Clarion County Mines -- New Catfish
This is a drift connected by an inclined place with the tipple at the railroad. It is owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company, Wm. Mullen, superintendent. This company opened three drifts, but all but one are now abandoned. About ten years ago they also operated mines at Lower Hillville, further up the Allegheny. In 1876 these mines gave employment to 116, and produced about 50,000 tons per year. In 1885 their one opening employed twenty-six men, was worked 160 days, and put out 18,564 tons, of which 16,521 were exported. It is ventilated naturally.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Page 366
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New Catfish, Clarion County Pennsylvania
Clarion County Mines -- New Catfish
This is a drift connected by an inclined place with the tipple at the railroad. It is owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company, Wm. Mullen, superintendent. This company opened three drifts, but all but one are now abandoned. About ten years ago they also operated mines at Lower Hillville, further up the Allegheny. In 1876 these mines gave employment to 116, and produced about 50,000 tons per year. In 1885 their one opening employed twenty-six men, was worked 160 days, and put out 18,564 tons, of which 16,521 were exported. It is ventilated naturally.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Page 366
This is a drift connected by an inclined place with the tipple at the railroad. It is owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company, Wm. Mullen, superintendent. This company opened three drifts, but all but one are now abandoned. About ten years ago they also operated mines at Lower Hillville, further up the Allegheny. In 1876 these mines gave employment to 116, and produced about 50,000 tons per year. In 1885 their one opening employed twenty-six men, was worked 160 days, and put out 18,564 tons, of which 16,521 were exported. It is ventilated naturally.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Page 366
Sheaffer, S. Taylor - 1882
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Bennet, Ensign - 1882
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Wilson, John A. - 1882
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Jamison, B. K. - 1882
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Doverspike, Philip - 1879
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Hilliard, John - 1873
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Brinker, J. M. - 1873
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Jones, R. W. - 1873
Clarion County Mines – The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Fairmount Mines, Clarion County Pennsylvania
Clarion County Mines -- The Fairmount Mines
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
In 1873, on the completion of the Low Grade Railroad, R. W. Jones and J. M. Brinker, composing the Fairmount Coal Company, opened drift No. 1 on land purchased from John Hilliard. This was worked until 1879, when the present No. 2 was opened on the farm of Philip Doverspike. J. M. Brinker was the general manager of the mines. In 1882 the property changed hands, and is now operated by the Fairmount Coal and Iron Company, of which B. K. Jamison, of Philadelphia, is president; John A Wilson, of the same city, vice-president; Ensign Bennet, of Buffalo, general manager; S. Taylor Sheaffer, of Fairmount City, superintendent.
In 1876 Brinker & Jones produced 55,044 tons, of value of $77,522. One hundred and twelve persons were employed, and the mines operated every day. At present the company have 250 miners and about fifteen mules and horses in their employ, and the average daily output is fifty cars. The greater part of the coal is sent to Canada by way of Buffalo. No. 2 is an extensive opening on the double-heading system. The upper Freeport, and Kittanning lower, or Catfish vein, are worked. The first is about six, the latter four feet in thickness. The furnace system supplies air, and the drainage and ventilation are good. In 1885 there were two fatal accidents.
The Fairmount Company contemplates making another opening soon, and increasing the capacity of the collieries to double the present. In connection with the mines, there are fifty coke ovens in operation, employing a number of men.
~ History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, 1887, Pages 365 & 366
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Kennedy, James - 1888
Kennedy, James, Miner. Age 56. Single.
March 2, 1888, 4th District, Adrian Colliery, Jefferson County.
Killed by a fall of coal while undermining.
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March 2, 1888, 4th District, Adrian Colliery, Jefferson County.
Killed by a fall of coal while undermining.
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Malloy, James - 1888
Malloy, James, Miner. Age 46. Married. Four orphans.
March 2, 1888, 4th District, Adrian Colliery, Jefferson County.
Killed by a fall of coal while undermining.
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March 2, 1888, 4th District, Adrian Colliery, Jefferson County.
Killed by a fall of coal while undermining.
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Haddon, Anthony - 1888
Haddon, Anthony, Miner. Age 40. Married. Three orphans.
February 9, 1888, 4th District, Rochester Colliery, Clearfield County.
Ankle badly bruised by a fall of coal requiring amputation. He died February 18.
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February 9, 1888, 4th District, Rochester Colliery, Clearfield County.
Ankle badly bruised by a fall of coal requiring amputation. He died February 18.
~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897 Vol. I, Page 3
Matthews, James - 1888
Matthews, James, Mine Boss. Age 24. Married.
December 1, 1888, 1st District, Clipper Colliery, Washington County.
Instantly killed by falling slate.
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December 1, 1888, 1st District, Clipper Colliery, Washington County.
Instantly killed by falling slate.
~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897 Vol. I, Page 2
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Jores, Alexander - 1888
Jones (Jores), Alexander, Miner. Married. Four orphans.
March 26, 1888, 1st District, Abe Hays Colliery, Washington County.
Fatally injured by falling slate. Lived about eight hours after being hurt. Died on the 27th.
(Deceased leaves a wife and four children in Germany.)
~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897 Vol. I, Page 1
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Miller, George Alexander - 1918
George Alexander Miller was born January 26, 1893, in Van Buren, Arkansas, the son of Richard James and Lucy (Gooding) Miller. He prepared at Van Buren High School and attended the University of Michigan before coming to Harvard, where he received an Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), cum laude, in 1918, as of our Class.
In 1961 he reported he was librarian at American Banker. [He did not return a questionaire.]
Mailing Address, 195 Claremont Avenue, Apartment. 67, New York, New York.
~ Harvard College Class of 1916, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition, 1966, Page 315
In 1961 he reported he was librarian at American Banker. [He did not return a questionaire.]
Mailing Address, 195 Claremont Avenue, Apartment. 67, New York, New York.
~ Harvard College Class of 1916, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition, 1966, Page 315
King, Franklin William : 1894-1932
Franklin William King died March 12, 1932, at Brookline, Massachusetts. He was born January 18, 1894, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of Frank Edgar and Lucy (Carruth) King. He prepared at Brockton High School and at Harvard spent two years with our Class, leaving at the end of his sophomore year.
He returned in 1916 for two additional years. After college he was in the automobile business and later engaged in tobacco growing and farming and was secretary of the F. E. King & Son Company.
In 1915 he married Jennie Eva Stratton. They had a daughter, Elaine Carruth.
~ Harvard College Class of 1916, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition, 1966, Page 239
You can visit the memorial page for Franklin William King.
He returned in 1916 for two additional years. After college he was in the automobile business and later engaged in tobacco growing and farming and was secretary of the F. E. King & Son Company.
In 1915 he married Jennie Eva Stratton. They had a daughter, Elaine Carruth.
~ Harvard College Class of 1916, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition, 1966, Page 239
You can visit the memorial page for Franklin William King.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Townsley, R. - 1833
For Sale.
2 SIDEBOARDS and ONE BUREAU, new and handsome.
R. TOWNSLEY.
Port-Gibson, April 27, 1833. 26
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
Compton, Thomas A. - 1833
Notice.
LETTERS Testamentary were granted to the undersigned, at a Special Term of the Orphan's Court of Jefferson county, on the 18th of May, inst. on the estate of James Shaw, dec. late of said county-- Notice is hereby given, to all persons having claims against said estate, to present them, with the proper authentication, within the time prescribed by law, or they will be forever barred; and those indebted to said estate are represented to make immediate payment.
MATTHEW BOLLS,
EMELINE F. SHAW,
THOS. A. COMPTON.
EMELINE F. SHAW,
THOS. A. COMPTON.
May 25, 1833.---30
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
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~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
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Shaw, Emeline F. - 1833
Notice.
LETTERS Testamentary were granted to the undersigned, at a Special Term of the Orphan's Court of Jefferson county, on the 18th of May, inst. on the estate of James Shaw, dec. late of said county-- Notice is hereby given, to all persons having claims against said estate, to present them, with the proper authentication, within the time prescribed by law, or they will be forever barred; and those indebted to said estate are represented to make immediate payment.
MATTHEW BOLLS,
EMELINE F. SHAW,
THOS. A. COMPTON.
EMELINE F. SHAW,
THOS. A. COMPTON.
May 25, 1833.---30
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
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~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
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Bolls, Matthew - 1833
Notice.
LETTERS Testamentary were granted to the undersigned, at a Special Term of the Orphan's Court of Jefferson county, on the 18th of May, inst. on the estate of James Shaw, dec. late of said county-- Notice is hereby given, to all persons having claims against said estate, to present them, with the proper authentication, within the time prescribed by law, or they will be forever barred; and those indebted to said estate are represented to make immediate payment.
MATTHEW BOLLS,
EMELINE F. SHAW,
THOS. A. COMPTON.
EMELINE F. SHAW,
THOS. A. COMPTON.
May 25, 1833.---30
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 1, Column 1
NOTICE.
THE undersigned will present his financial account of Administration on the estate of John Bolls, Dec. to the Probate Court of Claiborne county, on the fourth Monday of August next, for settlement and allowance.
MATTHEW BOLLS, Admr.
May 25, 1833-- 30
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 3, Column 4
You can visit the memorial page for Mathew Bolls.
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 01 Jun 1833, Page 3, Column 4
You can visit the memorial page for Mathew Bolls.
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