Across
- 4. used to combine oil and kerosene to fuel oil lamps
- 6. used to help miners learn the rules of mining
- 8. an internal vertical or steeply inclined shaft driven downward inside a mine to connect levels-look at Lilian Melick's mural!
- 9. artist who drew the black and white coal miner picture that was published across the country-his last name is Thompson
- 10. used coal to heat homes and cook on
- 11. black graphite-like material used as a fuel
- 14. lime-rock granules put in these lanterns that mixes with water to create light
- 16. the reservoir in Frederick is named after him
- 17. a continuous layer of coal or a coal seam
- 19. a horizontal inset to improve access, ventilation, and haulage- look at Lilian Melick's mural!
Down
- 1. a term used when talking about a railcar wheel structure
- 2. an organization created to structure the profession of mining and protect miners
- 3. a mining town in the Carbon Valley and Tri-Town area - maybe where YOU live!
- 5. a document allowing a miner to collect his wages
- 7. a conveyor used to load coal into railroad cars - also the name of a street in Frederick!
- 10. uses inclined tunnels to mine coal instead of a vertical shaft method - popular in Frederick and the Carbon Valley
- 12. used to hold water, now an iconic symbol of local towns
- 13. artist who painted the murals and landscapes of mines in our museum - her last name is Melick
- 15. a trace element found in coal seams sometimes used to make art
- 18. a horizontal underground passageway driven perpendicular (at right angles) to the main entries or the coal seam- look at Lilian Melick's mural!