 | Roger North - Judges - 1808 - 360 pages
...carts are made with four rowlets fitting thefe rails; whereby the carriage is fo eafy that one horle will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immenfe benefit to the coal merchants. Another advantage of the coafters upon the river, was fhewedhislordftiip.... | |
 | will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 pages
...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 five chaldrons of of coal», and it is an immense benefit to the coal merchant*."-}To the forgoing description,... | |
 | Cesare Blasi - Architecture - 1824 - 756 pages
...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...chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants." Mr Hutchison, in his History of Durham, says, that waggon-ways were first made and... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - Canals - 1825 - 350 pages
...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 five chaldron of coals, and is art immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable, the road would be of the... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 484 pages
...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...coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants. Another advantage of the coasters upon the river, was showed his lordship : and that was what they... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 660 pages
...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...and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." To a late period in the last century, this description of road was used, but only in the mining districts;... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - Railroads - 1832 - 664 pages
...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...chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable, the road would be of the simplest construction, consisting... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1832 - 834 pages
...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 chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks have... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1832 - 426 pages
...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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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... 
