to read onlineMoreLess
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