Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1895 — Smallest Colliery in the World. [ARTICLE]

Smallest Colliery in the World.

The little village of Nelson, England, has the distinction of possessing the small, est colliery in the world. It is situated near the Colliers’ Arms, and affords employment to two workmen. These are father and son, and they combine in themselves tbe proprietors, managers, miners and hauliers of the undertaking. There is no siding connecting the works with any railway, and all the output is sold to the householders who live in the village and its surroundings. It should be stated that a stout little donkey does duty for a horse, and performs his work well. The coal has a ready sale and commands a good price.