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carried them in baskets to the pit.. ‘Weren’t none of those noisy gas-blowers available back then.)
At this point the structure probably resembled what it was, a neatly stacked 30-cord mound man-made volcano of wood with a natural exterior or to be more chic, a huge leafy igloo, sans entrance.
Kindling material was poured down the chimney and some red-hot coals from the nearby cooking fire were dropped through the top to get the little (actually big) beauty fired up and coaling.The firing was usually done in the evening in order to allow the collier’s one good night’s rest.By the next afternoon the pyre was usually well underway and now the real fun began (bet you
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