The mining industry had it's own set of names for the various workers and trades in the mines. Among them:
Trammer—pushed ore cart or cage to surface or away from face
Topman—pulled cars on and off the cage
Bar down—barred loose slabs and rock
Mucker—Shoveled rock into car or chute
Smitty—blacksmith (fashioned and sharpened tools)
Miner—drilled, blasted, mucked and timbered
Hoistman—ran engine for hoisting and watched compressor
Station Tender—loaded cars on cage from different levels
Shifter—The boss directly over the mine crew
