Wiconisco – Short Mountain Slope
A newspaper photo of an undated post card view of Short Mountain Slope, at Bear Gap, near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This image appeared in the Lykens Standard, […]
The Inclined Plane Railroad at Short Mountain Colliery
A picture said to be of the Inclined Plane Railroad at Short Mountain Colliery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. While this has been identified in at least two places as of […]
Deitrich Falls to Death at Mine, 1903
FALLS TO HIS DEATH Benjamin R. Deitrich, a young single man of Lykens, fell 200 feet into a slope at Short Mountain Colliery at Lykens last Monday, and died on […]
Rumor of Reopening of Short Mountain Mining, 1936
In 1936, rumors began circulating in the southern anthracite coal fields that the tunnel at the Short Mountain Colliery, located at Bear Gap, north of Lykens and Wiconisco, would be […]
The Staft at Susquehanna Colliery
An undated post card view of the shaft at the Susquehanna Colliery, Bear Gap, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two tall chimneys are for the electrical power plant at this […]
Short Mountain Colliery – Pay Statement, 1932
An example of a payment statement from the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the pay period from June 16, 1932 to the end of the […]
Closing of Short Mountain Colliery, 1933
On March 10, 1933, the Lykens Standard announced the permanent closing of the Short Mountain Colliery, with the reason given by the local superintendent, W. B. Geise, as the cost […]
Miners At Short Mountain Colliery
An undated photograph of the interior of the mine at Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two miners are identified as Amos “Spinney” Minnich and Joss Evans. […]