This video begins with old postcards depicting houses, buildings, people, and mine equipment and structures of Cokedale. In front of the post office, Mr. Vigil talks about digging coal in the Boncarbo Mine, getting paid 50 cents a ton. He had a small farm but preferred the mine work because there was no weather to contend with. Interior shots of the small post office follow. Then Mr. Tapia talks about his family, which came from New Mexico, and about the varied mining jobs he did. He believes Cokedale operations shut down because it became too expensive to mine in Boncarbo, coke in Cokedale, and transport the coke to El Paso. Finally, Mr. Hurtado, a miner for 40 years, joins Mr. Tapia in explaining some mining techniques.
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This video begins with old postcards depicting houses, buildings, people, and mine equipment and structures of Cokedale. In front of the post office, Mr. Vigil talks about digging coal in the Boncarbo Mine, getting paid 50 cents a ton. He had a small farm but preferred the mine work because there was no weather to contend with. Interior shots of the small post office follow. Then Mr. Tapia talks about his family, which came from New Mexico, and about the varied mining jobs he did. He believes Cokedale operations shut down because it became too expensive to mine in Boncarbo, coke in Cokedale, and transport the coke to El Paso. Finally, Mr. Hurtado, a miner for 40 years, joins Mr. Tapia in explaining some mining techniques.
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