Lykens Valley Coal Company – Lykens Valley Slope, 1870-1915
A view from an old picture post card of the Lykens Valley Slope of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, on the eastern side of Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, one […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company – Mine Tunnel, 1836-1869 – View 1
A view of the Lykens Valley Mine Tunnel entrance at Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was the first site of commercial coal mining in the Lykens Valley and was […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1920-1929
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1920-1929 1920: January 29th, the new washery began to operate. Purchased 10” x 18” conveyor line for washery to reclaim slush bank south of washery. The […]
Short Mountain Colliery Accident, 20 July 1874
From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 20 July 1874 (reporting from the Lykens Register): Accident at Short Mountain Colliery. — About seven o’clock this morning one of the boilers at the […]
Fatal Mine Accidents at Short Mountain Colliery, 1904-1921
Some time after 1903, the Lykens Standard responded to a request to print a list of all mine-related fatalities at the Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. That list […]
Fatal Mine Accidents at Short Mountain Colliery, 1878-1903
Some time after 1903, the Lykens Standard responded to a request to print a list of all mine-related fatalities at the Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania…. The list […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1910-1919
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1910-1919 1910: Purchased new water heater for Bull boiler house. Constructed coal pockets for Bull boiler house. Erected new ash conveyor at Bull boiler house. Erected […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1900-1909
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1900-1909 1900: Placed set of rolls in Breaker to break down broken and egg coal. Purchased Blake slush pump, 12” x 8” x 17.” Trestle 40 […]