Miners typically lived in small, basic accommodations near the mines where they worked. These could include temporary structures like shacks, boarding houses, or company-owned housing. The living conditions were often crowded and lacked basic amenities.
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Victorian miners found a variety of minerals and ores in mines, such as coal, gold, silver, lead, tin, and copper. They also encountered dangerous conditions underground, including poor ventilation, flooding, and the risk of collapses.
Work conditions in the silver mines were often harsh and dangerous. Miners faced long hours, low pay, poor ventilation, and the risk of cave-ins, explosions, and exposure to toxic chemicals. Many miners suffered from health issues such as lung diseases and injuries.
To improve the living and working conditions for the miners in Pennsylvania.
To improve the living and working conditions for the miners in Pennsylvania.
Towns developed near mines to provide housing, services, and goods to miners and their families. The proximity to the mines allowed for easier transportation of resources and materials needed for mining operations. Additionally, towns provided a sense of community and social support for miners working in often isolated and challenging conditions.
Those that enjoyed working as miners traveled to other mines when the one they were working at closed. Cornish lead miners left Cornwall to travel to Wisconsin. English miners left England for coal mines in America.
They got out, fast.
In coal mines.
The Victorian miners used picks and axes as tools in lead mines. These workers also used head lights to see.