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to overcome the natural dis-
advantages and get out the
expected amount of coal.
We think we see light ahead
and I may be in a dis-
couraged mood tonight - but
it has been a long pull.
You see I've met a rough
class, & not a very elevating
one. Many of the workmen
I admire but the greater
part of hte impress me
unfavorably. There is much
drinking, and the gross and
unnecessary profanity hurt
me. Their coarse jests, in
some unexplainable way