Interview with Jessie Whitely and William Wilson
In this interview, Jesse Whitley talks about ore mining and coal mining. He compares the two and discusses how mules were used. He explains the process of ore mining and describes how they were trained and the hierarchy of jobs. He also discusses the labor union, the difficulty it brought but also t...
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| Summary: | In this interview, Jesse Whitley talks about ore mining and coal mining. He compares the two and discusses how mules were used. He explains the process of ore mining and describes how they were trained and the hierarchy of jobs. He also discusses the labor union, the difficulty it brought but also the improvements, especially in medical care. They also went from working 12-hour days to working eight-hour days.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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