| Roger North - 1808 - Liczba stron: 360
...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 - Liczba stron: 714
...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 - 1824 - Liczba stron: 756
...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...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... | |
| Eneas Mackenzie - 1825 - Liczba stron: 538
...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,...and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." From a staith bill, dated 1691, in the books at Ravensworth Castle, and quoted in 1786, cast-iron rail-... | |
| Nicholas Wood - 1825 - Liczba stron: 350
...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 - 1826 - Liczba stron: 484
...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...Another advantage of the coasters upon the river, was showed his lordship : and that was what they call ballast wharfs. Any land owner may make that which... | |
| 1831 - Liczba stron: 660
...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 - 1832 - Liczba stron: 664
...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 - 1832 - Liczba stron: 834
...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... | |
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