 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...  Littell's Living Age - Pagina 3371845Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 pagina’s
...year 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 carts are made with four rollers fitting those rails whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Cesare Blasi - 1824 - 756 pagina’s
...waggons and rail-ways. — ' The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery 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... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - 1825 - 538 pagina’s
...Keeper Guilford, in 16"6, 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... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1825 - 350 pagina’s
...they are thus described: "the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 482 pagina’s
...will expect 201. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight...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... | |
 | 1831 - 660 pagina’s
...carriage," says the author of the Life of Lord Keeper North, " is by laying timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 834 pagina’s
...are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1832 - 664 pagina’s
...they are thus described: " the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made, with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | 1832 - 426 pagina’s
...the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky caris are made with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an int. menre benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks along... | |
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