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To: E. Charters who wrote (32922)1/17/2005 1:52:02 PM
From: Gersh Avery  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 62567
 
A powder monkey is a person that set or ignited explosive charges usually in a mining operation.

As the transcontinental railroad was being built, usually Irish or Chinese were used for this work.

Blacks were to expensive for this kind of work. .. With an Irishman, you would lose a days pay if he blew himself up .. a black would cost you a lot more.