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3. Rear of the tipple, showing the waste discharge
chute and previously unseen operating mechanisms
of the hoppers. Miller family photograph Carolyn
Lundball collection.
only the footprints of the structures for industrial archeologists
to study. It was from these footprints that Ron Pearson devel-
oped his plans that appeared in the
Timber Transfer
beginning in
the Fall 1996 issue. You may obtain copies of the issues contain-
ing this and other mines that Ron built from the Friends of East
Broad Top Company store at
.
Lay of the land
Coal tipples come in various shapes and sizes depending on their
output. For example, there are only two tipples in HO, that I’m
