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pile of dirt�察�in mining language�察�is called the ;gob。; I began operations at 

once。 I worked away with all my might for an hour or more�察�picking out 

the dirt from under the coal。 Then I was tired completely out。 I rolled over 

on my back�察�and�察�with my face looking up to the pile of dirt�察�eight hundred 

feet thick�察�that shut out from me the light of day�察�I rested for awhile。 I had 

done   no   physical   work   for   ten   years。   I   was   physically   soft。   To   put   me 

down in the mines and set me to digging coal was wicked。 It was murder。 

Down in that dark pit how I suffered� �There was no escape from it。 There 

was the medicine。 I had to take it。 I do not know�察�but it seems to me that 

when   a   man   is   sent   to   that   prison   who   has   not   been    in   the   habit  of 

performing physical labor�察�he should not be put to work in the mines until 

he becomes accustomed to manual labor。 It would seem that it would be 

nothing   more   than   right   to   give   him   an   easier   task   at   first   and   let   him 

gradually  become   hardened   to   his   work   at   coal   digging。  Nothing   of   this 

kind   is   done。   The   young�察  �the   old�察  �the   middle´   aged   are   indiscriminately 

and   unceremoniously   thrust   into   the   mine。   Down   there   are   nearly   five 

hundred prisoners。 Among them are boys from seventeen to twenty years 

of age�察�many of whom are in delicate health。 Here are to be found old men�察�

in some cases sixty years of age。 I do not wish to be understood as casting 

any reflections upon the officers of this institution。 They cannot help these 

things。 If Warden   Smith   could   avoid   it there  would   not be   a  single   man 

sent down to that region of death。 The mines are there and must be worked。 

Let this blame fall where it belongs。 I must say injustice to our common 

humanity�察�that to work these two classes�察�the boys and old men�察�in those 

coal mines is a burning shame and outrage。 It is bad enough�察�as the sequel 

will show�察�to put able´bodied�察�middle´aged men to work in that pit。 The 



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great State of Kansas has opened those mines。 Her Legislature has decided 

to   have    them    worked。     It  becomes     the   duty�察  �therefore�察  �of   the   prison 

directors   to   work   them   as   long   as   they   are   instructed   to   do   so�察  �even   if 

scores of human beings are maimed for life or murdered outright each year。 

The blame cannot rest on the prison officials�察�but upon our lawmakers。 



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                                    CHAPTER III 



                           THE COAL MINES ��Continued�� 

     After we had mined some twenty´five feet we took down the coal。 To 

do this the wedges are set and driven in at the top of the vein of coal�察�with 

the sledge hammer。 After my companion had struck the coal several times 

it   began   to   pop   and   crack   as   if   it   would   fall   at   any   moment。   I   became 

alarmed。 I was never in such a place before�察�and I said�此 �George�察�had I not 

better get   out of   this   place�拭  �I don't   want the   coal to   fall on   me   the   first 

day。; His reply was�察�that if I wanted to learn how to mine I must remain 

near    the  coal   and   take   my   chances    of  being    killed。  This   was   indeed 

comforting� �Then he informed me that he was going to knock on the coal 

and wanted me to catch the sound that was produced。 He thumped away�察�

and I got the sounda dull�察�heavy thud。 Now�察�says he�察 �when coal sounds 

in that manner it is not ready to drop。; So he continued to pound away at it。 

The more he pounded the more the coal cracked and the more alarmed I 

became。 I was afraid it would drop at any moment and crush me。 I begged 

of him to cease pounding until I got into the entry out of the way of danger。 

He tried to make me believe there was no danger。 I was hard to convince 

of   that   fact。   There   I   lay   stretched   out   on   my   side   next   to   the   coal�察  �he 

driving in the wedges�察�and the coal seeming to me to be ready to drop at 

each stroke of the hammer。 ;Now listen�察─�said he�察 �while I knock on the 

coal once more。; I listened。 The sound was altogether different from the 

first。 ;Now�察─�said he�察 �the coal is about ready to fall。; It is necessary for 

the   miner   to   know   this   part   of   his   business。   It   is   by   the   sound   that   he 

determines when it is ready to fall。 If he is ignorant of this part of his work�察�

he    would    be   in  great  danger     of  getting   killed   from   the   coal   falling 

unexpectedly。 ;Well�察─�said I�察 �if this coal is about ready to drop�察�had I not 

better get out of here into the entry�察�so that I may be out of danger�拭─ �No�察─�

was his reply�察 �just crawl up behind that row of props and remain in the 

'gob' until after the coal falls。; In obedience to his command I cheerfully 

got   up   behind   the   props   and   embraced   that   pile   of   dirt。   He   struck   the 

wedges a few more blows and then darted behind the props out of danger。 

No sooner had he got out of the way than the coal came thundering down。 



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;Now�察─�said my room´mate ;go out into the entry and bring in the buggy。; 

;All right。; And out I went on my hands and knees。 I soon found my way 

into the entry�察�but found no buggy�察�so back I crawled into the room and 

reported。 At this my instructor crawled out to see what had become of that 

singular vehicle known as a mining buggy。 I followed after。 I did not want 

to   remain   behind   in   that   coal   mine。   I   did   not   know   what   might   happen 

should   I   be   left   there   in   that   dark   hole   alone。 After   we   had   reached   the 

entry where we could stand erect my teacher pointed to an object which 

lay close to our feet�察�and said to me�察 �Man�察�where are your eyes�拭─ �In my 

head�察─�I calmly  replied。 ;Do   you see that thing   there�拭─ �Of   course I   see 

that    thing。;   ;Well�察  �that   is  the  buggy。;     ;Indeed� ─    �I  exclaimed。     ;I  am 

certainly glad to know it�察�for I never would have taken that for a buggy。; It 

had   a   pair   of   runners   which   were   held   in   their   places   by   a   board   being 

nailed across them。 On this was a small box�察�at one end there was a short 

iron handle。 On our knees we pushed the buggy into the room�察�took up the 

hammer�察�broke up the coal into lumps we could handle�察�filled up the small 

box�察�dragged it out into the entry and emptied it into a heap。 This is called 

;buggying; coal。 It is the most laborious part of mining。 Whenever a new 

man would be placed with the convicts for instructions in min
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