 The smoke arising out of this mountain appears to be much greater in rainy weather than at other times. The fire has already undermined some part of the mountain so that great fragments of it and trees with their roots are fallen down its face.  Information Circular - Page 31925Full view - About this book
 | Neville B. Craig - History - 1851 - 352 pages
...volcano. The smoke arising out of this " mountain appears to be much greater in rainy wea" ther than at other times. The fire has already " undermined some...other side, so that it may be easily " cultivated." This is the first and only evidence, we have ever seen, confirmatory of a tradition, that coal hill... | |
 | Neville B. Craig - History - 1851 - 322 pages
...volcano. The smoke arising out of this "mountain appears to be much greater in rainy wea" ther than at other times. The fire has already "undermined some...a very " easy slope on the other side, so that it maybe easily " cultivated." This is the first and only evidence, we have ever seen, confirmatory of... | |
 | Neville B. Craig - Pittsburgh (Pa.) - 1851 - 330 pages
...ther than at other times. The firo has already " undermined some part of the mountain, so that-great " fragments of it, and trees with their roots are fallen...other side, so that it may be easily " cultivated." This is the first and only evidence, we have ever seen, confirmatory -of a tradition, that coal hill... | |
 | 1852 - 626 pages
...a volcano. The smoke arising out of this place appears to be much greater in rainy weather than at other times. The fire has already undermined some...verdure, and has a very easy slope on the other side that which we ascended, so that it may be easily cultivated." VOL. II.—No. 9 53 lies as they were... | |
 | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania - Coal - 1884 - 316 pages
...to be much greater in rainy weather than at other times. The fire has already undermined some parts of the mountain, so that great fragments of it, and...trees with their roots are fallen down its face."* It is also quite evident that the Penns had obtained knowledge of the existence of coal at Pittsburgh... | |
 | J. Sutton Wall - Coal mines and mining - 1884 - 322 pages
...to be much greater in rainy weather than at other times. The fire has already undermined some parts of the mountain, so that great fragments of it, and...trees with their roots are fallen down its face."* It is also quite evident that the Penns had obtained knowledge of the existence of coal at Pittsburgh... | |
 | George Thornton Fleming - Pittsburgh (Pa.) - 1922 - 642 pages
...volcano. The smoke arising out of this mountain appears to be much greater in rainy weather than at other times. The fire has already undermined some...the other side so that it may be easily cultivated. "This is the first and only evidence," says Craig, "we have ever seen confirmatory of a tradition that... | |
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