Coal Pits in the Old Days (Conveyance of Mine Timbers)
1958 - 1963

Mukashi no Yama (Koboku Hakobi)
[Coal Pits in the Old Days (Conveyance of Mine Timbers)]
21.1 x 30.4 cm Ink Painting

Mines used mainly pine timber (selected according to the size of the smaller end [suekuchi] of each timber), and it was convenient if timber yards were placed near pit mouths. However, they were placed some distance apart from pit mouths in some pits because they required grounds for them.
Each pair of repairers called shikurikatas waited at the pit mouth for empty trucks to come and then took one in turn. After informing the warehouse-clerk of the items they needed, they then loaded the truck with mine timbers, and took them to the pit mouth in order to have them sent to the destined level (kanekata) or point. Most middle and large-scale coal pits had stocked timber, but small-scale coal pits often at times did not have any pieces.

Text at the Bottom Left
The truck onto which timbers were loaded was about 6 shaku (1.8 m) long and a connecting chain was extended when especially long timbers were loaded.


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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