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Post by Den034071 » Sun. Sep. 11, 2016 9:04 am

Guys here are items part of the tour .Cages or elevators they went down 910 feet to fourth level connected to no.8 mines fifth level .The cable an chains are 3 or 4 inches thick .Next you can look down to the second level an also see the shaft guides . Muleway 3 feet wide 7 foot high connected to all levels .If a mule was needed say third level needed extra mmules you could be brought up on the cages .The cages were open on two sides or you brought the mule up the muleway .Your choice maybe kicked off the elevator .Escapeway also a Coal Chute .Now at the chute in a 8 foot vein of coal you can see How A Miner Worked .The chute is divided into a manway at 3 feet an chute 4 feet where the coal flows from the face .The manway are crude steps .The chute is on a 60 degree pitch following the coal vein .So the chute is 3 feet wide for steps or manway and the rest is 5 feet wide for the coal to slide down from the coal face .The chute went up the pitch at 60 degrees following the vein .Every 5 feet you install 3 seven foot oak timbers an twelve 2 by 6s overhead. All this must be lugged up the chute .By you an buddy .Nut busting .This took us guys 14 months every sat. We took out blasted out over 900 ton of coal .Please Take Pictures .Gravity worked for the miner as remember all the timber was taking up 140 feet but when you we fired the 6 dynamite shots The Coal Slides Down THe Chute To Wating Mine Cars .. Easy noooo .Next small hospital carved out of rock .Next see a Big spill caveinn .There is more an note you can spend a Half Day in the museum .See ya jack Oh I will have a Blue Lehigh Hat On . jack

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Sep. 11, 2016 10:08 am

Nice Jack. Thanx for the post. See ya there my friend, God willin & the creek don't rise. :)

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Sun. Sep. 11, 2016 1:23 pm

Same way,Jack & FFred ! :up:

 
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Post by gaw » Mon. Sep. 12, 2016 8:05 am

See y'all Saturday.


 
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Post by Keepaeyeonit » Wed. Sep. 14, 2016 9:06 pm

Thanks Jack very cool, I'm looking forward to this year and seeing some new faces :)

 
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Post by KLook » Thu. Sep. 15, 2016 9:00 pm

If my wife can leave work early enough tomorrow, I will be having a Hobbit adventure and will drive north for the weekend......14 hrs google maps says. I think I am ready for a new adventure...... to Moria we go......We shall see my precious. ;)

Kevin

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Fri. Sep. 16, 2016 10:51 am

Good to hear,Kevin ! We'll see just how many "Long Rangers" get a chance to drop in. Safe Travels to the two of You ! :up:

 
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Post by Scottscoaled » Fri. Sep. 16, 2016 11:03 am

Drove out the driveway a couple hours ago. See you boys at the " Coal Burners Rendevous". I'll be the big tall handsome hunk of love wearing the Harmony Mine hat. It hides my reverse mohawk :)


 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 6:46 am

Leavin the hill around 9--3 hr trip so they say???????????????? :roll:

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 6:58 am

Whoo-Whee ! Made it to the Official Area of Jack's Professionally Conducted Mine Tours ! I'm sure much more to follow today ! I'd better leave the keyboard behind now as Law Enforcement's probably closing in ! They're gonna have to come down into that Mine to find me... Who would've thought me being invited to this Whopper could cause so much trouble ? toothy

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 8:17 am

Not to worry HB, my witness protection handler gave me permission to do this trip! ;)

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sat. Sep. 17, 2016 9:46 am

Scottscoaled wrote:Drove out the driveway a couple hours ago. See you boys at the " Coal Burners Rendevous". I'll be the big tall handsome hunk of love wearing the Harmony Mine hat. It hides my reverse mohawk :)
I've got one of those new military hair cuts too. It's called, "not-so-high and too-tight". :D

You guys all have a great time and get home safe.

Paul

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