Yeah, I was looking at some older state lists of licensed mines, breakers and coal bank recyclers. I did see one owned by a Lenig and also the Calvin Lenig operation in that valley. I think I found the one that I was trying to remember and also saw it on a Google aerial view. Black Creek Breaker with Cameron mine. On the Lower road. I was surprised how very few licensed breakers are left.lincolnmania wrote: ↑Wed. Dec. 21, 2022 9:27 amUsed to date a woman that lived over there near Gowen city. There are a few breakers in that valley, at least there was when i used to go over to that valley There's at least 2 now... one is Lenig and Kosmer 1624 lower road Shamokin pa 17872. then there's Calvin V Lenig coal sales and that's 5860 pa 225 Shamokin PA 17872. I burned the Lenig and Kosmer coal and it was decent, the woman i dated had an Alaska stoker in her basement. was 110 a ton in 2008 lol.
I used to live in Newtown at the intersection of 209 and 25. The quickest way to Sherman or Superior from here (I live near Birdsboro now) is 422/222 to 183 to 78 to 501 etc.....10% grade at 501, my trucks don't like it loaded the toyota will be at 35 mph in second gear at the top of 501 if i put 1400 lbs in the bed. the f-250 will drink fuel and burn oil lol.
I borrowed my sons 2014 f-150 4x4 v6 and it took 501 loaded like it was not even there.
When i lived there the Hegins breaker was above us on the mountain. I could feel the ground shake when the breaker fired up every morning and they dumped the coal into the breaker. Lived there for 12 years and never burnt Direnzo coal. I was told by all the neighbors not to use it lol
Reading Anthracite is near Minersville. they are prob 350 a ton or more.
Your route to the Hegins valley is mostly how i used to go long ago when I was in the Reading area. That climb over the Blu barrick on 501 is a good one! Many times, I encountered ice and snow squalls only on the top. Many wrecks there over the decades. My truck would be at 35 in second gear when empty
When I lived in the Hawk mountain area for 20 years I got in the habit of going over Hawk, then up 61, to 901, turn off on Deep Creek rd., if I was going to the Hegins valley, or go further and turn off on the Taylorsville mountain rd, when I was going to the Mahantango valley. All my family is gone in those two valleys, except for a cousin in Mahantango, so I don't often get there anymore. Just an occasional motorcycle ride. Tons of memories for me in that area.
